Governance System

Governance System

TAN Improvement Proposal (TANIP) Rules

The process used by the TAN Council to make decisions related to TAN improvements and policies.

Overview

The TAN Improvement Proposal (TANIP) process is used to govern all TAN improvements and policies.

CouncilsRepresentationProcess, Domain of AuthorityDecision-making Rules




TAN Council		TAN Council
· Members: 6
· Representation:
Stakers: 2 reps
Developers: 2 reps
Liquidity Miners: 1 rep
Validators: 1 rep
Telcoin Application Network Improvement Proposal (TANIP)

TAN operational rules including allocation, harvesting, planning and financing, information, communication.		Proposal Authority: TAN Council, TAO

Approval: 5 out of 6
Quorum: 100%
Duration: 120 hours
Channel: telcointancouncil.eth

TANIP: Position and Boundary Rules

Proposal Authors

  • TAN Forum: Any registered member of the Telcoin forum may submit a TANIP to the TANIP forum channel for review by the community
  • TAN Council: All TAN Council members holding a TANNFT, TAL members or other designated authors as determined by the Miner Assembly may submit TANIP proposals to the TAN Council snapshot for voting.
  • Veto: All Compliance Council and Telcoin Association Operations UAB (TAO) members, using the CCIP process, may submit TANIP veto proposals to the Compliance Council snapshot at any point during the formal voting process and within 72 hours afterwards.

    • Voters

  • TAN Council: All TAN Council members holding a TANNFT may vote on a TANIP in the TAN Council snapshot.
  • Compliance Council: All Compliance Council members holding a CCNFT may vote to veto a TANIP proposal using the CCIP process.

    • Implementation units

  • TAN Council: Responsible for instructing, coordinating, or administering the implementation of new policies and procedures internally or with third-parties.
  • TAO: At the request of the TAN Council, enforces rules, maintains and alters existing components, assists with the coordination of third parties to construct new facilities, and documents the outcome of TANIP proposals on Telcoin.org.
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    TANIP Choice Rules

    The TANIP process may be used to approve, provide and implement TAN improvements that involve TAN network components, TEL inventory, storage facilities, issuance distribution mechanisms, and regulate TAN harvesting, communication, provisioning, maintenance, construction policies and activities.

    Permitted Actions

    Using the TANIP process, the TAN Council is permitted to:

  • TAN Proposals: Any proposal related to TAN that the Council and community deem beneficial to the network including but not limited to:
    • TAN Harvesting Rules: Determines who is allowed to harvest issuance; the timing, quantity, location and technology used to harvest issuance on TAN.
      • Example: A proposal to reduce inclusion issuance and increase adoption issuance for stakers.
    • TAN Provisioning and Development: Improvements that provide for the construction and maintenance of new and existing TAN components and facilities as determined by the TAN Council.
      • Example: A proposal to create a new staking contract that allocates issuance and coordinates with the TAO or another third party as stipulated in the proposal, to implement the upgrade.
    • TAN Communication and Information Rules: Proposals that add new or alter existing communication and information systems including the TAN section of the Telcoin Discord and the scheduling of periodic community discussions.
      • Example: A proposal to add a ‘gated channel’ on the TAN section of the Telcoin Discord, requiring users to verify their staked TEL balance in order to access the channel.
    • TAN Issuance Storage & Distribution Mechanisms: Proposals that alter the infrastructure used to store and distribute TEL issuance from the TAN Council safe.
      • Example: The TAN Council votes to use an automated smart contract system to distribute TEL to staking contracts periodically instead of via airdrop.

    • Forbidden Actions

    Using the TANIP process, the TAN Council is forbidden to:

  • Violating Telcoin’s mission, vision, values, and code of general conduct.
  • Regulating an Application Developer’s policies and systems. Developers have full autonomy to determine their service offering in its entirety.
  • Proposing something that involves individuals or corporations without their consent.
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    TANIP: Decision-making Rules

    Proposal Rules

  • TANIP Forum Proposal: Anyone may submit a prospective TELxIP for review to the TANIP Telcoin forum channel.
  • TAN Council Proposal: TAN Council members, TAO members, and any other designated author on the TAN Council snapshot may submit TANIP proposals to the TAN Council snapshot for voting.
    • Requirements: The proposal author must properly codify the TANIP proposal in chronological order.
      • Example: The first TANIP proposal should be coded as [TANIP1].
  • Compliance Council Veto Proposal: At any point during the TANIP voting process and within 72 hours after it has been affirmed by the TAN Council, Compliance Council or TAO members may submit a veto proposal to the Compliance Council snapshot using the CCIP process.

