Truth DAO
Less Trust, More Truth.
Born out of a growing need for transparency and clarity, our mission is to foster a more open, transparent, and standardized governance culture. We believe the deeper the community’s involvement, the healthier the ecosystem becomes.
Our Vision & Mission
Our Principles
Pursue Truth
Always pursue truth through openness and transparency.
Respectful Discussion
Foster a culture of respectful, fact-based discussion.
Long-Term Vision
Prioritize the long-term interests of the Polkadot community.
Our Mission
Define Priorities
Help the Polkadot DAO define priorities at each stage, ensuring limited resources support the highest-impact proposals.
Establish Standards
Establish clear and transparent standards to improve the overall quality of OpenGov proposals and ensure funding decisions are fair and well-reasoned.
Broaden Participation
Bring more DOT holders into OpenGov, enabling broader participation and helping to build a stronger, more sustainable Polkadot DAO.
How We Operate
- Engage with key contributors across the ecosystem to align on funding priorities.
- Continuously improve and maintain transparent, measurable evaluation standards — reducing bias and subjectivity in the OpenGov process.
- Provide guidance and consultation to proposal authors.
Governance Framework
Supported Proposals
Support for core, reusable, and composable infrastructure like Core Protocol Components, Dev Frameworks, Node Support, and General-Purpose tools. Must be open-source public goods.
Grounds for Rejection
Proposals We Reject
- Proposals with unclear or vague OKRs.
- Proposals with poorly justified budgets or inflated work estimates.
- Proposals listing hourly rates over $100 or without clear role breakdowns.
- Proposals from teams with a track record of poor execution or no clear ROI.
Review & Voting Process
Approval Thresholds:
- Small Tipper: 50% approval required
- Big Tipper: 50% approval required
- Small Spender: 60% approval required
- Medium Spender: 60% approval required
- WishForChange: 70% approval required
- Big Spender: 80% approval required
Voting Power:
- Voting power for senior members is equally distributed.
- New members have half the voting weight of senior members.
- A new member gains full voting rights after participating in 30 proposal votes.
Our Members
Founding Members
Xi
Xiaojie
PolkaWorld
Qi
Qinwen
Lollipop
Lu
Lurpis
Bifrost
Ti
Tiny
Mimir
Membership Rules
Active ecosystem contributors (1+ year), users delegating 5,000+ DOT (3x conviction). Priority for those not in other DAOs.