Governance and Decentralization

Socious employs both SOCIO tokens and non-transferable Impact Score credentials (via Hyperledger Identus) to manage governance and voting rights. This dual system enables community members to participate in on-chain decisions regarding funding allocation, partnerships, and platform development.

Voting Power Structure

The platform calculates voting power using a formula combining the square root of SOCIO holdings, Impact Score, and topic-specific expertise. This approach employs quadratic voting to mitigate concentration of power while recognizing meaningful contributions.

Socious Experts Role

Members achieving Impact Scores above 10,000 become “Socious Experts,” empowered to verify impact organizations, review reported content, and resolve disputes. A randomly selected panel of three experts evaluates each decision, receiving SOCIO rewards for participation. This structure replaces centralized company decision-making with distributed expert judgment.

Dispute Resolution Process

When disagreements arise between organizations and contributors, either party may submit a dispute with a staked SOCIO amount. A three-member expert panel reviews the case, with winning parties receiving reimbursement and judges sharing the losing party’s stake.

Path to Full Decentralization

While maintaining current core leadership for rapid adaptation and ecosystem building, Socious plans gradual transition toward complete decentralization. As organizational milestones progress, team decision-making authority will systematically diminish.