9.1 Governance Model

ProofLayer adopts a multi-stakeholder governance approach:

9.1.1 Protocol Governance

• Technical steering committee
• Open RFC (Request for Comments) process
• Community voting mechanisms
• Transparent decision-making framework

9.1.2 Development Governance

• Open-source contribution guidelines
• Code review processes
• Compliance and security review procedures
• Versioning and backward compatibility policies

9.1.3 Ecosystem Governance

• Issuer certification standards
• Node operator requirements
• Dispute resolution mechanisms
• Cross-organizational coordination

9.2 Economic Sustainability

The long-term sustainability of ProofLayer relies on a balanced economic model: