Proposal: Quadratic + Caucus Governance Implementation

Objective

Deliver validator-level quadratic voting with caucus-based representation by extending Cosmos SDK governance, deploying CosmWasm contracts, and enhancing governance UX.

The proposal has focused on delivering a working governance structure on the testnet. Audit and launch on mainnet will be done in the next phase.

Milestone 1: Quadratic Voting Module

Effort: BE 450h

Total Cost: $66,000

Scope:

• Deep modifications to Cosmos SDK governance logic in Go.
• New quadratic weighting mechanism integrated at the validator level.
• Updates to voting tally and delegation logic.
• Vote will be carried over the state of the network at the time of the proposal not current state of network
• Development of test frameworks and trial deployments to validate correctness and security.

Deliverables:

• Go module implementing quadratic voting logic.
• End-to-end tests and validator coordination framework.
• Documentation for integration with downstream Cosmos modules.
• Snapshot voting
• Testnet release