Governance Capture Risk Matrix
Quantified Concentration & Influence Monitoring
Purpose
Define measurable thresholds that detect governance capture before structural collapse occurs.
I. Capture Risk Indicators
A. Influence Concentration
Metric:
Holder Influence % = holder_weight / total_weight
Threshold Bands:
B. Delegation Clustering
Metric:
Total weight under a single delegate chain Flags:
25% delegated to one identity → Elevated C. Participation Density Collapse
Metric:
Active Voters / Eligible Voters
D. Weight-to-Contribution Divergence
Metric
(weight / contribution_units)
Outlier detection required when:
2 standard deviations from mean II. Risk Severity Mapping
III. Automatic Constraints
If Critical:
Suspend new governance weight issuance Freeze federation activation Structural Function
The matrix converts capture from abstract concern into measurable condition.