# Governance - Mesh Services & Decentralized Operations
# NodeZero Funchal

## Overview
The governance layer manages the decentralized operations of NodeZero Funchal,
combining Nostr-based Bitcoin governance with community-driven mesh services.

## Governance Model
### Stakeholders
- Businesses, Drivers, Producers have a stake based on reputation and percentage of trade
- Voting weight proportional to stake and residency duration
- Minimum stake: 1M BTC/Month trade
- 90 days to first metric

### DAO Council
- 13 elected council members
- 2-year terms, max 2 consecutive terms
- Responsibilities: node deployment, treasury, service fees, disputes

### Mesh Services Board
- 5 technical experts elected for infrastructure governance
- Protocol updates, network tuning, hardware standards, security

## Service Layer
### Mesh Services
| Service | Protocol | Port |
|-----|--|
| Ride Dispatch | MQTT | 1883 |
| Housing Bookings | gRPC | 50051 |
| Delivery Routing | gRPC | 50052 |
| Commerce Registry | HTTP/3 | 8080 |
| Workforce Platform | gRPC | 50053 |
| Credential Store | gRPC | 50054 |
| Treasury | RPC | 8332 |
| Governance | gRPC | 50055 |

### Service Mesh
- Service discovery via mesh gossip
- Circuit breakers for fault isolation
- Rate limiting per service
- Health monitoring with auto-restart
- Configuration management

## Treasury
### BTC Treasury
- Primary treasury on Bitcoin
- Lightning treasury for operations
- Stablecoin reserve for volatility hedging
- Allocation: Hardware 40%, Operations 25%, Incentives 15%, Expansion 10%, Contingency 10%

### Treasury Management
- Multi-signature wallet for major decisions
- Automated monthly distributions
- Community proposal system
- Nostr-relay anchored treasury records

## Voting Mechanisms
### On-Chain Voting
- Method: Bitcoin via Nostr relay chains
- Quorum: 51% of total stake
- Pass threshold: >=60% affirmative
- Min votes: 1000 participants

### Off-Chain Voting
- Mesh-based polling for operational decisions
- Minor parameter adjustments
- Service fee updates

### Proposal Types
| Type | Scope | Quorum | Vote Time |
|------|------|
| Standard | Service parameters | 30% | 7 days |
| Important | Node deployment, treasury | 51% | 14 days |
| Core | Protocol changes, >EUR 100K | 60% | 30 days |

## Financial Flow
### Income
1. Node validation fees
2. Service mesh usage fees
3. Merchant transaction fees (0.1%)
4. Tourist mesh passes
5. External grants

### Expenditure
1. Hardware procurement (40%)
2. Operations & maintenance (25%)
3. Community incentives (15%)
4. Expansion fund (10%)
5. Contingency (10%)

## Dispute Resolution
### Three Levels
1. Mediation (Mesh Council) - 7 days, free
2. Arbitration (DAO Council) - 14 days, 10 NFTZ fee
3. On-chain Arbitration - 30 days, final binding

## Evolution Path
| Phase | Model | Budget |
|-------|--|
| Phase 1 | Council-led | EUR 500K |
| Phase 2 | DAO transition | EUR 2M |
| Phase 3 | Full DAO | EUR 10M |
| Phase 4 | Autonomous | EUR 25M+ |