Earthlings Fund

Decentralized Financial Mechanism of the Earthlings People

The Earthlings Fund is a decentralized financial mechanism of the Earthlings people, managed through smart contracts and transparent collective decision-making mechanisms. The Fund serves as the financial foundation for project implementation, platform development, educational initiatives, and humanitarian aid.

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Fundamentals and Purpose of the Fund

Article 1. Definition and Status

Key Characteristics:

Article 2. Purpose of the Fund

The Earthlings Fund was created for:

Article 3. Fundamental Principles
Transparency

Financial flow transparency is ensured by blockchain. Anyone can verify fund movements in real time.

Democracy

All fund allocation decisions are made by DAO Assembly vote according to the "one person — one vote" principle.

Autonomy

Smart contracts execute decisions automatically. There is no room for manipulation or subjective control.

Accountability

Each project must provide public reports on the expenditure of funds allocated from the Fund upon milestone completion.

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Sources of Funds

Article 4. Voluntary Contributions from Earthlings

Any Earthling may make a voluntary contribution to the Fund at any time. Contributions may be made in:

IMPORTANT: Contributions are completely voluntary. Lack of contributions does NOT affect Earthling status or voting rights in the DAO Assembly.
Article 5. Grants and Donations

The Fund may accept grants and donations from external organizations subject to the following conditions:

Article 6. Earthlings Coin Emission

Part of the Fund's assets is formed through controlled emission of Earthlings Coin (EC) according to tokenomics approved by the DAO Assembly.

Details of the Earthlings Coin economic model are described in a separate document "Earthlings Coin".

Emission Principles:

Article 7. Cell Profit Contributions
5% of all cell profits goes to the Earthlings Fund.

This mechanism ensures sustainable development of the entire ecosystem and creates a direct link between the success of individual cells and the wellbeing of the entire Earthlings people.

Contribution Principles:

Use of funds:

Article 8. Other Sources

The DAO Assembly may approve additional funding sources while maintaining principles of transparency and independence:

SECTION 03

Budget Distribution

Article 9. Annual Budget Structure

The Fund's annual budget is distributed across four main areas. Proportions can only be changed by qualified majority (67%) of DAO Assembly.

70%
Platform

Development and support of technical infrastructure: servers, development, smart contract audits, security, user experience improvement.

Note: This proportion is temporary and due to the initial stage of ecosystem development. Many key elements are under development and require significant resources for launch and full operation. After completion of main infrastructure components, this percentage will be revised downward with redistribution of funds to other categories.
10%
Projects

Financing of Earthlings projects approved through DAO voting. Distribution among projects is done through quadratic voting to prevent domination by large groups.

10%
Education

Research, educational programs, documentation, training materials, community development, academic publications.

10%
Reserve fund

Financial buffer for crisis situations, covering technical failures, protection against volatility, and legal protection of the Earthlings people.

Article 10. Quadratic Voting for Resource Distribution

When distributing funds of the "Projects" category among competing initiatives, quadratic voting is applied to prevent domination by large groups and ensure fairness.

Quadratic Voting Mechanism:
  • Each Earthling receives a fixed number of voting credits
  • Cost of k votes for a project = credits
  • Total influence is proportional to √(sum of votes), not the sum of votes
  • This ensures balance between majority and minority with equal intensity of preferences
Formal model:
Let participant i distribute vi votes among projects.
Cost of casting k votes for a project = k² credits.
Total influence of participant ∝ √Σvi, not Σvi.
Result: Imajority / Iminority → 1 with equal intensity of preferences.

Applied for:

Article 11. Reserve Fund
Before annual budget distribution, 10% of all receipts are automatically directed to the Reserve Fund. These funds can only be used in emergency situations with qualified majority (67%) DAO Assembly approval.

The Reserve Fund is used for:

Target Reserve Fund size — equivalent to annual Fund budget. After reaching this threshold, additional receipts are distributed according to main categories.

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Governance and Voting Mechanisms

Article 12. Principle of Single Decision-Making Body
DAO Assembly is the sole governing body of the Earthlings Fund. All decisions on fund distribution, rule changes, and strategic development are made exclusively through DAO Assembly voting.

Fundamental principle: One person = one vote. Vote weight does NOT depend on the amount of invested funds, reputation, or participation time.

Article 13. On-chain Reputation System

The Earthlings system has a reputation system that does NOT affect vote weight, but affects proposal visibility and delegation recommendations.

