Kokonut Moloch DAO is the treasury engine that makes community ownership enforceable.
The Kokonut Moloch DAO is the capital and governance engine of Kokonut Network. It is the live on-chain system on Gnosis Chain that holds the treasury, governs farm funding, mints membership tokens, burns exiting shares, and protects every capital-contributing member through rage-quit. Kokonut does not ask members to trust an administrator, a company wallet, or the Core Team. Treasury actions require passed proposals. Membership is minted through DAO approval. Capital can exit through rage-quit. Governance rights are enforced by contracts instead of promises.Capital contribution is one path into Kokonut. Contributors without capital can start through Guilds and earn standing through verified work.
DAO at a glance
The Moloch DAO is the capital path. The Kokonut Guilds DAO is the contribution path. Together, they separate financial commitment from domain expertise so both capital and work can be recognized.
Why Moloch?
Kokonut uses the Moloch DAO pattern because it solves a specific governance problem: how can a group coordinate capital without trusting a central operator? Moloch DAOs have no administrators and no trusted intermediaries. Decisions are made through proposals that execute against treasury or vault contracts. No individual — including the Kokonut Core Team — can move funds, mint tokens, burn tokens, or change governance parameters without a passed community vote.No unilateral treasury control
Treasury actions require proposals. The Main Treasury is controlled by DAO execution, not a private multisig controlled by the Core Team.
Membership by proposal
New $vKKN holders are admitted through the governance process. Stablecoin tribute enters the treasury only if the proposal passes.
Exit is built in
Members can rage-quit with their proportional share of the treasury if they disagree with the DAO’s direction or a passed proposal.
Core mechanics
DAO components
Tokens
Both Kokonut DAO tokens are soulbound. They cannot be transferred, sold, delegated, or traded on the open market.Infrastructure contracts
How membership works
Membership in the Kokonut Moloch DAO is open to anyone willing to contribute stablecoins to the treasury and pass the DAO’s membership proposal process.Prepare your tribute
Decide how many $vKKN tokens you want to request. Each token is backed 1:1 by a real coconut tree and grants 1 vote on on-chain proposals.You will need:
- A Web3 wallet connected to Gnosis Chain
- Stablecoins on Gnosis Chain for the tribute
- A small amount of xDAI for gas
- The current membership proposal parameters
Submit a membership proposal
Navigate to link.kokonut.network/dao and submit a membership proposal specifying your tribute amount and the $vKKN you are requesting.The proposal enters the broader Kokonut governance process: a drafting and feedback window, followed by on-chain voting on DAOHaus.
Community review and vote
Members review the proposal, discuss it, and vote on it. On-chain voting uses the rule: 1 $vKKN = 1 vote.For onboarding proposals, quorum is intentionally permissionless: any level of participation produces a valid result, and the proposal needs a majority “For” vote to pass.
Grace period opens
After a membership proposal passes, the grace period begins before execution. Existing members who disagree with the new membership can rage-quit with their proportional treasury share before the proposal executes.
Tokens minted, membership confirmed
Once the grace period closes and the proposal executes, your stablecoin tribute enters the treasury, and your $vKKN tokens are minted to your wallet.You now have voting rights, eligibility for proposal sponsorship, rage-quit protection, access to DAO coordination, and visibility into farm funding and MRV data.
No capital? Start with Guilds. Contributors can complete useful work, earn Guild Points, and become eligible for Loot token awards through Moloch DAO proposals. Loot carries economic rights without requiring a stablecoin tribute.
The membership flow
How rage-quit works
Rage-quit is the capital-protection mechanism that sets the Kokonut DAO apart from traditional investment structures. It gives members an enforceable right of exit.Voting power distribution
Kokonut DAO is designed so members control the DAO structurally, not symbolically.
This distribution is enforced at the contract level. The Core Team’s 0% voting power is not a policy preference — it is a structural governance choice.
What $vKKN holders can do
Capital path vs contribution path
Kokonut separates two forms of commitment:
Both paths are important. Capital funds the network. Contributors make the network real.
What is live, and what is still developing
Trust checklist
Before joining, a prospective member should be able to answer:- Do I understand that $vKKN is soulbound and non-transferable?
- Do I understand the current tribute rate and membership parameters?
- Do I understand that stablecoin tribute enters the DAO treasury if the proposal passes?
- Do I understand rage-quit and the 66% retention threshold?
- Do I understand that DAO participation involves governance responsibility, not passive ownership?
- Have I inspected the treasury, DAO page, and live farm data?
- Have I considered whether the Guild contribution path is a better fit than the capital path?
Next steps
DAO Architecture
Understand how the Moloch DAO fits into the five-layer Kokonut Network stack: governance, logic, execution, production, and infrastructure.
Kokonut Guilds DAO
Start through contribution instead of capital. Earn Guild Points through useful work and become eligible for Loot through DAO proposal.
Governance Framework
Review drafting windows, voting duration, quorum, retention threshold, proposal stages, and execution rules.
Proposal Templates
Use ready-to-adapt templates for membership, farm funding, Guild bounties, Framework upgrades, and partnerships.
Adelphi Farm
Inspect the first live farm the network is building around: 15,725 m², public MRV, and community-first regenerative production.
Live Farm Data
Explore harvest records, MRV events, farm milestones, and impact data connected to Adelphi.