Dharitri governance is designed to be transparent, accessible, and robust.
Proposal Threshold: A proposal can be submitted by any address holding at least 0.1% of the circulating REWA supply or by a coalition of addresses meeting this threshold.
Voting Period: A standard voting period lasts for 7 days.
Quorum & Approval: A proposal requires a 15% quorum of the circulating REWA supply to be considered valid and must achieve a 65% approval threshold to pass.
Vote Delegation: REWA holders can delegate their voting power to another address to participate in governance without voting on every proposal directly.
Treasury Spending: Treasury proposals are managed in tiers, with parameters defined in Appendix C:
Tier 1 (Operational): Up to 1M REWA/month, approved by the Foundation multisig (during Phase 1-2).
Tier 2 (Strategic): Above 1M REWA/month, requires a full on-chain DAO vote.
Timelocks: 48–96 hours on parameter changes, treasury transfers, and upgrades.
Emergency Powers: The Guardian Safe (distinct from the Foundation) can execute emergency pauses on critical contracts. This action must be ratified by a governance vote within 14 days to remain in effect.
Veto Sunset: Foundation veto powers are limited to Phases 1–2 with public rationale and on-chain record; they are sunset at the start of Phase 3.
Upgrade Policy: Critical contract upgrades are gated by a timelock and require at least one independent audit. An emergency bypass requires Guardian approval and a public rationale with a backout plan.
Governance Phases (Foundation → Council → Full on-chain)
Phase 1 (2025–2026): Foundation-controlled 3-of-5 multisig governs upgrades and treasury.
Phase 2 (2026–2027): Validator Council introduced, Foundation retains veto powers.
Phase 3 (2027 onward): Full on-chain governance with REWA-weighted voting.
Composition: 9–15 members elected semi-annually by stake-weighted vote with quadratic dampening, meeting minimum self-stake and uptime requirements.
Mandate: advisory approval on protocol upgrades and parameter changes; all decisions published with rationale. Non-emergency vetoes require 2/3 Council support and expire in 30 days unless ratified by DAO.
Sunset: Council powers automatically sunset at the start of Phase 3 (full on-chain governance).
Phase-2 Validator Council Bootstrapping (Interim)
Before the first scheduled election, an interim Validator Council may be seated using a temporary rubric (e.g., operational readiness, uptime history, independence requirements, and regional diversity). The interim roster (entity names, validator pubkeys, contact) is ratified on-chain and published on the status page, and remains in force only until the first election. Conflict-of-interest declarations, rotation/recusal expectations, and early recall by governance are documented alongside the roster. Upon election, the interim council automatically sunsets.
