DAO Constitution – TenzaONE

⚖ TenzaOne DAO Constitution

Version 0.1 — December 2025

Preamble & Mission Governance Phases Proposal Types Voting & Tiers Token Architecture

Preamble

The TenzaOne DAO exists to govern the TenzaOne carbon credit marketplace in a transparent, decentralised, and equitable manner. All governance authority is vested in the DAO members through quadratic voting, proposal mechanisms, and phased decentralisation from Foundation to full DAO-led governance.

Governance Phases

Phase A — Foundation (Current)

DAO constitution ratified. Credit-weighted quadratic voting active. Foundation retains veto for security. Proposal types: Temperature Check + Parameter Change.

Phase B — Co-Govern

Councils elected. Snapshot on-chain voting. Treasury Budget + Pool Launch proposals enabled. Foundation veto scope narrows to constitutional matters only.

Phase C — DAO-Led

ERC-3643 compliance for security tokens. Contract Upgrade + Constitutional Amendment proposals enabled. Foundation veto removed. Fully on-chain treasury management.

Phase D — Market

Fully autonomous on-chain carbon trading. Cross-chain bridges. Emergency Action governance for rapid response to market or security events.

Proposal Types & Voting Rules

Type	Quorum	Threshold	Available From
Temperature Check	None	Simple majority	Phase A
Parameter Change	10%	55% YES	Phase A
Treasury Budget	15%	60% YES	Phase B
Pool Launch	20% + membership	60% YES	Phase B
Contract Upgrade	25%	66.7% YES	Phase C
Constitutional Amendment	30%	75% YES	Phase C
Emergency Action	Council vote	⅔ Council	Phase D

Quadratic Voting Model

Vote weight = √(TNZE credits held). This ensures larger stakeholders have more influence but with diminishing returns, preventing any single actor from dominating governance.

3.2

10 credits

100 credits

22.4

500 credits

31.6

1,000 credits

Governance Tiers

Basic

0+ TNZE Credits

View proposals, participate in Temperature Checks

Participant

50+ TNZE Credits

Vote on Parameter Changes, submit proposals

Investor

250+ TNZE Credits

Vote on Treasury + Pool Launch, nominate council members

Enterprise

1,000+ TNZE Credits

All governance rights, eligible for Council election

Token Standards

ERC-20 (TNZU) — Utility token on Polygon for platform fees, governance participation, and incentives. Not a financial or profit-sharing instrument.

ERC-1155 (Ed 0–5) — Per-project multi-edition tokens: Ed 0 Master, Ed 1.x Certification, Ed 2.x Performance, Ed 3.x Gate, Ed 4.x Carbon Futures, Ed 5.x Revenue Share.

ERC-3643 — Regulated security token standard for Phase C. Identity-verified transfers via compliance layer.

TNZE (Governance) — Non-tradeable governance credits. Used for quadratic voting weight and tier access.

Evidence Storage — Off-chain evidence (assessments, verification reports, MRV data) is cryptographically hashed and anchored on-chain via Merkle roots. Future: decentralised storage via IPFS for immutable, content-addressed document retention.