
The ability to scale a protocol over the long haul is directly tied with its ability to scale governance. The key goal of Shade Governance is to manage the protocol effectively in a way that reflects the decentralized SHD tokenholder community. Governance models in DeFi have struggled with the following:
- Efficiency
- Decentralization
- Accountability
- Transparency
Fluid governance that optimizes for the speed of management and implementation of change within a DAO while simultaneously having end accountability from baseline token ownership creates an optimal end state. Shade Protocol governance model is based on a variety of assemblies and representatives to empower the fluidity of Shade Protocol governance.
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The ability to scale a protocol over the long haul is directly tied with its ability to scale governance. The key goal of Shade Governance is to manage the protocol effectively in a way that reflects the decentralized SHD tokenholder community. Governance models in DeFi have struggled with the following:
- Efficiency
- Decentralization
- Accountability
- Transparency
Fluid governance that optimizes for the speed of management and implementation of change within a DAO while simultaneously having end accountability from baseline token ownership creates an optimal end state. Shade Protocol governance model is based on a variety of assemblies and representatives to empower the fluidity of Shade Protocol governance.