🗳️ DAO Governance: Empowering the Community
Decentralized by Design. Powered by Participation. UDS isn’t governed from the top down — it’s built from the ground up. Every course, every update, every fund allocation is shaped by the very community it serves.
🔍 What Is the UDS DAO?
The United Degen States DAO is the decentralized autonomous organization that governs all core pillars of the UDS ecosystem — from curriculum design and venture funding, to contributor onboarding and treasury allocations.
UDS is more than a school. It's a sovereign digital ecosystem. And you’re a citizen the moment you join.
Every student, mentor, alumni, and contributor can propose ideas, vote on changes, earn contributor roles, and shape the platform’s evolution — transparently and onchain.
🧠 Why DAO Governance?
Web3 was founded on the ideals of community ownership, transparency, and permissionless collaboration. UDS applies these principles at every level:
Curriculum upgrades and new module proposals
Venture Fund allocation for builders and students
Capstone grants and DAO-backed contributor bounties
Working group formation and operational compensation
Tooling improvements, platform upgrades, and treasury decisions
If you learn here, you help lead here.
🔩 How It Works
Component
Role in Governance
$UDSCoin
Native governance token (vote, stake, fund, propose)
Snapshot
Off-chain proposal voting and elections platform
Gnosis Safe
DAO treasury secured by 3/5 multisig with elected signers
Proposal Hub
Portal for drafting, refining, and submitting proposals
Working Groups
DAO-funded contributor teams that implement proposals
🔁 Proposal Lifecycle
Here’s how a community idea becomes a live initiative:
💰 What Is $UDSC (UDSCoin)?
UDSCoin is the fuel of our DAO — a governance token that gives you a stake in UDS’s evolution.
Token Holders Can:
Vote on platform upgrades and proposals
Submit their own ideas for funding or changes
Elect core contributors and WG leads
Allocate funding to student-led initiatives or public goods
Approve new modules, partnerships, and grants
Holding $UDSC doesn’t make you a passive observer. It makes you an active architect of this digital nation.
🧱 Participation Levels
Role
Actions You Can Take
Student
Discuss proposals, support votes, apply for microgrants
Alumni
Propose new modules, mentor, or join governance discussions
Contributor
Apply to Working Groups, claim bounties, or lead a proposal
Token Holder
Vote, submit proposals, or delegate your vote
Core Member
Moderate votes, manage DAO tools, and guide onboarding
🧩 Governance Tools
Tool
Purpose
Snapshot
Vote off-chain on proposals and elections
Gnosis Safe
Multisig-secured treasury for funding and grants
Proposal Hub
DAO-native proposal creation + history (coming soon)
Guild.xyz / Galxe
Role verification + contributor gating via wallet/NFTs
🔓 How to Get Involved
Becoming a governance participant is open and progressive. Here’s how to start:
✅ Join our Telegram Governance Chat (Soon)
📚 Complete relevant curriculum tracks (like DAOs, Capstone, or Tokenomics)
🎖️ Earn or acquire $UDSC tokens (via contributions, grants, or marketplace)
🗳️ Vote in your first proposal or attend a governance call
📌 Active Governance Areas
The DAO currently oversees:
✅ Curriculum content upgrades and translations
✅ Admission of projects into the Accelerator
✅ Capstone funding and grant disbursement
✅ Treasury budgeting and quarterly audits
✅ Contributor onboarding and incentive structures
✅ Tooling integrations (e.g., new LMS, GitHub sync)
📜 Governance Philosophy
We believe:
Transparency is non-negotiable. All votes, comments, and proposals are public.
Merit > Credentials. Anyone can propose. Execution earns respect.
Power scales with participation. Governance access increases with contribution — not price.
UDS isn't led by a CEO. It's led by a collective that shows up.
🌐 Learn More & Participate
👉 Join the Governance Chat
👉 Visit the Proposal Portal (coming soon)
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