🗳️Governance
HyperCognition is built with a progressive decentralization model, ensuring that as the protocol matures, decision-making power shifts toward its most aligned participants: token holders, contributors, and users of the DeFAI ecosystem.
$HCG Governance Utility
The $HCG token is not just an economic instrument — it's the backbone of protocol governance. It allows holders to:
Propose and vote on protocol upgrades, new agent types, fee structures, and roadmap changes
Decide emissions and staking mechanics for performance mining
Approve or reject whitelisted strategies, integrations, or system-wide limits
Fund new research and AI strategy developments via on-chain treasury governance
Governance Phases
Genesis Phase (Centralized/Hybrid)
Early decisions managed by the core contributor multisig and advisors
Governance signals collected via off-chain votes (Snapshot)
Phase 1 (Progressive On-chain)
Select governance powers delegated to token holders via DAO framework
Treasury, staking emissions, and agent incentives controlled by on-chain proposals
Phase 2 (Full Decentralization)
All upgrades, integrations, agent templates, and strategy changes decided by token-weighted vote
HyperMind retraining cycles and marketplace incentives aligned with DAO goals
Governance Modules
Agent Curation DAO: Community DAO to vet, whitelist, and review high-stakes agents
Treasury Council: Elected body that manages grants, ecosystem growth, and partnerships
HyperMind Advisory Council: Responsible for feedback on AI alignment, model safety, and strategic evolution
Voting Power
Voting weight is based on:
Staked $HCG tokens
Participation streaks in DAO proposals
Agent creator reputation scores (for those who build agents)
Long-term, governance will evolve alongside HyperCognition's AI and agent layers — ensuring that the intelligence of the system is matched by the wisdom of its community.
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