9.1 Platform-Level Governance

The core of Asset Avenue’s governance model is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) that uses the AAV token as a governance and utility instrument. This DAO is responsible for the direction, features, partnerships, protocol upgrades, and strategic decisions of the entire Asset Avenue platform.

Key Features:

• Stake-Based Participation: Only users who stake a minimum threshold of AAV tokens are eligible to vote. This ensures that only engaged and economically aligned participants are involved in decision-making, reducing governance attacks and manipulation.

• Voting Power: Voting power is proportional to the number of AAV tokens staked. However, to prevent plutocratic rule, quadratic voting models may be explored in future iterations to enhance fairness and participation among smaller stakeholders.

• Proposal Submission: Any AAV token holder with sufficient stake can submit a proposal. These can range from technical upgrades, new feature suggestions, DAO treasury allocations, strategic partnerships, or listing requirements for new real estate projects.

• On-Chain Voting: All votes are executed on-chain, ensuring transparency, immutability, and accessibility. Smart contracts automate the result execution, removing centralized intermediaries and reducing trust requirements.

• Treasury Management: The DAO controls a treasury composed of platform revenues (such as transaction fees, staking fees, and service charges). Community members vote on how these funds are allocated, whether to incentivize development, support marketing, subsidize new property launches, or invest in legal frameworks.