D-QUORUM neuron ID = 4713806069430754115
We’re excited to share this decentralization initiative with you… D-QUORUM is a special NNS neuron in that it’s owned by the NNS itself. This can be confirmed using the NNS governance canister.
steps to verify (click to expand)
- Click
list_neurons
to see API details…
- Fill out the necessary fields, including the D-QUORUM neuron ID, then click ∞ Call…
- Observe the controller of the neuron… rrkah-fqaaa-aaaaa-aaaaq-cai
- Verifying that this matches the NNS governance canister principal
This is a symbolic gesture. There’s not currently a type of proposal that allows the NNS as a whole to vote and modify this neuron (even though it’s owned by the NNS). Nevertheless, the symbol is meaningful. The idea of D-QUORUM is that it cannot be controlled by an individual, and instead it faithfully follows the preferences of the NNS as a whole.
The NNS can hold elections for preferable NNS reviewers. This occurred for the first time several months ago.
NNS election results (click to expand)
- IC OS Version Election, for which the NNS elected:
- Zenith Code via this motion proposal
- CodeGov via this motion proposal
- Participant Management & Node Admin, for which the NNS elected:
- CodeGov via this motion proposal
- Aviate Labs via this motion proposal
- Subnet Management, for which the NNS elected:
- CodeGov via this motion proposal
- LORIMER via this motion proposal
- Protocol Canister Management, for which the NNS elected:
- WaterNeuron via this motion proposal
- CodeGov via this motion proposal
The initial followee configuration for D-QUORUM is to:
- Follow DFINITY for every topic (except the private ‘manage neuron’ topic - see ‘Founding D-QUORUM Committee’ below),
- and additionally to Follow the elected reviewers for the special topics described above (see ‘NNS election results’).
This followee configuration can be confirmed using the NNS governance canister (by inspecting the same output that contains the controller information - see ‘steps to verify’ above).
Founding D-QUORUM Committee
As described, no means has been implemented for the NNS as a whole to directly modify a neuron (even when the formal controller is the NNS itself). This means that there’s a need for a committee to observe the will of the NNS, and faithfully ensure that this will is actioned on the neuron (by changing the followees according to election results). These D-QUORUM co-founders are followees of the ‘manage neuron’ topic, which is a special private topic that only the neuron followees can see, allowing them to modify the neuron by consensus.
This committee has representation from DFINITY, other ecosystem devs, in addition to well-informed and passionate members of the community.
D-QUORUM Co-founder Commitment
I will serve the NNS as a co-founder of the D-QUORUM known neuron, until such a time that I wish to step down from my role, and/or such a time that the NNS wishes all members of the D-QUORUM founding committee to step down (leaving the NNS with exclusive control of the D-QUORUM neuron). Until then, I will faithfully respect the overall preferences indicated by the NNS. These preferences are indicated either by NNS-wide proposal-reviewer elections, or by a mechanism yet to be established and agreed by the NNS.
As a D-QUORUM co-founder, clicking I will in the poll below represents my alignment with this statement.
- I will
(do not use this poll if you’re not on the founding committee)
The D-QUORUM founding committee (alphabetical order)
- Alex Lorimer
- Known neuron LORIMER, full-stack Software Developer, and diligent voter. “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” I think the IC is the solution, and I’m very driven to try and help it succeed.
- 11086350816921594616
- Dan Ostrovsky
- Founder of Internet Identity Labs (aka NFID Labs)
- 11236854696435937731
- Jeremy Fholer
- I have worked in the electrical and telecommunications industry for the past 20 years. I am the owner of a commercial electrical contracting company. I am a free speech absolutist and an advocate for transparent decentralized governance. I have been involved in the ecosystem for the last two years. I don’t have any developer experience but I recently started the developer journey tutorial on the IC. I’m excited to learn. I love vigerous debates and encourage all stakeholders to let their voices be heard. I will faithfully respect the overall preferences indicated by the NNS.
- 940995436012682704
- Jerry Banfield
- YouTuber, crypto investor, and music producer in St Petersburg, Florida!
