TruthDao

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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 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

Membership Rules

Active ecosystem contributors (1+ year), users delegating 5,000+ DOT (3x conviction). Priority for those not in other DAOs.

Contact Us

Have questions or want to get involved? Reach out to us.