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title: "Muan Protocol"
url: "https://radix.wiki/ecosystem/muan-protocol"
version: "1.3.0"
updated: 2026-08-13
last_verified: 2026-08-13
license: CC-BY-4.0
license_url: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
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# Muan Protocol

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| **Type** | On-Chain Governance Framework |
| **Status** | In development (mainnet interface paused pending V2) |
| **Website** | [muanprotocol.com](https://muanprotocol.com) |
| **Category** | DAO Governance / DeFi |
| **Network** | Radix Mainnet (+ Stokenet testnet) |
| **Builder** | Sentura |

## Overview

[Muan Protocol](https://muanprotocol.com) is an on-chain DAO governance and decentralized voting framework built on [Radix](/contents/tech/core-protocols/radix-engine). Organizations use it to manage members, vote on proposals, and execute decisions directly on-ledger. Its distinguishing design is that a governance vault physically holds the authority [badges](/contents/tech/core-concepts/badges) it controls, rather than that authority being wired into each individual contract – a pattern made possible by Radix's asset-oriented resource model. The framework is built by the studio **Sentura**.

## How It Works

- **Voting types** – binary (For/Against) and ranked-choice voting, with Sentiment or Intent modes. Voting power can be measured in fungible tokens or [Liquid Stake Units (LSUs)](/contents/tech/core-concepts/liquid-stake-units), with optional time-weighted multipliers.
- **Vote NFTs** – a member deposits tokens once into a Vote NFT and can then participate in multiple proposals simultaneously, and delegate voting power while retaining token ownership. The announced V2 design replaces this deposit step with snapshot voting (see below).
- **On-ledger execution** – Intent proposals can execute real on-ledger actions automatically once approved by the community.
- **Treasury** – a built-in treasury supports payment streams and recurring instruction-set actions for scheduled on-chain operations.

A separate [Stokenet testnet instance](https://testnet.muanprotocol.com) lets teams trial governance setups before deploying to mainnet.

## V2 Rebuild and Mainnet Pause (2026)

On 2 August 2026 the team announced in the main [Radix Telegram channel](https://t.me/radix_dlt/997068) that the mainnet frontend was being paused until the next version of the protocol is ready, giving the reason as "basically no users" on the current version. Anyone who spent network fees creating a V1 Vote NFT is being reimbursed.

The [upgrade notice on the project's site](https://muanprotocol.com) states the same position in more detail: the app is offline while the next version is prepared for mainnet, and Vote NFTs, deposits, governances and proposals remain as they are on the Radix ledger, with only the interface paused. Everyone who created a Vote NFT or a governance is reimbursed for the creation cost, and no action is required from holders in the meantime. The [Stokenet testnet instance](https://testnet.muanprotocol.com) stays available.

The headline feature of the new version is **snapshot voting**: voting power is measured from the balance a member held at a fixed past instant, with nothing deposited, locked or moved, so tokens stay in the wallet and stay transferable. This removes the deposit step of the V1 design, in which a member deposits tokens into a Vote NFT before voting. The project states that full details follow at launch.

## Component-Level Execution Engine

On 13 August 2026, Nicolai of **Sentura** [described the framework’s execution layer](https://t.me/radix_dlt/998124) in the main Radix Telegram channel. A Muan component can execute arbitrary transactions from the component level, addressing any other component, account, [validator node](/contents/tech/core-concepts/validator-nodes) or metadata setting; the stated exception is calls that publish new packages, which the engine cannot make. The capability rests on the same property as the governance vault described above — on [Radix](/contents/tech/core-protocols/radix-engine), the authority to make a call is a [badge](/contents/tech/core-concepts/badges) a component can hold, so the component itself can be the actor rather than a key held by a person.

Within Muan, this is what carries out an approved Intent proposal on-ledger. In the same message the builder said he is considering publishing the execution engine as a standalone component, and asked the channel for use cases beyond Muan’s own — which he summarised as democratizing access. No release date or repository was given.

## External Links

- [Muan Protocol – Official Website](https://muanprotocol.com)
- [Muan Protocol – Documentation](https://muanprotocol.com/docs)
- [Muan Protocol – Stokenet Testnet](https://testnet.muanprotocol.com)
- [Muan Studio – X (Twitter)](https://x.com/muan_studio)

## See also

- [Caper](/ecosystem/caper) – on-chain DAO governance and treasury with a built-in exit right