April 25, 2025 — After a year of vibrant activity with hundreds of millions of $JUP staked and nearly 400,000 wallets participating in voting, Jupiter DAO, the legislative body of the Jupiter community, officially enters a new development phase with numerous reforms aimed at enhancing governance efficiency and increasing independence from the development team.
Considered one of the pioneering DAOs in the blockchain ecosystem, Jupiter DAO has introduced initiatives such as Work Groups, Active Staking Rewards, and Planetary Calls, laying the foundation for a community governance model. However, this innovation journey has also come with significant challenges.
The Jupiter team acknowledges that the lack of clarity in roles between the DAO and the development team has reduced operational efficiency. Organizing too many small votes, unrealistic expectations about direct democracy, and efforts to satisfy all users are areas that need clear improvement.
Towards a Mature and Independent Jupiter DAO
In the next two years, the Jupiter team aims to gradually transfer governance to the DAO through a Progressive Independence Roadmap. Some key milestones include:
- Standardizing proposal and voting processes
- Transferring treasury control to DAO members
- Establishing clear legal framework for the DAO
- Building independent and transparent funding mechanisms
- Periodic reporting on community-created value
The DAO will continue to use its treasury to fund activities that promote the Jupiter product, expand the community, and spread core ideas globally. Unlike many DAOs focused on resource preservation, Jupiter DAO aims at expansion and growth, acting as a primary social infrastructure in a permissionless on-chain economy.
While the DAO plays a strategic planning and community will manifestation role, the Jupiter team will continue to focus on product development, protocol fee management, and token utility design. Topics unrelated to treasury or social delegation will not require DAO voting, helping to optimize performance and avoid resource dispersion.
With an initial budget of 10 million USDC and 100 million $JUP, plus an additional commitment of 10 million USDC in the next two years, Jupiter DAO will have sufficient tools to become financially independent. After the two-year mark, the DAO will also have access to the Litterbox Trust – a fund holding 50% of Jupiter's protocol fees (currently equivalent to 32 million $JUP).
Any expenditure over $10,000 from the DAO will need to be publicly disclosed on the Jupiter Research Forum and be subject to quarterly reporting. Work Groups and funded individuals will be evaluated based on their contribution to the DAO's mission, with the goal of forming a self-organizing and transparent talent network.
If approved by the community, Jupiter DAO will move towards redefining its entire scope and role: from budget processes that don't require full voting to community leadership development mechanisms and sustainable funding initiatives.
With a clear direction and specific roadmap, Jupiter DAO is gradually emerging as a new model for community governance in the Web3 world — where user voices are not just heard, but become a real driving force for change in the decentralized digital economy.
