What if…
…and I know this is crazy…
But what if, we just used the tools available to us today to ensure more accountability for every single treasury spend, whether it be bounties or proposals…
Let me say it again: What if instead of giving bounties millions at a time and proposals a ton of funds up-front, what if we just used scheduled payouts tied to milestones?
We have a proposal up that demonstrates exactly what that looks like: $0 up-front. Scheduled payouts all tied to verifiable milestone deliveries. Payouts 50 days AFTER milestone delivery so anyone can cancel/delay them if milestones are underwhelming.
The best part?
We built a UI where anyone with a polkadot wallet can easily cancel/delay scheduled payouts. If the community agrees with their cancel/delay proposal: they earn! Meaning we have a decentralized army of treasury guardians that are finally holding projects accountable. Interests are aligned.
It is time to turn up the accountability in OpenGov! More $ for teams that deliver.
More reading: Treasury Guardianship
We talk about how bounties specifically can make use of scheduled payouts here.