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Votes and Community Pool in Gonka — What's Active Now

In Gonka, voting power is set by PoC — the host's proven compute capacity — not by token balance. Here you'll find the live status of the Community Pool, open proposals, and a step-by-step path from idea to grant payout in GNK. The final vote happens on-chain via the inferenced CLI or the wallet interface; tenders and third-party portals are optional community discussion tools.

How it works What's active now How to participate

Idea Journey: From GitHub Discussion to Grant Payment

The idea journey in Gonka is a sequence of optional and mandatory steps. GiP on GitHub and tenders on third-party portals are optional community stages for discussion and calibration. The final decision is always made by on-chain voting via CLI or wallet interface; none of the community stages are mandatory for the team or validators to execute.

  1. 1
    Idea
    Any participant · minutes

    Problem or opportunity identified.

  2. 2
    GiP
    GitHub · opt. · ~ week

    Discussion in Proposals category. Not binding — forms community consensus.

  3. 3
    Tender
    vote.gonka.vip · opt. · 1-3 days

    Indicative community survey with GNK weights. Not part of the protocol, not mandatory.

  4. 4
    On-chain
    CLI or wallet · 48-72h

    Deposit + Yes / No / Veto / Abstain. Weight comes from PoC confirmed in the previous epoch.

  5. 5
    Implementation
    Grant from Community Pool · after delivery

    If CP-spend is approved — funds are automatically sent to the recipient's address.

Two Voting Circuits — Operational and Strategic

Governance in Gonka is split into two independent loops: one handles the network's ongoing operations in real time, the other reshapes the protocol rules for the long haul. What unites them is simple — voting power is set by a participant's PoC, not their token balance; in on-chain governance as of v0.2.16, it never exceeds the weight confirmed in the previous epoch.

Operational — minutes

Disputes over inference validity, complaints against participants, correctness of work performed. Only active nodes with current epoch PoC vote. Without this circuit, the network does not operate in real-time.

Strategic — days

Software upgrades, changes to emission parameters, slashing, power limits, inference pricing, Community Pool spending. Voting runs 48–72 hours, and voting power comes from PoC confirmed in the previous epoch.

GNK-weighted vs PoC-weighted

In most crypto protocols (Bittensor, Gensyn), voting power equals token stake. In Gonka, it's real compute share. On vote.gonka.vip, tenders use GNK weighting (an indicative signal), but the final on-chain decision is weighted by PoC: as of v0.2.16, it never exceeds the host's weight confirmed in the previous epoch. This shuts out attacks from outside investors who don't run a single GPU on the network.

Full breakdown of governance in the article: Governance in Gonka: how the network is managed

Community Pool — 30 times underutilized

The Community Pool is Gonka's treasury, funded by epoch emission deductions. It finances content marketing, gateway infrastructure, educational materials, bug bounties, audits, and any community initiatives. The target expenditure, announced by the founders at the AMA on April 22, 2026, is approximately 1 million GNK per month. Actual expenditure is less than 5% of this volume. The figures below are updated hourly from on-chain data.

Community Pool Status Now

Expenditure for 30 days
0.00
GNK
Target expenditure (AMA)
1.00M
GNK
Gap to target
1.00M
GNK
Underutilization
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Source: Gonka REST API + gonka.gg/api/v1, updated hourly. The 1M GNK/month target is David Liberman's public position, AMA 2026-04-22.

Submit a proposal on vote.gonka.vip

Why this gap is an open window

In a classic crypto project scenario, the treasury is empty, and marketing and development go unfunded. Gonka follows the opposite pattern: funds are available, but few know how to structure a proposal correctly. If you create content about the network, support mining tools, build SDKs, translate documentation, or organize local communities — the Community Pool is open. There is one condition: the proposal must pass a PoC-weighted vote. This means you must first make a visible contribution, then submit it as a CP-spend. The tender on vote.gonka.vip is a trial run before the final on-chain vote.

Active On-chain Proposals Now

Currently open on-chain votes of the strategic loop. The full list and history live in the explorer at gonka.gg/network/proposals. You can vote via the inferenced tx gov vote CLI, through GG Wallet, or third-party interfaces like vote.gonka.vip. Any method records your vote in the same on-chain transaction — the choice of tool is up to the host.

There are no open strategic votes currently. This is normal — voting windows appear between network releases. Subscribe to the official announcement channel to not miss the start.

All proposals on gonka.gg →

Tenders — a Community Tool for Idea Calibration

vote.gonka.vip is an independent community service built on top of Gonka, not part of the protocol. Tenders there are a way to show your idea to the community and gauge an indicative signal: what amount from the Community Pool would be a fair payout for delivering it. These polls don't obligate anyone — not the team, not validators. But they help a proposer find out whether their idea has support before submitting an official CP-spend on-chain. A tender vote is weighted by GNK balance, which sets it apart from the final on-chain vote (weighted by host PoC confirmed in the previous epoch).

What's important to understand about vote.gonka.vip

  • This is an independent community service, not part of the Gonka protocol and not an official governance tool.
  • Tenders are indicative polls, not on-chain transactions. They do not transfer tokens or change network rules.
  • Other community governance initiatives are being discussed in parallel in the network — for example, discussion #1104 proposing a separate Governance Portal.
  • A tender is not mandatory. You can submit a GiP and proceed directly to on-chain CP-spend without a tender.

How a tender works

  1. Proposal. The author describes the task, deadline, and expected outcome. A wallet address can be linked to the profile for a future grant.
  2. Discussion. The community comments, clarifies scope, suggests alternatives.
  3. Voting. Each vote contains a bid size in GNK. The resulting weighted-average shows how much the Community Pool is willing to pay.
  4. Implementation and Payment. If the work is completed, the tender outcome becomes the basis for an on-chain CP-spend vote.

How a tender differs from on-chain voting

A tender is an indicative survey: it does not transfer tokens or change network rules. It is a pre-discussion tool that removes risk from the final on-chain vote. By the time a CP-spend enters the strategic circuit, the community already has consensus on the amount and priority. This reduces the number of rejected proposals and accelerates the implementation of useful initiatives.

Open vote.gonka.vip

Three Ways to Participate

In Gonka, there are three doors to governance, and they differ in requirements and effect. Choose the path that matches your resources and planning horizon.

1. Vote in open on-chain proposals

Direct impact on network rules. You need an active PoC in the current epoch and access to the host key. Voting is done via the inferenced tx gov vote [proposal-id] [yes|no|no_with_veto|abstain] CLI or through GG Wallet. Third-party UIs like vote.gonka.vip are an optional wrapper over the same on-chain mechanism.

2. Submit a tender (community signal)

If you have an initiative idea (article, tool, translation, educational video, localization), formalize it as an indicative tender on vote.gonka.vip/tenders/new. This is not an on-chain action — it's a way to present an idea and gather community feedback before submitting a formal CP-spend. It doesn't obligate anyone to execute.

3. Submit a GiP or formal on-chain proposal

High ceiling: technical protocol improvements, new models, consensus changes, Community Pool grants. Start with a GiP on GitHub for discussion (optional but recommended). Then a formal CP-spend or software upgrade on the network with a deposit and voting period. Submit via the inferenced tx gov submit-proposal CLI.

What's next

If you are just entering the ecosystem, start by installing the wallet and obtaining GNK through a pool or provider. If you are already a GNK holder, open vote.gonka.vip and leave a signal on one of the open discussions today. The least effective action is waiting for someone else to earn a million GNK per month for you.