Governance
3 subsections
Governance is the operational mechanism through which all post-deployment change occurs in Cerulea. Without governance, a deployed system remains static. With governance, it evolves in a controlled, auditable, and transparent way.
Proposal Lifecycle
A qualifying participant submits a proposal defining the change, rationale, and proposed parameters.
The proposal enters a defined review window during which participants can assess the change.
Participants cast votes according to the governance model of the system.
The system verifies that minimum participation thresholds have been met.
If approved and quorum is satisfied, the proposal is automatically executed on-chain.
The governance action is permanently recorded on-chain for audit and transparency.
Upgrade Governance
No runtime change, module update, or infrastructure modification can occur outside the governance framework once a system is deployed.
Changes applied incrementally across validator nodes. The network continues operating throughout the upgrade.
Changes applied to a limited subset of nodes first to validate behavior under live conditions before proceeding.
Two parallel environments run simultaneously. Traffic is shifted at a defined point for near-zero downtime.
Public L1 vs Private Chain Governance
Public L1
- Token-weighted voting
- Proposals open to any qualifying token holder
- Governance tokens locked during voting periods
- Automated on-chain execution upon approval
Private Chain
- Authority-based, role-defined
- Multi-signature approval for high-impact decisions
- Enterprise-defined thresholds and review windows
- Compliance-aligned upgrade scheduling