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Governance Guide
ZAO OS has a three-tier governance system — from lightweight gasless polls to fully on-chain DAO proposals. Each tier serves a different purpose and operates on a different chain.
Where: Snapshot space zaal.eth
Chain: Off-chain (gasless signatures)
Frequency: Weekly
Weekly priority polls let the community signal what matters most. No gas fees, no wallet transactions — just sign a message.
- An admin creates a weekly poll with the current rotating options
- Members vote by signing with their wallet (free)
- Results determine community priorities for the week
These 10 initiatives rotate through weekly polls:
| Initiative | Description |
|---|---|
| WaveWarZ | Competitive Web3 music battles |
| ZAO Fractal | Fractal governance + Respect Game |
| ZAO Festivals | IRL culture-build (ZAO-CHELLA) |
| ZAO Cards | Digital/physical collectibles |
| COC Concertz | Community shows with live music |
| ZAO Newsletter | Weekly updates & opportunities |
| Student $LOANZ | Web3 education funding |
| ZAO Calendar | Events, streams, activations |
| Let's Talk About Web3 | Weekly live show + Q&A |
| Midi-ZAO-NKZ | MIDI-PUNKZ collaboration |
Poll choices are configured in community.config.ts under snapshot.weeklyPollChoices.
Where: In-app + Discord (dual mode) Chain: Optimism (Respect token: ERC1155) Frequency: Every Monday, 6pm EST
The ZAO has been running fractal governance for 90+ consecutive weeks. It's the longest-running fractal process in the ecosystem.
- Members join the weekly session (Monday 6pm EST)
- Participants are placed in small groups (3-6 people)
- Each group ranks members by contribution that week
- Rankings generate Respect tokens — on-chain reputation on Optimism
- Respect accumulates over time, reflecting sustained contribution
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Contract:
0x34cE89baA7E4a4B00E17F7E4C0cb97105C216957(Optimism) -
Backup ZOR contract:
0x9885CCeEf7E8371Bf8d6f2413723D25917E7445c - Type: ERC1155 — each week's Respect is a distinct token ID
- Use: Governance weight, curation influence, access gating, leaderboard ranking
- Curation weight — your votes on music trending carry more influence
- Publishing threshold — proposals auto-publish to Farcaster/Bluesky/X after reaching 1000+ Respect in votes
- Access gating — certain features require minimum Respect
- Leaderboard — community-wide ranking by accumulated Respect
- Session management — create and manage fractal sessions
- Proposal creation — submit proposals for community vote
- Analytics — participation metrics and trends
- Member stats — per-wallet Respect balance and history
- Respect leaderboard — ranked by total Respect with embeddable widget
Where: Nouns Builder Chain: Base Mechanism: NFT voting (1 ZOUNZ = 1 vote)
ZOUNZ is a Nouns-style DAO on Base. Daily NFT auctions fund the community treasury, and NFT holders vote on proposals.
- Daily auctions — one ZOUNZ NFT auctioned every day
- Treasury — auction proceeds go to the DAO treasury on Base
- Proposals — any ZOUNZ holder can create proposals
- Voting — 1 ZOUNZ NFT = 1 vote on proposals
- Execution — passed proposals execute on-chain
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Token:
0xCB80Ef04DA68667c9a4450013BDD69269842c883 - Nouns Builder: View on nouns.build
- Browse current and past proposals
- View auction status
- Cron job monitors auction events
| Tier | Speed | Cost | Binding? | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | Instant | Free | Signal | Weekly priorities, temperature checks |
| Fractal | Weekly | Free | Reputation | Sustained contribution, community standing |
| ZOUNZ | Days | Gas | On-chain | Treasury spending, protocol changes |
Snapshot tells you what the community wants. Fractals tell you who's doing the work. ZOUNZ makes it official on-chain.