Community-Driven Decision Making
As the 3Echo community grows, governance programs are progressively enabled to support community-driven decisions. Governance is powered by the Chain-Fi ecosystem to provide secure, verifiable voting and auditable outcomes.
This page describes how governance is intended to work as modules roll out. For milestones and activation criteria, see Roadmap.
Important: Governance availability is phase-dependent. Voting methods, weights, thresholds, and execution mechanisms may evolve over time based on protocol rules, security requirements, and community milestones.
Governance Models
Point-Weighted Voting (Early Governance)
Your voting power is proportional to the points you earn through engagement.
- Voting weight = total points earned
- More engagement can increase voting influence
- Anti-abuse adjustments may apply to protect governance integrity
This model prioritizes active contributors and aligns early decisions with the most engaged members.
Reputation-Weighted Voting (Advanced Governance)
As governance matures, reputation-weighted voting may be introduced. Reputation is a trust score derived from Chain-Fi signals designed to reduce manipulation and improve decision quality.
Reputation signals may include (subject to availability and privacy constraints):
- Verified identity status (where required for specific votes)
- Engagement quality (meaningful participation, not just volume)
- Cross-ecosystem behavior within Chain-Fi-enabled platforms
Reputation weighting is intended to reduce low-quality influence and improve long-term governance outcomes.
Hybrid Voting (Optional)
Later governance modules may combine both:
- Engagement (points) to reflect contribution, and
- Trust (reputation) to reflect reliability
How Governance Works
Proposals
Governance begins with proposals created by the community or core operators (depending on phase). Proposal types may include:
- Signaling polls (directional decisions)
- Feature priorities (what gets built next)
- Pool parameter changes (distribution rules, lock parameters, other economic settings)
- Community rules and moderation policies
- Ecosystem-wide changes
Review and Validation
Depending on the proposal type and phase, proposals may require:
- A review period
- Eligibility requirements (e.g., minimum points, verified status for certain votes)
- Safety checks for parameter changes
Voting
Voting weight is determined by the active governance model:
- Point-weighted (Phase 1)
- Reputation-weighted (Phase 2)
- Hybrid (optional, later)
Votes may require minimum thresholds such as quorum (minimum participation), approval percentage, and time windows.
Execution
Execution depends on the module and rollout phase:
- Some outcomes may be signaling only (used to guide priorities)
- Some outcomes may be enforceable, executed via Chain-Fi-powered mechanisms and/or on-chain modules when enabled
Security and Integrity (Chain-Fi-Powered)
Verifiable Voting
Governance results are designed to be transparent and verifiable. Depending on rollout, votes and outcomes may be recorded on-chain, and/or logged through Chain-Fi verification systems with auditability guarantees.
Sybil Resistance
To reduce manipulation, governance modules may require identity verification for certain vote classes, rate limits and anti-abuse controls, and eligibility thresholds (points/reputation).
High-Value Protections
For sensitive governance actions (e.g., parameter changes), Chain-Fi can enforce additional verification such as multi-factor confirmation.
Community-Driven Decisions
Governance covers platform evolution, feature priorities, pool parameters, and community guidelines. The community shapes the direction of 3Echo through transparent, weighted voting systems that reflect both engagement and reputation.
What the Community Governs
- Platform Evolution: New features, improvements, and platform direction
- Feature Priorities: What gets built next and in what order
- Pool Parameters: Token distribution percentages, lock mechanisms, and economic parameters
- Community Guidelines: Rules, standards, and community norms
- Ecosystem Decisions: Major changes that affect the entire platform
Governance Activation Phases
Phase 1 — Point-Weighted Voting
Governance starts with point-weighted voting for early decisions and signaling proposals. This phase emphasizes contribution-based influence while the community scales.
Phase 2 — Reputation-Weighted Voting
As the community matures, reputation-weighting may be introduced to improve decision quality and reduce low-trust influence.
Full Community Governance
As governance reaches maturity, broader proposal types and enforceable execution mechanisms can be enabled, subject to security and milestone requirements.
For detailed milestones and activation criteria, see the Roadmap.
Current Status (High-Level)
- Point system: available from day one
- Tokenization & liquidity modules: unlock based on milestone criteria
- Governance: progressively enabled, starting with point-weighted voting
Shape the Future of 3Echo
As governance activates, your engagement and (later) reputation determine your influence in community decisions. Start earning points today to build voting weight as governance modules roll out.
Learn more: Roadmap, Tokenization, Liquidity.
Governance
How decisions are proposed, verified, and executed.
