Company · governance

Distribution of power, not concentration.

Sovereign infrastructure depends on a distribution of power, not a concentration of it.
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In effect now

Our governance principle

Influence in Ignis governance is earned by understanding, not bought with tokens. How much $U1 or how many Elite NFTs a wallet holds does not decide its say. Demonstrated knowledge of the ecosystem and active participation in it do. This is our stated principle; the protocol that enforces it is in design and will be published when it is final. There is no live $U1 or Elite holder governance today.

States and networks are formed by sovereign individuals choosing to work together. We build for that: no one rules, and people lead by the objective value they bring. A platform that lets its decisions be bought, or made by people who do not understand the systems they are deciding on, is not sovereign. We build to prevent both.

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Designed or running

Mechanisms we are exploring

Each item below is a concept under design or a posture already in effect. None of the in-design entries commits to a specific formula or deadline. The spec ships when it is final.

  • In design

    Proof of knowledge

    Standing is earned by showing an objective understanding of how the ecosystem works: its contracts, its risks, its rules. How that knowledge is shown and checked is in design.

  • In design

    Active participation

    Standing belongs to people who stay informed and take part, not to wallets that sit idle. How participation is measured is in design.

  • Active

    Triple OG Council

    Per the Umbrae Token Verification Pipeline, human evaluation of new token listings is performed by the Triple OG Council (a group of vetted Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 NFT holders), as every member of the community is vetted. Their role is project gatekeeping inside the Umbrae verification system, not protocol-wide vote-trading.

  • Active

    Multi-sig treasury

    The Ignis treasury is multi-signature. Material treasury actions require co-authorization; no single key controls platform funds.

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Milestones, not dates

Roadmap

Governance work is milestone-driven, not date-driven. There are no public deadlines on this page. Each step below ships when the previous one is stable.

  1. 01Principle publishedThis page. The principle is in effect now.Done
  2. 02Mechanism designSpecification of the proof-of-knowledge model, how participation is measured, and where on-chain enforcement starts and stops. Published when the spec is final.In progress
  3. 03Council expansionThe Triple OG Council role is formalized in the token-verification process and broader governance touchpoints, with public criteria for council seat eligibility.Ahead
  4. 04On-chain pilotFirst mechanism deployed in a low-stakes context (for example a non-binding signal) before any binding application.Ahead
  5. 05Binding applicationMechanism applied to a real protocol decision once the pilot has validated it.Ahead