DAO GOVERNANCE
You’re not just here to use the system. You’re here to shape it.
Structure & Purpose
OX Labs is a protocol. Its rules, incentives, and structure are governed on-chain through a DAO. Every upgrade, change, or adjustment in the system requires a proposal and a community vote.
The DAO runs on Realms, Solana’s open governance infrastructure. We use a hybrid model of token-based voting and council involvement, where transparency, security, and sustainability take priority.
Governance Roles
The DAO is structured around three elements:
Community token voting using $OXLABS
Council members with limited responsibilities
Proposal lifecycle, executed entirely on-chain
Council Wallets
Council Member (dev)
Council Member (team)
Council Member (team)
Community Delegate – 1 month trial, may become permanent via vote
Community Delegate – 1 month trial, may become permanent via vote
Council members help moderate proposals and guide governance discussions, but the final power always rests with the community.
OX Labs DAO Council Token - $OXCOUNCIL CA:
C3EB4WzLQTa2SEEjfm9669ueVEKYHGgNPrfeRUbhbJqHThis token is used solely for council operations and special voting events. It has no market circulation, trading, or transferability outside governance.
Each council member can hold only 1 $OXCOUNCIL at any time, ensuring equal voting power among all council members.
Initial Governance Parameters
Minimum tokens to create a proposal
10,000,000 $OXLABS
Helps prevent spam or low-effort submissions
Proposal duration
24 hours
Total time from creation to closure
Cool off period
Final 2 hours
Only No votes, vote withdrawals, or vetoes allowed
Approval quorum
60% Yes votes
Required for proposal to pass
Vote tipping
Disabled
Voting cannot end early, even if quorum is reached
Deposit exempt proposals
5 per wallet
First 5 proposals require no deposit; after that, stake required
DAO config editable by community
Not yet
Will be opened via future vote
Council proposal veto allowed
Yes
Community can veto council proposals
Veto quorum
80% No votes
Required to block a council proposal
Circulating supply factor
85%
Only 850M tokens considered for vote weight calculation
📌 Circulating Supply Explanation: The total supply is 1 billion tokens. While technically all tokens may be in circulation, 150 million are allocated for treasury, team, marketing, and liquidity (e.g., Meteora DEX). These allocations are excluded from voting power calculations. Therefore, only 850 million tokens (85%) are considered "active circulation" for DAO purposes.
Delegation & Community Representation
Council seats 4 and 5 are reserved for community members through an open application process. Each begins with a 1-month trial period via token delegation. If their performance and activity are approved by the community, they can become permanent council members through a DAO vote.
Delegation does not mean token transfer, only temporary voting rights. It is reversible and tracked transparently.
Proposal Lifecycle
All governance happens on-chain through Realms. The lifecycle of a proposal is as follows:
Proposal Creation Requires 2M $OXLABS tokens
Open Voting Community votes Yes or No
Cool-off Period In the last 2 hours, Yes votes are disabled; only No/veto allowed
Execution If quorum is reached, proposal is executed. If not, it fails.
💡 Anti-Spam Note: Spam and low-quality proposals are discouraged through:
Minimum token threshold for proposal creation
Deposit limits (first 5 proposals are free)
Cool-off period to prevent late-stage manipulation
Council members are expected to signal low-quality proposals to the community
Long Term DAO Goals
The DAO is designed to grow progressively more decentralized. Future governance improvements include:
Enabling the community to change protocol parameters
Electing new council members on a regular basis
Expanding the scope of what proposals can modify: AI tools, access tiers, treasury rules, etc.
The goal isn’t to rush decentralization, it’s to do it right. Step by step, with real usage.
Resources
DAO Governance Portal (Realms) → https://app.realms.today/dao/5e8TDYaZC6cW6YjfkpKj4Z1UXJmHh1tDER1CQ7xLNbZj
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