- 7902983898778678943
- Krzysztof Żelazko
- An early investor in the Internet Computer Protocol, he actively shapes ICP governance and its strategic direction. As Governance Lead for ICP Hub Poland, he champions inclusive, decentralized decision-making, ensuring that voices from the Polish community are effectively represented on the global stage. With a combined background in National Security and Management, he brings a unique perspective to the Network Nervous System, where he consistently submits proposals and casts votes to promote transparency, resilience, and sustainable governance. As a co-founder of D-QUORUM, he helps guide collective decisions that advance decentralization, and through the Neurons’ Fund, he reinvests all rewards into the network, underscoring his dedication to the long-term stability and growth of the ICP ecosystem.
- 5944070935127277981
- Léo Kazz
- Engineer
- 5371276303191057244
- Luca Bertelli - ilbert
- Reviewer in CodeGov, contributed to the IC protocol with the IC WebSocket integration and active developer in the IC community
- 14998600334911702241
- Marco Walz
- Marco recently joined DFINITY as Senior Developer Relations Engineer. He is passionate about new technologies and inventions that will make our all lives better and more comfortable. He believes that decentralized networks, in particular ICP, have the potential to change the world. He will act on his own behalf to ensure that D-QUORUM will enforce the opinions of the broader ICP community.
- 967345677878189687
- Radu Daniel
- Hello I am Radu Daniel. My passions are: philosophy, human behavior, social systems. These made me tip my fingers in: marketing > management, entrepreneurship and finally #blockchain which I see a as huge mecanism design global playground. Around IC involved with TAGGR.network - IRL I run a marketing business, and tipped my fingers in a culture hiring website cv30.co; and a collaborative cashflow forecasting & tracking app finecashflow.com (http://finecashflow.com/). I have a preference for fast paced & progressive environments, which emphasize critical thinking while keeping aware of our limitations. Also value a lot quality divergent conversations with constructive people. Sometimes we need to break some eggs to make an omelet.
- 3946849296613344209
- Remco - rem.codes
- Fullstack developer on the IC
- 4559210411201864972
- Rok - Aligatorr
- Developer, TAGGR stalwart, reviewer and developer. I believe in open internet services and community driven governance and ownership.
- 3203160769604620227
- Roman Ingardeniana
- Logic researcher in Paris, it is however as an investor that I interact with the world of blockchain, because if my job has made me aware of some of its notions and its beauty, I have on the other hand no IT skills. I discovered the Internet Computer just after having entered into the blockchain space, in May 2021. I immediately fell in love with it and decided to reinvest into the ICP all of what I had invested into the other blockchains. My passion for the Internet Computer has now largely exceeded my initial exclusive interest in investing and I am now absolutely interested in everything that happens there, especially in governance matters.
- 12513174241823836019
- Sasha Tomic
- My name is Sasha. I’m a team lead of the DFINITY’s DRE team, but as a part of D-QUORUM I will be voting exclusively on my own behalf. I will always vote in a way I see to be the best for the long-term Internet Computer Mainnet stability and reliability and, if needed in some particular cases, in the interest of the broader IC protocol.
- 17233304126475824451
- Tiago Loureiro
- Tech Lead & Accelerator Advisor @ PT ICP HUB
- 739503821726316206
- Zane
- Developer and member of CodeGov and Synapse
- 7406666698684293556
Why Follow D-QUORUM
If you know exactly who you’d like to follow on a specific topic, and exactly why (not just because they’re already the most popular neuron) - then you should follow that neuron directly, instead of D-QUORUM.
However if you’re like most people, and either don’t know who to follow, or you follow the most popular neuron simply because they’re already one of the most popular, then you should think twice. This is the problem that leads to undue centralisation. It’s a network effect, powered by a feedback loop, and it stifles effective decentralisation. If this is you, then you should consider following D-QUORUM instead, as it’s designed to address this problem.
Assuming this pattern is inevitable (it’s been studied a lot), D-QUORUM’s mission is to provide the most decentralised neuron possible, such that it can afford to be the most popular neuron on the IC while still positively contributing to decentralisation of the network.
D-QUORUM allows users to say ‘hey, I’ve not got time to go in-depth on who to follow and why. I hereby donate my voting power to the DAO (for as long as I decide to follow D-QUORUM) so that the active and diligent members can distribute that VP with careful intent, via public elections’.
D-QUORUM (decentralised quorum) is a play on the word decorum (the proper way for something to be) - highly decentralised, and practically impervious to abuse, corruption, or centralised bias.