Namada Governance

Namada is governed in a decentralized way by stakers of its native token, NAM. Join the community driving Namada upgrades, funding public goods, and helping bring data protection to the multichain.

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Who can participate?

Every NAM holder can participate in Namada governance by submitting and voting on proposals as a delegator or a validator.

How does it work?

Namada is a proof-of-stake network with a native on-chain governance system. To upgrade the network, NAM holders submit governance proposals that are voted on by the community. Successful proposals are automatically enacted on-chain if they contain associated code.

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    By default, a delegator’s voting power is delegated to the same validators they stake NAM to as part of Namada’s proof-of-stake system.

    These validators serve as delegates authorized to vote on the delegator’s behalf. However, delegators can also vote directly on proposals, overriding the corresponding voting power of their chosen validators.

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    Anyone with a minimum of 2000 NAM can submit an on-chain proposal.

    To prevent spam, a deposit of NAM is required, which is returned if the proposal is successful and burned if not. Proposals must follow a particular format.

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    Proposals accepted as valid by the protocol enter the pending proposals list and go up for a vote.

    Delegators can vote during the entire voting period. Validators are restricted to voting within the first ~⅔ of the voting period, to allow time for delegators to change their vote if they disagree.

Voting Timeline

Proposal created & Submitted
500 NAM deposit
Voting Delay
02
days
maximum
Proposal Activated
Voting Open
03
days
minimum
Voting Ends, verified & Queued for execution
Timelock
(Grace period)
1/4
days
minimum
Executed

Types of Proposal

  • 01

    The default type of on-chain proposal is for signaling social consensus or for changes to the Namada protocol that do not require a hard fork.

    These proposals require a minimum of ⅔ voting power to pass. Protocol upgrade proposals contain WASM code that is automatically executed to update the network if successful.

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    PGF proposals aim to fund projects that benefit the Namada community, protocol, or the broader public good.

    Proposals submitted by governance-elected PGF stewards pass by default unless vetoed with a majority of NO votes from at least ⅓ of network voting power. Proposals submitted by non-stewards must receive a majority of YES votes from at least ⅓ network voting power to pass.

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    Steward set proposals are used to elect PGF stewards.

    Any NAM holder can nominate themselves as an individual or group to serve as steward, outlining their motivations, qualifications, and proposed category of PGF. Candidacies are then voted on by the governance community, with a majority of YES votes from at least ⅓ total voting power required to add or remove a steward.

How to Participate

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    Research live proposals on a platform supporting Namada governance features

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    View and join the discussion on the Namada Forum to ask questions directly to the proposer

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    Connect your account and choose to vote Yes, No, or Abstain

  • 04

    Approve/sign the voting transaction

*Epochs on Namada last approximately 6 hours, depending on block times. Voting periods can be specified in a given proposal but last a minimum of 5 epochs.

Where to Participate?

Participating in Namada governance will be possible on many interfaces and apps developed by the community. You can also participate directly on Namadillo.

Namada Apps

Dive deeper

Get all the technical details on how Namada governance works in the Namada Docs.

Namada Docs

Develop and Operate on Namada

  • Contribute to the Namada network's resiliency.

    Run a Full Node

  • Vote on Namada state transitions and propose new blocks.

    Become a Validator

  • Explore Namada's architecture and possibilities.

    Setup a Local Network

  • Integrate Namada into applications or extend its capabilities.

    Developers
Live
Mainnet phase 1
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