Governance and Security Concerns

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Describes on‑chain Tezos governance with concrete numbers and lessons: a production network with 500 bakers and roughly a $800M market cap, one real upgrade vote that achieves high turnout, and a working delegation system — delegation worked for a non‑contentious decision. Straw polls and off‑chain lightweight forums fail to represent voters. Recommends modular rules: different voting thresholds and time windows by change type, legal and security reviews, fast‑track fixes, and explicit quorum controls for large stakeholders.

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1. 0:00Blockchain governance challenges
2. 2:26Tezos governance model
3. 7:01Security vs stakeholder conflicts
4. 13:23Decentralization vs formal governance
5. 18:14Social contracts vs enforcement
6. 20:40Q&A

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