Checks DAO

Where Stakers Shape the Future

Overview

The Checks DAO will serve as the governing body of the platform, ensuring that decision-making power is placed in the hands of those most invested in its long-term success. Built on a tiered governance model, it draws strength from the existing staking framework, giving greater influence to participants who have committed substantial amounts of $CHECK. This approach aligns authority with responsibility, rewarding deep commitment while keeping governance open and participatory.

Governance Scope

The DAO’s role spans all critical aspects of the platform’s direction and sustainability. Responsibilities may include oversight of protocol fees, treasury allocations, approval of new strategies, and governance of ecosystem features such as the Checks Launchpad. By embedding governance into the structure of the protocol itself, the system ensures that checks and balances are applied to every decision.

Tiered Participation

While every staker has a voice in governance, higher tiers gain access to expanded responsibilities. At the executive levels, President and Chairman tiers take on roles that directly shape the direction of the platform, ensuring influence is grounded in significant commitment. This balance preserves broad participation while rewarding those who carry the largest stake in the ecosystem.

Key areas of enhanced participation include:

• DAO Treasury Management: Guiding how funds are allocated toward grants, partnerships, and ecosystem incentives.

• Launchpad Oversight: Reviewing and evaluating projects seeking to raise through the Checks Launchpad.

• Security Measures: Acting as part of a council empowered to respond to protocol-level risks.

• Strategic Initiatives: Proposing or endorsing long-term efforts that expand utility or strengthen adoption.

By linking greater authority to higher commitment, the DAO aligns incentives and creates a structure where both everyday stakers and large stakeholders can meaningfully contribute.

Security and Protocol Safeguards

Executive tiers help protect the core contracts and day-to-day integrity of the protocol. Their mandate covers emergency action, structured upgrade review, and continuous risk monitoring across chains and oracles. Authority is bounded by transparent rules and on-chain records so power is exercised with accountability.

• Emergency Response: Trigger or lift pauses on critical functions, isolate faulty modules, and activate safe-mode configurations when needed.

• Upgrade Review: Gate deployments of new facets and settings, enforce timelocks, reproducible builds, and clear change logs.

• Oracle and Parameter Risk: Approve reliable data sources, set limits like caps, allowlists, and rate controls to contain downstream risk.

• Audit and Bounty Stewardship: Commission third-party audits, maintain bug bounties, verify fixes, and require retesting before re-enabling features.

• Incident Disclosure: Publish timely notices and postmortems, coordinate remediation, and document lessons learned.

• Key and Access Hygiene: Use multi-sig controls, rotate keys, and enforce least-privilege roles.

• Cross-Chain Controls: Monitor bridges, reconcile total supply across networks, and suspend routes on anomalies.

These responsibilities create a safety net without removing community control. Every action is recorded on-chain and open to review, keeping the protocol secure, transparent, and accountable.

Vision for DAO Governance

The ultimate goal of the Checks DAO is to strike a balance between inclusivity and efficiency. Governance is structured to ensure that major stakeholders have strong incentives to act responsibly, while everyday users can still participate in shaping the platform’s evolution. Over time, governance may expand in scope as new features are introduced and community participation grows. It is intended to evolve into a self-sustaining system where leadership emerges naturally from commitment and contribution. By combining tiered influence with transparent processes, the DAO can remain adaptable while preserving fairness and accountability.