Governance
Signal governs itself the same way it discovers truth — through verification, transparency, and participation.
Instead of a central authority, it runs on a distributed model where credibility, not hierarchy, drives decision-making.
Every rule, reward, and revision is visible.
Every decision leaves a trail.
1. The DAO
The Signal DAO is the system’s decision engine.
It oversees protocol approvals, manages the treasury, and ensures rewards stay aligned with verified outcomes.
Participation in the DAO is open to anyone who contributes meaningfully — through data, design, or funding.
Voting power and influence are earned, not bought.
A Champion who completes verified protocols, a Pioneer whose designs stand up to replication, or a Patron who consistently funds credible work — all gain standing within the DAO.
The DAO exists to maintain equilibrium: keeping science open while ensuring the system remains rigorous and safe.
2. Decision Flow
Governance follows a transparent, verifiable path:
- Proposal — Any qualified participant can propose a new protocol, feature, or policy change.
- Review — The proposal is reviewed by subject matter peers or automated screens for safety and redundancy.
- Vote — The DAO votes using $SGNL-weighted reputation, not just holdings.
- Execution — Approved actions trigger smart contracts or updates in the app layer.
- Audit — Results and effects are logged publicly, closing the feedback loop.
This ensures the network evolves through clear, accountable choices — not opaque decisions.
3. Reputation and Accountability
Signal’s governance isn’t just about votes — it’s about reputation.
Every participant’s influence depends on their track record of verified contribution.
A Pioneer whose protocols repeatedly produce valid PoPs gains greater weight in future decisions.
Champions who consistently complete verified trials earn governance privileges and early access to new features.
This structure rewards trustworthiness, not noise.
Reputation is the currency of integrity inside Signal.
4. Treasury and Funding
The DAO manages a shared treasury funded by protocol activity, token circulation, and partner integrations.
Treasury funds are deployed transparently through on-chain proposals — supporting protocol development, oracle upgrades, audits, and new research directions.
All spending is trackable, all rewards auditable.
It’s a closed loop where the same currency that incentivizes discovery also sustains the system.
5. Safeguards
To protect against bias or misuse:
- All proposals and votes are time-locked for review.
- Major protocol updates require multi-party consensus.
- Sensitive data is verified but never revealed.
- Oracle outputs are double-checked by independent nodes.
Signal’s governance doesn’t aim to be fast — it aims to be correct.
Progress measured, reviewed, and trusted lasts longer than progress rushed.
6. The Purpose of Governance
Governance exists to keep the mission intact:
to make verified human progress open, trusted, and unstoppable.
It’s not a layer of bureaucracy — it’s the living immune system of the network.
A mechanism that ensures Signal remains credible as it scales, and that the truth stays louder than noise.