Governance
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Goldfinch V1 Documentation
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Governance is managed by a community DAO and has the ability to perform maintenance functions and parameter adjustments to the protocol via decentralized voting, including:
Upgrading contracts
Changing protocol configurations and parameters
Selecting Unique Entity Check providers
Setting the rewards and distribution of GFI
Pausing protocol activity in the event of an emergency
Anyone can participate in governance by making proposals, discussing them, and participating in Snapshot votes.
The Goldfinch community governance portal is located at . This is a venue for the community to make and discuss proposals. More details on the proposal process are at the governance portal .
Snapshot votes take place at . You can use your GFI balance to vote, and the results are calculated according to . To ensure sybil resistance with quadratic voting, participants need a in order to vote.
The Goldfinch Council has been set up to execute limited types of on-chain transactions based on the community Snapshot votes. The Goldfinch Council is a 6-of-10 multisig with 10 members who represent all stakeholders of the protocol:
Borrower — , Managing Partner at , one of the early Borrowers on Goldfinch. Almavest provides debt capital to high-performing companies in a variety of sectors globally.
Borrower — , CEO of , one of the early Borrowers on Goldfinch. Cauris is a credit fund created to bring decentralized financing to fintechs in emerging markets.
LP/Backer — , an early Liquidity Provider and Backer on Goldfinch. Designed Synthetix monetary policy and active participant in many other protocols, including core team and multisig at .
LP/Backer — , an early Liquidity Provider and Backer on Goldfinch. Also an early Flashbots contributor and active participant with many protocols.
Crypto Community — , Goldfinch Discord Community Manager, and blockchain enthusiast.
Crypto Community — , Protocol Specialist at Coinbase Cloud and active contributor to many crypto communities.
Crypto Community — , Co-Founder & CEO of , a company using crypto to provide affordable financial services for refugees in Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya.
Early Team — , Cofounder of , which is part of the Goldfinch community and supports the growth and development of the Goldfinch ecosystem and broader DeFi space.
Early Team — , Cofounder of , which is part of the Goldfinch community and supports the growth and development of the Goldfinch ecosystem and broader DeFi space.
Early Team — , Head of Operations at , which is part of the Goldfinch community and supports the growth and development of the Goldfinch ecosystem and broader DeFi space.
Head on over to keep a track of current and upcoming proposals.