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Governance Capture Risk

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:
0–10% → Normal
10–20% → Monitor
20–33% → Elevated Risk
33% → High Risk
50% → Critical

B. Delegation Clustering

Metric:
Total weight under a single delegate chain
Flags:
25% delegated to one identity → Elevated
40% → High
60% → Critical

C. Participation Density Collapse

Metric:
Active Voters / Eligible Voters
<60% → Monitor
<40% → Elevated
<25% → Critical

D. Weight-to-Contribution Divergence

Metric
(weight / contribution_units)
Outlier detection required when:
2 standard deviations from mean
II. Risk Severity Mapping
Severity
System Response
Low
Log only
Elevated
Oversight review
High
Lifecycle freeze on federation
Critical
Treasury restriction + emergency review
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III. Automatic Constraints

If Critical:
Suspend new governance weight issuance
Trigger oversight vote
Freeze federation activation
Flag Lifecycle Engine

Structural Function

The matrix converts capture from abstract concern into measurable condition.
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