---
type: source
title: "Futardio: Implement 3-Week Vesting for DAO Payments to Strengthen Ecosystem Stability and Enhance Valuation?"
author: "futard.io"
url: "https://www.futard.io/proposal/C2Up9wYYJM1A94fgJz17e3Xsr8jft2qYMwrR6s4ckaKK"
date: 2024-12-16
domain: internet-finance
format: data
status: processed
tags: [futardio, metadao, futarchy, solana, governance]
event_type: proposal
processed_by: rio
processed_date: 2026-03-11
enrichments_applied: ["time-based-token-vesting-is-hedgeable-making-standard-lockups-meaningless-as-alignment-mechanisms-because-investors-can-short-sell-to-neutralize-lockup-exposure-while-appearing-locked.md", "futarchy-adoption-faces-friction-from-token-price-psychology-proposal-complexity-and-liquidity-requirements.md"]
extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
extraction_notes: "Governance proposal with detailed tokenomics modeling. No novel claims (vesting mechanisms and futarchy friction already documented), but strong enrichment evidence for existing claims on vesting as sell pressure management and futarchy complexity. Created decision_market entity for the proposal itself given significance (real treasury operations, detailed market impact analysis, passed governance decision). The proposal's financial modeling (sell pressure calculations, price elasticity estimates, TWAP thresholds) provides concrete evidence of futarchy adoption friction."
---

## Proposal Details
- Project: IslandDAO
- Proposal: Implement 3-Week Vesting for DAO Payments to Strengthen Ecosystem Stability and Enhance Valuation?
- Status: Passed
- Created: 2024-12-16
- URL: https://www.futard.io/proposal/C2Up9wYYJM1A94fgJz17e3Xsr8jft2qYMwrR6s4ckaKK
- Description: Should Dean's List DAO Implement 3-Week Vesting for DAO Payments to Strengthen Ecosystem Stability and Enhance Valuation?
- Categories: {'category': 'Dao'}, {'category': 'Governance'}

## Summary

### 🎯 Key Points  
The proposal aims to implement a 3-week vesting period for DAO payments to reduce immediate sell pressure, discourage market manipulation, and create a more stable ecosystem for sustainable growth.

### 📊 Impact Analysis  
#### 👥 Stakeholder Impact  
Recipients of DAO payments will be incentivized to hold their tokens longer, aligning their interests with the DAO's long-term success.  

#### 📈 Upside Potential  
The vesting mechanism could lead to a 15%-25% increase in the DAO’s valuation due to reduced sell pressure and improved market sentiment.  

#### 📉 Risk Factors  
If market conditions do not improve or if stakeholders resist the change, the expected benefits of reduced volatility and increased valuation may not materialize.

## Content

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### Summary

This proposal introduces a 3-week vesting period for all DAO payments, where payments will unvest linearly starting from day 1. This mechanism aims to strengthen the DAO's tokenomics, reduce market volatility, and position the DAO for sustainable growth.

### Rationale

The current structure of immediate payments introduces potential risks that could affect the DAO's token valuation and overall market stability. By transitioning to a 3-week vesting mechanism, we can mitigate these risks while promoting a more robust and predictable ecosystem.

The primary goals of this proposal are to:

1. **Discourage Market Manipulation**
    
    Vesting ensures that payment recipients cannot immediately liquidate their tokens, reducing the likelihood of large trades impacting market dynamics. This also minimizes scenarios where trade delegates and sellers interact unfavorably in order books, preserving market integrity.
    
2. **Support Price Growth**
    
    By slowing the release of tokens back into circulation, vesting creates a buffer period that allows the DAO's token price to stabilize and potentially grow. The reduced immediate supply of tokens can enhance confidence among market participants, fostering a positive valuation trajectory.

### Implementation Details

- **Vesting Schedule:**
    
    All payments made by the DAO, including rewards and compensations, will vest over a 3-week period. The vesting will follow a linear schedule, where a proportional amount of tokens will unvest daily starting from day 1.
    
- **Mechanism:**
    
    Payments will be distributed via a token streaming contract. This ensures that recipients gain incremental access to their tokens, maintaining liquidity while aligning their interests with the DAO's long-term growth.

### Benefits

1. **Increased DAO Valuation**
    
    The vesting mechanism encourages recipients to hold their tokens longer, reducing immediate sell pressure. This stability can contribute to more consistent token demand, positively influencing the DAO's valuation.
    
2. **Aligned Incentives**
    
    Recipients of DAO payments will have a vested interest in the success of the DAO over the vesting period. This aligns their motivations with the DAO’s long-term objectives, creating a more cohesive and engaged community.
    
3. **Market Confidence**
    
    A controlled token release mechanism signals to the market that the DAO is committed to sustainable growth and responsible token distribution. This can attract new participants and investors seeking long-term value creation.

