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StackPicked DAO

A decentralized governance layer for the world's most trusted developer tool network. Every voice matters — every vote counts.

1,284

DAO Members

7

Active Votes

$2.4M

Treasury

3,891

Token Holders

34%

Avg Turnout

42

Passed

Token

$STACK Token

The native governance token of the StackPicked ecosystem. Earn by contributing, spend by voting.

Token Distribution

Community Treasury 35%
Contributor Rewards 25%
Team & Advisors 15%
Ecosystem Grants 12%
Liquidity Pool 8%
Initial Sale 5%
Total Supply 100,000,000
Circulating 18,400,000

How to Earn $STACK

📝

Submit Tool Reviews

50-200 $STACK per accepted L1 review. Bonus for deep comparisons.

🔬

Contribute Data

20-100 $STACK for verified tool data, pricing updates, ecosystem signals.

🏛️

Participate in Governance

10 $STACK per vote cast. 50 $STACK bonus for quorum-contributing votes.

🌍

Localization

30-80 $STACK per verified translation or regional tool entry.

Democracy

Recent Proposals

SP-047 VOTING

Add Rust ecosystem category to SP-Taxonomy

by marcus-johnson · Ends in 2d 14h

72% / 28%

Quorum: 85%

SP-046 VOTING

Allocate $120K for SP Certification scholarship fund

by sarah-chen · Ends in 3d 6h

88% / 12%

Quorum: 92%

SP-045 DISCUSSION

Partner with DevRel Collective for co-branded reports

by alex-petrov · Ends in 5d 1h

65% / 35%

Quorum: 45%

SP-044 PASSED

Reduce review SLA from 14 to 7 days for L1 tools

by priya-sharma · Ends in Closed

91% / 9%

Quorum: 100%

Reputation

Contributor Tiers

Your SP-Trust Score determines your governance tier. Higher trust = more influence.

●

Observer

SP-Trust ≥ 0

  • ✓ Read proposals
  • ✓ Comment on discussions
  • ✓ View treasury reports
●

Contributor

SP-Trust ≥ 30

  • ✓ Submit proposals
  • ✓ Vote on minor changes
  • ✓ Join working groups
  • ✓ Earn $STACK rewards
●

Reviewer

SP-Trust ≥ 50

  • ✓ All Contributor perms
  • ✓ Vote on all proposals
  • ✓ Review tool submissions
  • ✓ Mentor new contributors
●

Maintainer

SP-Trust ≥ 70

  • ✓ All Reviewer perms
  • ✓ Create working groups
  • ✓ Approve L2-L3 tool entries
  • ✓ Allocate grants < $5K
●

Council

SP-Trust ≥ 85

  • ✓ All Maintainer perms
  • ✓ Veto power (rare)
  • ✓ Treasury allocation > $50K
  • ✓ Protocol changes
  • ✓ Emergency actions

Collaboration

Working Groups

Focused teams driving specific areas of the protocol forward. Open to all contributors.

Taxonomy WG

23 members

SP-Taxonomy category structure & classification standards

Next meeting: Aug 15

Review Standards WG

18 members

Scoring methodology, review templates, quality benchmarks

Next meeting: Aug 18

Developer Identity WG

14 members

SP-Trust Score algorithm improvements, privacy controls

Next meeting: Aug 20

Ecosystem Data WG

11 members

Tool Radar signals, data pipeline, API reliability

Next meeting: Aug 22

Education WG

16 members

Certification syllabus, learning paths, university partnerships

Next meeting: Aug 14

Localization WG

9 members

Multi-language coverage, regional hub curation

Next meeting: Aug 19

How Governance Works

1

Propose

Any Contributor+ can submit a proposal. Requires 100 $STACK deposit (refunded if passed).

2

Discuss

7-day discussion period. Community debates, amends, and builds consensus.

3

Vote

5-day voting window. Quadratic weighting by SP-Trust tier. Minimum 20% quorum.

4

Execute

Passed proposals auto-execute via smart contract. Treasury disbursements within 48h.

Chain: Built on Polygon PoS for low gas costs. Reputation snapshots stored on IPFS. All treasury transactions are public and auditable.

New — 500-Point Expansion

$SP Token — 1 Billion Supply

The $SP token powers the decentralized review system, validator staking, and community governance.

$SP Distribution (1,000,000,000)

Community Rewards 35%

Reviewers, validators, contributors

Ecosystem Development 25%

Grants, partnerships, integrations

Team & Advisors 15%

4-year vesting, 1-year cliff

Treasury Reserve 12%

DAO governance controlled

Liquidity Pool 8%

DEX liquidity provisioning

Initial Distribution 5%

Early supporters and seed funding

Total Supply 1,000,000,000
Circulating 180,000,000

DAO Charter — Consensus Mechanisms

Super-Majority 67%

Protocol changes, token supply adjustments, treasury allocation > $100K, partnership dissolution

Simple Majority 51%

Working group proposals, partnership approvals, standard updates, grant allocation < $50K

Plurality 33%

Emergency actions, veto overrides, community initiative funding, review policy changes

Core Principles

  • ✓ One token, one vote — quadratic weighting by SP-Trust tier
  • ✓ Minimum 20% quorum for all proposals
  • ✓ 7-day discussion + 5-day voting period
  • ✓ All treasury transactions are public and auditable
  • ✓ Emergency multi-sig requires 3-of-5 Council approval

Review Governance

Decentralized Review Governance

All review policies are governed by $SP token holders. Validators ensure quality through on-chain staking.

Review Policy Changes

51% simple majority

Validator Requirement Changes

67% super-majority

Emergency Takedowns

33% plurality + 24h window

Staking Rewards

Governed by parameter proposals

142

Active Validators

8,420

Reviews Validated

4.2 hours

Avg Validation

IPFS

Storage Layer

View Decentralized Reviews Tool Data Federation