Proposal

Do you (MNOs) want to scale by funding co-ops?

Dash Treasury Scaling

• How can the treasury scale?
• What are the pros & cons of each scaling method?
• How does the treasury currently look?
• Where are we going?

Dash Treasury Scaling

• How can the treasury scale?
• What are the pros & cons of each scaling method?
• How does the treasury currently look?
• Where are we going?

• The treasury can be modeled as a network
• Dot - person receiving treasury funds
• Line - transfer of treasury funds for work performed

Treasury as a Network

• Centralized - one group receives all funds, distributes to subs
• Decentralized - co-ops propose work, employ subs
• Distributed - individuals propose work separately

Network Structures

Dash Treasury Scaling

• How can the treasury scale?
• What are the pros & cons of each scaling method?
• How does the treasury currently look?
• Where are we going?

Centralized

• Pros
  • simple
  • efficient
• Cons
  • vulnerable
  • not sustainable

Distributed

• Pros
  • robust
  • sustainable
• Cons
  • complex
  • inefficient

Decentralized

• simple & efficient as well as robust & sustainable
• conservative (safe) & progressive (innovative)
• benefits of both privacy & transparency
• honors long-timers & welcomes new-comers
• maximizes accountability & minimizes hierarchy

Dash Treasury Scaling

• How can the treasury scale?
• What are the pros & cons of each scaling method?
• How does the treasury currently look?
• Where are we going?

• Treasury has paid out roughly $1.4m to date
• Majority of payout to Dash Core team
• Q1 2017 > (2015 + 2016)

Treasury payouts (through March 2017)

• is this a healthy distribution of funds?
• how much of the circle should be green vs. various other colors?

Treasury distribution (through March 2017)

• 10 contractors have received 91% of treasury funds 

Treasury payouts (top 10 contractors)

Treasury payouts depicted as network

• Which network does the previous slide resemble most?

Dash Treasury Structure?

Treasury Scaling Questions

• How can the treasury scale?
• What are the pros & cons of each scaling method?
• How does the treasury currently look?
• Where are we going?

Treasury Scaling Answers

• Centralize, decentralize, or distribute.
• Centralized: eff., weak; distributed: opposite; decentralized: both
• Based on payouts, the treasury is quite centralized
• I propose: decentralize through co-ops, but let's ask the MNOs

Treasury Poll

Do you (MNOs) want the treasury to scale by funding co-ops?

• Yes means:
  • I see the problem;  I generally agree with the proposed solution
  • I want to encourage more teams (co-ops) to submit proposals
• No means:
  • I see the problem, but I'm opposed to the proposed solution
  • I don't see the problem; nothing needs to be solved
• Abstain means:
  • ​I have considered the information, but I don't have an opinion
  • I am not strongly in favor or opposed
  • I don't like the way the question is phrased

Conclusion

• Treasury co-ops would:
  • yield benefits of centralization & decentralization
  • increase contribution and reputation opportunities
  • increase quality and decrease cost through competition
  • increase project accountability through SPOC
  • decrease the burden on MNOs and Dash contractors
  • provide healthy scaling

Thank you

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