### Expected Outcomes

By implementing this vesting mechanism, we anticipate the following positive outcomes:

- A reduction in short-term market volatility.
- Gradual and sustained price appreciation for the DAO’s token.
- Enhanced community trust and broader participation in DAO activities.

### Valuation Assumtions & Calculations

If the **current selling pressure is 80%**, meaning that 80% of the DAO's payments are immediately sold into the market, this significantly increases the impact of sell pressure on the token price and amplifies the potential benefits of the proposed vesting mechanism.

### Assumptions:

1. **Weekly Payments and Liquidations**:
    - Weekly payments = **3,000 USDC worth of tokens**.
    - Current selling pressure = **80%**, or **2,400 USDC** of tokens sold weekly.
    
    With vesting, only **33% of payments would be liquidated each week** (as payments are streamed linearly over 3 weeks). This reduces sell pressure to **1,000 USDC per week**, a reduction of **1,400 USDC** weekly.
    
2. **Sell Pressure Reduction Impact**:
    - **Immediate Sell Pressure Reduction** = **1,400 USDC/week**.
    - Over 3 weeks, this reduction totals **4,200 USDC**, or approximately **0.81% of the DAO's total market capitalization (518k USDC)**.
    
    In small token markets, even modest reductions in sell pressure (1%-2% of market cap) can lead to price increases due to increased scarcity and reduced downward price pressure.
    
3. **Price Sensitivity**:
    
    A reduction of 1%-2% of market cap in sell pressure could reasonably lead to a **10%-20% price increase**, depending on the market depth and token liquidity.
    
4. **Demand Growth**:
    
    The improved sentiment and confidence generated by vesting could lead to **5%-10% additional demand growth**, compounding the price increase.

### Recalculated Projections:

### Conservative Scenario:

- **Sell Pressure Reduction Impact**: 10% price increase.
- **Demand Growth**: 5% price increase.
- **Total Price Increase = 10% + 5% = 15%.**
    
    New Valuation = **518k × 1.15 = 595.7k USDC**
    
    **Increase = 77.7k USDC (15% growth).**

### Optimistic Scenario:

- **Sell Pressure Reduction Impact**: 15% price increase.
- **Demand Growth**: 10% price increase.
- **Total Price Increase = 15% + 10% = 25%.**
    
    New Valuation = **518k × 1.25 = 647.5k USDC**
    
    **Increase = 129.5k USDC (25% growth).**

### Summary of Outcomes:

| Scenario | Price Increase | New Valuation (USDC) | Increase (USDC) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Conservative | 15% | 595.7k | 77.7k |
| Optimistic | 25% | 647.5k | 129.5k |

### Why This Matters:

1. **High Selling Pressure (80%)**:
    
    The current market dynamics show significant downward pressure from token recipients immediately selling their payments. By introducing vesting, this pressure is reduced by **58% weekly** (from 2,400 USDC to 1,000 USDC), which stabilizes the market.
    
2. **Scarcity Drives Growth**:
    
    Reduced sell pressure leads to a tighter token supply, allowing organic demand to grow without immediate liquidation absorbing the impact. Even modest reductions in sell pressure can cause noticeable price increases in smaller token ecosystems.
    
3. **Compounding Effects**:
    
    The combination of reduced sell pressure and increased demand creates a compounding effect, driving token price appreciation and enhancing the DAO's overall valuation.
    

This vesting mechanism, by smoothing token release and aligning incentives, could unlock a **15%-25% growth** in the DAO’s valuation, benefiting all stakeholders.

### TWAP Calculation:

For the proposal to pass: Current MCAP + 3% = 518.000 + 15.540 = 533,500

For the proposal to fail: < 533.500 USDC MCAP

## Raw Data

- Proposal account: `C2Up9wYYJM1A94fgJz17e3Xsr8jft2qYMwrR6s4ckaKK`
- Proposal number: 6
- DAO account: `9TKh2yav4WpSNkFV2cLybrWZETBWZBkQ6WB6qV9Nt9dJ`
- Proposer: `proPaC9tVZEsmgDtNhx15e7nSpoojtPD3H9h4GqSqB2`
- Autocrat version: 0.3
- Completed: 2024-12-19
- Ended: 2024-12-19


## Key Facts
- IslandDAO weekly DAO payments: 3,000 USDC (2024-12-16)
- IslandDAO pre-vesting sell rate: 80% immediate liquidation (2,400 USDC/week)
- IslandDAO market cap at proposal: 518,000 USDC (2024-12-16)
- Futarchy pass threshold calculation: current MCAP + 3% (533,500 USDC)
- Projected sell pressure reduction: 58% (from 2,400 to 1,000 USDC/week)
- Vesting mechanism: linear unvesting over 3 weeks via token streaming contract
