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# 🗳 QIE Blockchain Governance Model

QIE Blockchain uses an on-chain, decentralized governance system. it empowers coin holders to submit proposals, vote, and make binding decisions for the protocol.

This page explains how governance works in QIE and how it's configured in the blockchain's genesis parameters.

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### 📌 What Is On-Chain Governance?

On-chain governance allows all QIE coin holders (via staking) to participate in major decisions such as:

* Parameter changes (e.g., inflation rate, block size , halving)
* Protocol upgrades
* Community fund spending
* Text-based community proposals

Decisions are made through **coin-weighted voting**, and successful proposals are executed automatically by the blockchain.

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### 🔄 Governance Lifecycle

#### 1. **Proposal Submission**

Anyone can submit a proposal by attaching a deposit of at least `10,000 QIE`.

Proposal types:

* Parameter change
* Community pool spend
* Software upgrade
* Text proposal

If the minimum deposit is not reached during the deposit period, the proposal is discarded.

#### 2. **Deposit Period**

* Duration: `48 hours`
* Required Deposit: `10,000 QIE`
* Denomination: `aqie` (1 QIE = `10^18` aqie)

Community members can contribute to meet the deposit threshold.

#### 3. **Voting Period**

* Begins once the deposit threshold is met
* Duration: `48 hours` (or `24 hours` for expedited proposals)
* Voting Options:
  * ✅ Yes
  * ❌ No
  * 🛑 NoWithVeto (burns deposit if threshold is reached)
  * ⚪ Abstain

Only staked QIE is eligible to vote. Delegators may override their validator’s vote.

#### 4. **Tally & Results**

A proposal passes if:

* **Quorum**: ≥ 33.4% of total staked QIE voted
* **Threshold**: ≥ 50% of non-abstain votes are "Yes"
* **Veto**: < 33.4% voted "NoWithVeto"

If vetoed, the proposer’s deposit is **burned**.

#### 5. **Execution**

If approved:

* Parameter changes are applied automatically
* Fund transfers are executed
* Upgrade proposals are scheduled

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### ⚙️ QIE Governance Parameters

These values are configured in the blockchain’s `genesis.json`.

#### Deposit Parameters

| Parameter             | Value                      |
| --------------------- | -------------------------- |
| Minimum Deposit       | `10,000 QIE`               |
| Max Deposit Period    | `48 hours`                 |
| Expedited Min Deposit | `20,000 QIE`               |
| Denomination          | `aqie` (1 QIE = 10¹⁸ aqie) |

#### Voting Parameters

| Parameter               | Value      |
| ----------------------- | ---------- |
| Voting Period           | `48 hours` |
| Expedited Voting Period | `24 hours` |

#### Tally Parameters

| Parameter                      | Value |
| ------------------------------ | ----- |
| Quorum                         | 33.4% |
| Threshold (Yes Votes Required) | 50%   |
| Veto Threshold                 | 33.4% |
| Expedited Threshold            | 66.7% |
| Minimum Initial Deposit Ratio  | 0%    |
| Minimum Deposit Ratio          | 1%    |
| Proposal Cancel Ratio          | 50%   |

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### 🔥 Deposit Burning Rules

Burning applies only under certain conditions.

| Scenario                                | Burned |
| --------------------------------------- | ------ |
| Quorum not reached                      | ❌ No   |
| Proposal rejected during deposit period | ❌ No   |
| Proposal vetoed by >33.4% "NoWithVeto"  | ✅ Yes  |

This mechanism discourages spam and harmful proposals.

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### 🛑 Proposal Cancellation

Proposals can be canceled if at least **50% of voting power** agrees. No destination address is set, so default cancellation applies (no refund if burned).

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### ✅ Summary

| Feature             | Value                         |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| Minimum Deposit     | `10,000 QIE`                  |
| Voting Period       | `48 hours`                    |
| Quorum              | 33.4% of staked QIE           |
| Pass Threshold      | 50% "Yes" (excluding abstain) |
| Veto Threshold      | 33.4% "NoWithVeto"            |
| Expedited Threshold | 66.7%                         |
| Burn on Veto        | ✅ Yes                         |

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### 💡 Notes for Community

* You must **stake QIE** to vote.
* Delegators inherit validator votes by default.
* Voting power is proportional to staked QIE.
* Deposit and vote amounts use the smallest unit: `aqie`.