The "one person = one vote" principle is absolute. Reputation does NOT provide additional influence in voting.

Reputation Factors (on-chain):

Reputation Application:

Formally:
Let Ri be participant i's reputation, Vi be their vote weight.
Regardless of Ri: Vi = 1 ∀i
Reputation affects only visibility: Visibility(proposal) ∝ Rauthor
Article 14. Delegated Voting

Earthlings may voluntarily delegate their vote to another Earthling with recognized expertise in a specific area (finance, ecology, law, technology, education).

Delegation Principles:
  • Delegation is voluntary and can be revoked at any time
  • One delegated vote = one vote (delegation does NOT create additional influence)
  • All delegate votes are visible on-chain and transparent to all participants
  • Expert delegates have a public decision history in their area of specialization

Delegation does NOT apply in voting on:

Formally:
Let D be the delegate, VD be the set of votes delegated to them.
Delegate influence I(D) = |VD| + 1 (own vote + delegated),
but weight of each vote remains equal: wi = 1 ∀i ∈ VD
Article 15. Voting Types

The DAO Assembly uses different types of voting depending on the importance and nature of the decision:

Decision TypeThresholdQuorumDuration
Project financing up to 10,000 EC51%15%7 days
Project financing 10,000-100,000 EC51%20%14 days
Major decisions over 100,000 EC67%30%21 days
Changing basic Fund rules67%30%21 days
Changing Earthlings Charter67%30%21 days
Emergency technical decisions51%15%48 hours
Article 16. Conflict of Interest in Fund Distribution

Transparency in resource distribution is the foundation of trust in the Fund. Any situation creating the appearance or reality of bias undermines this trust.

Mandatory restrictions: An Earthling does not participate in voting on fund distribution if they:
  • are the applicant or co-author of the funding application
  • are part of the team of a project applying for a grant
  • are in close family relationships (spouse, parents, children, siblings) with the applicant
  • have contractual obligations to the applicant involving compensation

Disclosure of connections: When submitting a funding application, the project initiator must indicate all Earthlings associated with the project. This information is published together with the application.

Voting Transparency: All votes on Fund distribution are open. Every Earthling can see how other participants voted. This creates a social control mechanism.

Article 17. Project Submission and Review Procedure

Stage 1: Proposal Submission

Stage 2: Community Discussion (7-14 days)

Stage 3: Voting

Stage 4: Implementation

Article 18. Milestone-based Financing

All projects with budgets over 25,000 EC are financed in stages:

Moving to the next milestone requires:

If milestone is not met, financing stops. Unused funds are returned to the Fund.
SECTION 05

Fund Management Structure

Article 19. DAO Assembly
DAO Assembly includes all verified Earthlings and is the sole body making decisions about the Fund.

DAO Assembly Powers:

Article 20. Smart Contracts

All Earthlings Fund operations are automated through smart contracts:

All smart contracts:

Article 21. Core Nodes (Technical Coordinators)

Core Nodes — a group of up to 6 technical specialists elected by the DAO Assembly to ensure platform and infrastructure operation.

Core Nodes perform strictly technical functions and do NOT have decision-making powers.

Technical Functions:

Prohibited Core Nodes:

Formally:
P(Core Nodes) = 0 (decision-making powers = 0)
Influence is limited to technical support: T(CN) ⊂ Ttechnical

Formation and Control:

Article 22. Emergency Multisig (Operational Response)

Emergency Multisig — a multi-signature wallet of 6 trusted Earthlings for urgent technical operations in critical situations.

Emergency Multisig acts ONLY in critical situations requiring immediate response. All actions are public and can be canceled by DAO.

Powers (strictly limited):

Control and Transparency Mechanisms:

Formally:
Let EM be the Emergency Multisig set.
Decision-making powers P(EM) = 0
Influence is limited to emergency technical response: T(EM) ⊂ Temergency
∀ EM action: DAO can cancel within 7 days

Formation:

Article 23. Technical Development Contractor

To implement the technical part of the Earthlings ecosystem, the Fund establishes a legal entity that acts as the technical development contractor and enters into agreements with third-party contractors and specialists.

Current status: The Earthlings Fund has already established a company "Earthlings Core Nodes", which performs the functions of technical development contractor.

