diff --git a/entities/internet-finance/deans-list-enhance-economic-model.md b/entities/internet-finance/deans-list-enhance-economic-model.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cf2c9baa --- /dev/null +++ b/entities/internet-finance/deans-list-enhance-economic-model.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +--- +type: entity +entity_type: decision_market +name: "Dean's List: Enhancing The Dean's List DAO Economic Model" +domain: internet-finance +status: passed +parent_entity: "[[deans-list]]" +platform: "futardio" +proposer: "IslandDAO" +proposal_url: "https://www.futard.io/proposal/5c2XSWQ9rVPge2Umoz1yenZcAwRaQS5bC4i4w87B1WUp" +proposal_date: 2024-07-18 +resolution_date: 2024-07-22 +category: "treasury" +summary: "Transition from USDC to $DEAN token payments for contributors while maintaining USDC DAO tax to create buy pressure" +tracked_by: rio +created: 2026-03-11 +--- + +# Dean's List: Enhancing The Dean's List DAO Economic Model + +## Summary +The proposal restructures The Dean's List DAO's payment model to charge clients in USDC, use 80% of revenue to purchase $DEAN tokens, distribute those tokens to DAO citizens as payment, and retain 20% DAO tax in USDC. The model aims to create consistent buy pressure on $DEAN while hedging treasury against token volatility. + +## Market Data +- **Outcome:** Passed +- **Proposer:** IslandDAO +- **Resolution:** 2024-07-22 +- **Proposal Account:** 5c2XSWQ9rVPge2Umoz1yenZcAwRaQS5bC4i4w87B1WUp + +## Economic Model +- **Revenue Structure:** 2500 USDC per dApp review, targeting 6 reviews monthly (15,000 USDC/month) +- **Tax Split:** 20% to treasury in USDC (3,000 USDC/month), 80% to $DEAN purchases (12,000 USDC/month) +- **Daily Flow:** 400 USDC daily purchases → ~118,694 $DEAN tokens +- **Sell Pressure:** Assumes 80% of distributed tokens sold by contributors (94,955 $DEAN daily) +- **Net Impact:** Modeled 5.33% FDV increase vs 3% TWAP requirement + +## Significance +This proposal demonstrates futarchy pricing a specific operational business model with quantified buy/sell pressure dynamics. The structured approach—USDC revenue → token purchases → contributor distribution → partial sell-off—creates a measurable feedback loop between DAO operations and token price. The 20% USDC tax hedge shows hybrid treasury management within futarchy governance. + +## Relationship to KB +- [[deans-list]] - treasury and payment restructuring +- MetaDAOs-Autocrat-program-implements-futarchy-through-conditional-token-markets-where-proposals-create-parallel-pass-and-fail-universes-settled-by-time-weighted-average-price-over-a-three-day-window - TWAP settlement mechanics +- [[futarchy-markets-can-price-cultural-spending-proposals-by-treating-community-cohesion-and-brand-equity-as-token-price-inputs]] - operational model pricing