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  1. Governance (Council)

Council Protocol Overview

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Last updated 3 years ago

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Introduction

Council is a decentralized governance system on the Ethereum mainnet blockchain that allows a community to manage a DAO. The governance system is designed to enable flexibility, improvements, and experimentation while successfully maintaining the security and robustness of the governed protocol.

Element's Governance Framework

Element's Council is the governance system used to direct the Element Finance Protocol's evolution and development. The interface for governance is live at

For more details on the key features of the Council governance system, check out the below conference presentations:

gov.element.fi