    • Voting Rules

  • TAN Council: The TAN Council must vote with 6/8 approval within 120 hours (5 days) from snapshot proposal submission, or else the proposal will not pass.
    • Approval Rate: 5/6
    • Duration: 120 hours (5 days)
    • Outcomes
      • Approved: The proposal will be automatically submitted to the Compliance Guard for review.
      • Rejected: Council members who vote against a proposal must provide a rationale and changes that would be needed to pass a proposal. Council members who fail to vote repeatedly may have their NFT revoked.
  • Compliance Council: In the 72 hours after the TAN Council has affirmed a proposal, the Compliance Council may vote to veto a TANIP proposal with a 3/4 approval rate, or else the proposal will be affirmed, implemented, and documented.
    • Approval (Veto) Rate: 3/4
    • Duration: 72 hours (3 days)
    • Outcomes
      • Veto: The proposal will be vetoed. Compliance Council members who voted to veto the proposal must provide their rationale and constructive feedback at the time of the vote.
      • No Veto(Approved): If the Compliance Council fails to veto a proposal, it will be affirmed, implemented, and documented.
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    TANIP: Implementation, Documentation, Communication Rules

    Implementation Rules

  • The TAN Council works within their organization and externally with third parties such as the TAO and other firms to implement the proposal as outlined in the implementation section of the TANIP.

    • Documentation Rules

  • The proposal author is required to document the proposal in Telcoin.org by updating the forum post and adding the affirmed proposal to the TANIP documentation section chronologically.

    • Communication Rules

  • The proposal author must share the the link to the proposal to the TELxIP updates section of the TAN discord after submitting it the TAN Council, after it is affirmed or rejected by the TAN Council, and after it is either veto or not by the Compliance Council.

    • Information, Communication, Governance Channels

  • Forum Channel:
  • TANIP History:
  • Communications Channel:
  • TAN Council Snapshot: https://snapshot.org/#/telcointancouncil.eth
  • Compliance Council Snapshot: https://snapshot.org/#/telcoincompliancecouncil.eth
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    TANIP: Process

  • TANIP Forum Proposal: Forum members submit a proposal to TANIP channel on the Telcoin forum.
  • TAN Council Proposal: A TAN Council, TAO member, or other designated author on the TAN Council snapshot page decides to submit the proposal to the TAN Council Snapshot for voting.
  • TAN Council Vote: The TAN Council must vote with 5/6 approval within 120 hours (5 days) from TAN Council snapshot proposal submission, or else the proposal will not pass.
    • Approval Rate: 5/6
    • Duration: 120 hours (5 days) If the proposal receives at least 5/6 approval within 5 days of submission, it is affirmed.
  • Compliance Council Veto Proposal: At any point during the TANIP voting process and within 72 hours after it has been affirmed by the TAN Council, Compliance Council or TAO members may submit a veto proposal to the Compliance Council snapshot using the CCIP process.
  • Compliance Council Vote: The Compliance Council must vote to veto the proposal within 72 hours after it is approved by the TAN Council, or else the proposal will be approved.
    • Approval (Veto) Rate: 3/4
    • Duration: 72 hours (3 days)
  • Implementation:
    • Off-Chain: The TAN Council either implements the proposal itself or works with the TAO or other third parties to implement the update.
    • TEL Transfers: TEL is transferred from the TAN Safe to the intended address as a result of the affirmation of the proposal.
  • Documentation: The Proposal Author from the TAN Council coordinates with the TAO (or another administrator as determined by the TAN Council) to update Telcoin.org TANIP documentation.
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    TANIP: Proposal Template

  • Abstract
  • Specification
  • Rationale
  • Implementation
  • Transactions
    • In order to send TEL to an address, after the voting options screen there is a transaction creation screen. Click Add Transaction Batch, set type to Transfer Funds, set asset to TEL, set the appropriate To address, and finally input the desired amount of TEL.