Proposal: Treasury Allocation Strategy for VOLT Reserves

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Proposal: Treasury Allocation Strategy for VOLT Reserves

Following the transition to a capped, treasury-funded model, Voltage now holds ~3.83 billion VOLT in reserves. With emissions paused since February 2025 and no new minting planned, it’s time to decide how these funds will be used moving forward.

This proposal presents three community-driven options for distributing or burning the remaining treasury balance. All options prioritize long-term sustainability, reduced dilution, and increased value for VOLT holders.

Please choose one option below:

:ballot_box_with_ballot: Voting Options

Option 1: Distribute 90%, Keep 10%

:white_check_mark: Distribute 90% (~3.45B VOLT) to the MasterChef contract to fund:

  • Liquidity mining campaigns
  • Staking programs
  • Ecosystem incentive programs

:locked: Keep 10% (~383M VOLT) in treasury for:

  • Future protocol upgrades
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Operational flexibility

Total Supply After Execution: ~8.73B VOLT

Best for sustained yield and flexibility with modest deflationary pressure.

Option 2: Distribute 45% Burn 45%, Keep 10%

:white_check_mark: Distribute 45% (~1.72B VOLT) to the MasterChef contract to fund:

  • Liquidity mining campaigns
  • Staking programs
  • Ecosystem incentive programs

:fire: Burn 45% (~1.72B VOLT) permanently from circulation

:locked: Keep 10% (~383M VOLT) in treasury for:

  • Future protocol upgrades
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Operational flexibility

Total Supply After Execution: ~7B VOLT

A balanced approach offering yield and meaningful deflation to support both users and holders.

Option 3: Burn 80%, Distribute 10%, Keep 10%

:fire: Burn 80% (~3.06B VOLT) from the treasury — permanently removing it from circulation

:white_check_mark: Distribute 10% (~383M VOLT) to the MasterChef contract to fund:

  • Liquidity mining campaigns
  • Staking programs
  • Ecosystem incentive programs

:locked: Keep 10% (~383M VOLT) in the treasury for:

  • Future protocol upgrades
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Operational flexibility

A radical move to transform VOLT into a pure store-of-value token with maximum scarcity.

Cast Your Vote

Each of these options represents a different path forward for the VOLT ecosystem, whether through growth-focused incentives, deflationary pressure, or a combination of both.

Please choose one option below:

  • Option 1: Distribute 90%, Keep 10%
  • Option 2: Distribute 45% Burn 45%, Keep 10%
  • Option 3: Burn 80%, Distribute 10%, Keep 10%
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Having 2 votes doesn’t seem a good idea unless it’s a ranking vote (2points for the 1st vote, 1point for the 2nd vote). A general vote for 2 options won’t really show which is the preferred option for voters

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With Option 2 - lets just set Total Supply to 7b and clean it up. Seems a bit nicer than Total Supply = 7015430238.

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@fuseprime hey! Thank you for the comments. Good catch. It’s supposed to be a general vote with just one option to choose from (i’ll specify this in text since the poll settings cannot be changed once live). I see Option 2 is the favorite among voters, however if we find that two options get same amount of votes we will create another poll to choose between the two most popular options. Generally this is a temperature check so good to see which options are favoured, the decisive vote will be cast on-chain with only one option to choose.

Also, updating the total supply number to 7b to be cleaner.

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