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Const has proposed a new decentralized governance system for Bittensor that could move the network toward fully onchain decision-making as early as this summer.
The proposal introduces a two-stage governance framework designed to replace more centralized coordination with a process where proposals are approved, reviewed, and executed entirely onchain.
At the center of the proposal is a three-member committee called the Triumvirate, which would act as Bittensor’s fast decision-making layer. Governance proposals would first pass through the Triumvirate, where two of three votes would be required for approval or rejection within a seven-day decision window. Approved proposals would then enter a broader review phase, where automatically selected validators and subnet builders could accelerate, slow, or cancel execution before changes take effect.
Under the proposed rules, 75% approval would fast-track a proposal, while 51% rejection would cancel it entirely. Neutral sentiment would leave proposals on a default execution timeline.
Unlike traditional token-voting DAOs, the proposal introduces a dynamic delay system where governance participants influence not only whether changes happen, but also how quickly they should occur. Review participants would be selected automatically through onchain criteria.
Review participants would be selected automatically through onchain criteria. The Economic collective, which represents validators responsible for securing the network, would consist of top validator coldkeys selected through smoothed stake metrics. Meanwhile, the Building collective, which represents subnet operators actively building within the ecosystem, would include mature subnet owners ranked by subnet performance. Both groups would rotate every 60 days.
The proposal also includes safeguards intended to reduce governance abuse, including frozen voter snapshots, proposal queue limits, and a requirement that all proposals pass through the same governance pipeline rather than bypassing review.
While the initial rollout is intentionally narrow, the framework is designed to expand over time, potentially supporting emergency governance tracks, delegator participation, and additional voting systems.
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