Functions of Technical Development Contractor:

Financing:

Mandatory reporting:

Formally:
P(Contractor) = 0 (decision-making powers = 0)
Functions are limited: F(Contractor) ⊂ Ftechnical execution
Financing: Budget(Contractor) ≤ 70% × Budgetannual
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Risk Management

Article 24. Asset Diversification

To minimize volatility risks, the Earthlings Fund diversifies assets:

Changing diversification proportions requires qualified majority (67%) DAO Assembly approval.

Article 25. Financial Risks

The Fund is subject to the following financial risks:

Article 26. Technical Risks

Technical risks include:

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Interaction with External Organizations

Article 27. Partnership Principles

The Fund may cooperate with external organizations (NGOs, foundations, companies, DAOs) while observing the principles:

Article 28. Organizational Grants
It is PROHIBITED to accept grants from:
  • Organizations related to weapons production or military actions
  • Companies with proven human rights violations
  • Structures financing political parties or campaigns
  • Sources with non-transparent origin of funds
Article 29. Joint Projects

The Fund may participate in joint projects with other DAOs or organizations:

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Restrictions and Prohibitions

Article 30. Prohibited Activities
Prohibited is financing of projects related to:

Violation of these prohibitions entails immediate termination of financing and return of funds.

Article 31. Financing Limits

To prevent excessive resource concentration, the following limits are established:

Exceptions are only possible with qualified majority (67%) DAO approval in special circumstances.

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Crisis Management

Article 32. Economic Crises

In case of economic crisis (asset value drop of more than 50%, loss of liquidity), the DAO may take extraordinary measures:

All emergency measures require qualified majority (67%) DAO approval and are valid for no more than 90 days with possibility of extension.

Article 33. Technical Crises

In case of critical technical problems (exploit, hack, loss of access to funds):

Article 34. Legal Crises

In case of legal pressure (asset freezing, lawsuits, bans):

Resilience principle: The Earthlings Fund is designed to continue operating even if some assets are blocked or bans are imposed in certain jurisdictions.
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Fund Performance Metrics

Article 35. Public Reporting

The Earthlings Fund publishes quarterly reports on its activities, available to all participants and external observers.

The following metrics are published annually:

Financial Metrics
  • Total Fund size in EC and USD equivalent
  • Percentage of funds distributed according to categories (70/10/10/10)
  • Reserve Fund size
  • Asset diversification
Project Metrics
  • Number of approved projects
  • Number of successfully implemented projects
  • Percentage of milestones completed on time
  • Average ROI of completed projects (where applicable)
Participation Metrics
  • Percentage of Earthlings who participated in voting
  • Average voting quorum
  • Number of new proposals
  • Delegated voting activity
Sustainability Metrics
  • Growth/decline of total fund for period
  • Asset volatility
  • Ecological footprint of projects (carbon footprint)
  • Compliance with ethical principles
Article 36. Annual Report

Annually, Core Nodes publish a comprehensive report on the Fund's status, including:

Article 37. Success Criteria

Success of the Earthlings Fund is assessed by the following criteria:

CriterionTarget indicatorMeasurement
Voting participation> 30% EarthlingsPercentage of participants in average vote
Project success> 70%Percentage of projects that achieved goals
Financial sustainabilityReserve fund = annual budgetReserve size / annual budget
Asset diversificationCompliance with plan (40-60% stablecoins)Percentage distribution of assets
Environmental friendlinessCarbon-neutral projects > 80%Percentage of projects with zero carbon footprint
Transparency100% of transactions on-chainVerification through blockchain explorer
SECTION 11

Document Amendment

Article 38. Amendment Procedure

This document can only be amended through DAO Assembly voting.

Procedure:

Article 39. Types of Changes

Document changes are classified by importance:

Change typeThresholdQuorumDiscussion
Technical clarifications
(correcting typos, clarifying wording without changing meaning)
51%15%7 days
Procedural changes
(changing timelines, voting thresholds, procedures)
67%25%21 days
Substantial changes
(changing budget structure, body powers)
67%30%21 days
Changing immutable principles
(see Article 40)
IMPOSSIBLE
Article 40. Immutable Principles
The following principles CANNOT be changed even by qualified majority:
  • Fund management exclusively through DAO Assembly
  • "1 person = 1 vote" principle in financial decision-making
  • Transparency of all Fund financial transactions on-chain
  • Prohibition on financing activities from Article 30
  • Technical (service) nature of Core Nodes and Emergency Multisig