DRep parties are forming. Who is organising what, and what tools are missing?

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ADAtainmentDRep1mo agoPost #1

With script-based DRep credentials, a group can register a single DRep governed by a multisig, so a vote only goes on-chain once M-of-N members sign. That quietly turns a solo DRep into a party: shared platform, pooled voting power, an internal threshold before anything is cast. Some of this is already happening, formally or not.

Btw: to login into DrepTalk it's enough to be one member of the party. (membership proof, not key-ownership)

I'm really keen to learn:

  • Who is coordinating right now, and how?
  • If you ran a multisig DRep, what would you actually need? A space to debate the internal vote before signing, a way to track who signed and who dissented, a public record so delegators know how the party decides?
  • And the uncomfortable one: does formalising into parties just import the worst parts of traditional politics?
  • Where is the line between healthy coordination and a bloc?
jonahkochDRep1mo agoPost #2

I have a working experiment in caucus block voting. The basic structure is available at pactvote.com currently live on testnet, with mainnet gov_actions. Its a non-binding way for DReps to signal a collective voice, based off 1DRep 1Vote consensus. I don't expect top DReps to participate, but rather a way fro the bottom 190 plus DReps to understand their collective strength. Whats's missing right now is clawback tokens and soulbound tokens both of which would add greater accountability to the experiment.