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Governance

STAR is not yet issued; its utility will be announced at the Token Generation Event (TGE).

Two Separate Layers

Starzip separates protocol governance from business operations. Protocol-level decisions sit with the Starzip DEX DAO. Individual businesses are not governed by their token holders - a store owner runs the store, and holders verify the store's disclosures.

Protocol vs Store Token

Attribute	Starzip DEX DAO	Store Token holders
Covers	Protocol upgrades, fee rates, treasury allocation	No governance rights. The right to challenge a disclosure
Voting Token	STAR	None - Store Tokens carry no vote
Scope	Platform-wide	Verification of a single store's disclosures
Execution	On-chain via governance contract	Challenges decided by an independent dispute-resolution protocol

Starzip DEX DAO

After the STAR token generation event, STAR token holders will participate in protocol-level governance. Proposals may cover fee parameter changes, smart contract upgrades, treasury allocations, and new product initiatives. All passed proposals will be executed on-chain after a timelock period.

Store Token Holders

Store Tokens carry no governance rights. Holders do not vote on a store's pricing, menu, rewards, token burns, or use of raised funds. What holders get is the right to challenge a quarterly disclosure on the facts. A challenge is decided by an independent, decentralized dispute-resolution protocol, not by a holder vote, and it creates no governance right, profit share, or equity in the business.

Starzip DEX DAO governance parameters (quorum thresholds, voting periods, proposal thresholds, timelock durations) will be announced separately, after the STAR token generation event. Challenge and dispute-resolution parameters are published in the Console.

Store Tokens and STAR are utility tokens. They are not securities, equity, or investment contracts, and they confer no ownership, dividends, revenue share, or guaranteed returns.

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