NetOps WG · Decide the validator subsidy future & pseudo-jailing

The validator subsidy underwrites network liveness and is one of the DAO's most consequential early decisions. The RFC weighs ending it immediately, a phased reduction, or continuing it, alongside an optional pseudo-jailing mechanism to enforce uptime.

Deliverables

• Vote the subsidy timeline (immediate / phased to ~2-month transition / continue).
• Decide whether to implement pseudo-jailing (committee votes, stake-weight thresholds, 70%+ opt-in).
• Address validator-set concentration (top-50 hold ~85% of stake; target ~1% median).
• Survey validators on how many would exit if the subsidy ends.

Dependencies & cross-references

• Governed by Daffy's Radix DAO framework (repo Shadaffy/radix-dao); see the Governance Framework Reference Repo and Charter (Round 1).
• Funded from operating budgets.
• Administered by a subsidy-administration entity.

Sources

• RFC: The Future of the Validator Subsidy & Pseudo Jailing