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# Governance Requirments

The GAYA governance model ensures fair and decentralized decision-making by leveraging a staking-based system.

1. Minimum Stake for Voting: Users must stake 10,000 GayaCoins to participate in governance, ensuring only invested participants influence decisions.
2. Proposal Submission Threshold: Proposals require at least 50,000 GayaCoins staked to be eligible for community voting.
3. Voting Formula: GAYA uses Quadratic Voting to balance influence:\
   Voting Power = (Tokens Staked)1/2\
   This prevents large holders from disproportionately affecting decisions.\
   \
   Example:

* User A stakes 10,000 GayaCoins: Voting Power = 10,000 ½ = 100 
* User B stakes 40,000 GayaCoins: Voting Power = 40,000½  = 200 

This governance structure ensures meaningful participation while avoiding dominance by any single entity.

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