{"ID":2824434,"CreatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.23618","arxiv_id":"2512.23618","title":"Verifiable Off-Chain Governance","abstract":"Current DAO governance praxis limits organizational expressivity and reduces complex organizational decisions to token-weighted voting due to on-chain computational limits. This paper proposes verifiable off-chain computation (leveraging Verifiable Services, TEEs, and ZK proofs) as a framework to transcend these constraints while maintaining cryptoeconomic security. This paper explores three novel governance mechanisms: (1) attestation-based systems that compute multi-dimensional stakeholder legitimacy, (2) collective intelligence through verifiable preference processing, and (3) autonomous policy execution via Policy-as-Code. The framework provides architectural specifications, security models, and implementation considerations for DAOs seeking higher-resolution expressivity and increased operational efficiency, with validation from pioneering implementations demonstrating practical viability.","short_abstract":"Current DAO governance praxis limits organizational expressivity and reduces complex organizational decisions to token-weighted voting due to on-chain computational limits. This paper proposes verifiable off-chain computation (leveraging Verifiable Services, TEEs, and ZK proofs) as a framework to transcend these constr...","url_abs":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.23618","url_pdf":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.23618v1","authors":"[\"Jake Hartnell\",\"Eugenio Battaglia\"]","published":"2025-12-29T17:24:10Z","proceeding":"cs.GT","tasks":"[\"cs.GT\",\"cs.CE\"]","methods":"[\"Generative Adversarial Network\"]","has_code":false}