Proposals are the governance mechanism of the bostrom blockchain, enabling neurons to submit, discuss, and vote on changes to the cyber protocol. Every proposal follows an on-chain lifecycle from deposit to voting to execution.
A proposal begins when a neuron submits it with an initial deposit of tokens. Other participants can add to the deposit until it reaches the minimum threshold, at which point the voting period opens for all staked neurons and their delegators.
Voting options include yes, no, no-with-veto, and abstain. The outcome depends on reaching quorum, passing the approval threshold, and staying below the veto threshold. Proposals that pass with veto result in the deposit being burned.
Proposals cover a wide range of governance actions: parameter changes to adjust protocol behavior, community pool spend requests to fund development or marketing, software upgrade plans to coordinate chain upgrades, and text proposals for signaling community intent.
Validators play a key role in governance because their votes apply to all tokens delegated to them unless individual delegators override with their own votes. This creates a representative governance dynamic within the cyber network.
The proposal history on bostrom records the evolving consensus of the community about protocol direction, resource allocation, and technical priorities.
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