DAO Governance

WHALE Token · On-chain · Sovereign

The Flying Whale Protocol Foundation is governed by WHALE token holders. No board. No CEO. No equity. Decisions are made on-chain, transparently, by the community.

Governance Token

Field	Value
Token	WHALE
Network	Stacks Mainnet
Treasury Contract	`SP322ZK4VXT3KGDT9YQANN9R28SCT02MZ97Y24BRW.whale-treasury-v1`
Scoring Contract	`SP322ZK4VXT3KGDT9YQANN9R28SCT02MZ97Y24BRW.whale-scoring-v1`
1 WHALE = 1 Vote	Proportional, quorum 10%

Decision Rules

Protocol Upgrade (CPS version)

67% WHALE supermajority · 14-day timelock

Treasury Spend > 10,000 STX

51% WHALE majority · 7-day timelock

Fee Parameter Changes

51% WHALE majority · 3-day timelock

Emergency Security Patch

3-of-5 Foundation Council multisig · Immediate

Protocol IP Transfer / Sale

80% WHALE supermajority required · Protocol IP is protected

Revenue Distribution

Stream	Allocation
Foundation Operating Reserve	40%
WHALE Buyback & Burn	35%
R&D Fund (CPS-2, PQ research)	15%
Security Bounty Program	10%

Anti-Capture Rules

The Foundation is designed to resist capture by any single entity — corporate, governmental, or individual:

No single entity may cast >20% of votes
CPS specification must remain MIT-licensed forever (80% to change)
Foundation dissolution requires 90% supermajority
All treasury movements are on-chain and public

Transparency Reports

Quarterly financial reports are published on-chain via whale-ip-store-v1 and at fwgate.to/foundation.