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DeSo Governance

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Changes to the DeSo blockchain happen according to upgrades to its Revolution PoS consensus mechanism, which is described in detail and , with all current validators and their staking percentages listed on .

In simple terms, anyone can submit an upgrade to , but an upgrade to the DeSo blockchain goes through only if 2/3rds of the validators (weighted by stake) upgrade their software before a particular block height. This is similar to how other Proof of Stake blockchains work, such as Ethereum, and it ensures that changes to the blockchain get heavy oversight and buy-in from the major economic players in the ecosystem before they go through.

For the avoidance of doubt, it is impossible to upgrade the DeSo blockchain without a 2/3rds stake-weighted majority accepting the changes, noting that the DeSo blockchain is , and that no individual owns more than 20% of the DESO in existence. Learn about the key repos and how the code works (outdated but good) and .

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