We voted FOR this staking pilot. By aligning the interests of tokenholders with a healthy governance system, staking helps strengthen the protocol’s security and the token’s value. Staking is positioned to be a foundational element of the ZK token, as described in Part 1 of the ZK token proposal and elaborated further in the ZKnomics Roadmap vision.
That said, it’s important to ensure that every actor in the system is properly incentivized — including active delegates. With this in mind, we would like to highlight the value of configuring a portion of staking rewards to flow to delegates.
Tokenholders sharing staking rewards with delegates serves as a programmatic mechanism to ensure that those who consistently participate in governance—voting on proposals, voting, contributing context and ideas, and shaping long-term direction—are also rewarded.
If rewards accrue only to tokenholders, active delegates are left without any economic alignment. While tokenholders can choose to self-delegate, experience across other DAOs shows that large holders often do not have the bandwidth or sustained interest required for ongoing governance participation.
We are excited about this staking pilot and are happy to provide feedback and support along the way!