Mechanism Design

We recently published a piece on the technical design of the Signals protocol. If you haven’t read it yet, you might want to start there first.Understanding participation in Web3 governanceDuring our time spent engaging with the top Web3 governance ecosystems, we experienced first hand the struggles communities face caused by a lack of participation. Core users who are passionate about governance are naturally motivated to participate, but for the large majority of token holders, the benefits...

A new Ethereum sensmaking protocol compatible with existing governance tokens, designed to reveal an organizations true priorities.

A revision of how voting power is derived in Signals, our conviction-weighted governance protocol. The mechanism is being calibrated against on-chain data from ENS, Optimism, and Uniswap.

In today's decentralised landscape, communities face a fundamental challenge: How do we ensure individuals and groups remain aligned, trust one another, and work together toward shared goals? Traditional governance systems — both on-chain and off-chain — often reduce complex community sentiment to simple yes/no votes, missing the nuanced signals that reflect where people truly stand. The Challenge Communities thrive on voluntary participation and open dialogue. Yet this freedom comes wit...

Signals makes governance reflect genuine conviction by leaning into the opportunity cost of time. It derives voting power as a function of both stake and lock duration.