Delegate Guide

Delegate Guide

Delegate Rules of Engagement

This document outlines the expectations, responsibilities, and values that should guide interactions within the Obol Collective governance community, including the Obol Forum, Discord, and working group meetings. This Code of Conduct will be reviewed periodically to incorporate feedback and adapt to governance needs. Any changes require community approval through the governance process.

Please review these principles carefully to ensure alignment with the Obol Collective’s vision and commitment to a decentralized and sustainable ecosystem.

Please read the rules of engagement on the forum here.

Governance Toolkit

These tools or their uses may change over time as governance evolves. For example, additional user interfaces dedicated to governance may be developed. Likewise, while voting currently takes place on-chain through the Governance Contract, some successful votes are administered and implemented by the Obol Association, which should not be the case indefinitely.

Please see the toolkit on the forum here.

Delegates’ Role in the RAF

The role of Delegates in the RAF is to allocate votes to projects that have made substantial positive impact on the Obol Collective’s Decentralized Operator Ecosystem. Vote allocation is proportional to the Delegates’ delegated power. To determine the funding amounts, the quadratic funding mechanism is used, to ensure a balanced and equitable distribution of influence.

Visit read the delegate guide on the forum.

Delegate Compensation

Starting August 2025, active delegates will be eligible for compensation based on their participation and contributions. This is determined using the Delegate Reputation Score (DRS): a scoring system that evaluates each delegate’s voting, rationale, and forum activity. Only delegates with a score of 65 or higher will qualify for rewards.

For full details on DRS and how compensation works, see the Delegate Reputation Score & Compensation page.