Governance
Token-weighted voting for community decisions
Governance Overview
POH uses OpenZeppelin Governor for fully on-chain governance. Token holders can create proposals, vote on them, and execute approved changes — no off-chain signatures or centralised approvals required.
- 4% quorum — at least 4% of total supply must participate for a vote to be valid.
- 7-day voting period — every proposal remains open for a full week, giving holders around the world time to review and vote.
- 48-hour timelock — after a vote passes, execution is delayed by 48 hours so the community can verify the outcome before changes take effect.
- 0.1% proposal threshold — creating a proposal requires holding at least 24.5 M POH (0.1% of total supply), preventing spam while keeping the bar accessible.
How It Works
Delegate
Delegate your voting power to yourself or a trusted representative. You must delegate before you can vote — even to yourself.
Propose
Create a proposal with on-chain calldata. Requires holding at least 0.1% of total supply (24.5M POH).
Vote
Cast your vote: For, Against, or Abstain. Your voting power equals your delegated token balance at the proposal snapshot block.
Execute
After the vote passes and the 48-hour timelock expires, anyone can trigger execution. Changes take effect on-chain automatically.
What Can Be Governed
- Charity treasury distributions — amounts, recipients, and disbursement schedules
- Fee adjustments — buy, sell, and transfer fee rates
- Anti-whale limits — max wallet and max transaction thresholds
- Validator slashing decisions — penalising dishonest or unreliable validators
- Protocol upgrades and parameter changes — contract migrations, new module deployments, and configuration updates
Current Parameters
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Voting Delay | ~1 day (7,200 blocks) |
| Voting Period | ~7 days (50,400 blocks) |
| Proposal Threshold | 24,526,000 POH (0.1%) |
| Quorum | 4% of total supply |
| Timelock | 48 hours |
Where to Vote
POH governance uses Tally, the leading governance front-end for on-chain DAOs. Connect your wallet, view proposals, and cast your vote.
Once the POH Governor is registered on Tally, you can view all proposals, delegate voting power, and vote directly from the Tally interface. You can also use the governance contracts directly via Basescan.
Governance Contracts
| Contract | Address |
|---|---|
| POHGovernor | 0x7C96Ed675033F15a53557f1d0190e00B19522e6e |
| TimelockController | 0x64981B544a20d6933466c363dD175cA1FaD96Bb6 |
| POHToken (voting power) | 0x280Ddb8b67Ad8cf791D370FE59227d19e989Fb07 |
Progressive Decentralization
POH follows a three-phase transition from founder control to full community ownership. This graduated approach ensures early operational agility while building toward complete decentralisation.
Phase 1Current
Founder-Governed
The founder proposes charity distributions with a 24-hour timelock. All actions are on-chain and publicly verifiable. Emergency pause capability is retained for critical vulnerabilities.
Phase 2
Community Advisory
A council of elected token holders reviews and approves proposals before execution. Veto power transitions to the community. The founder retains operational authority but cannot override council vetoes.
Phase 3
Full DAO
Governance transitions entirely to token-weighted voting. POH holders vote directly on all treasury decisions, protocol changes, and parameter updates. The founder becomes one vote among many.