Overview

This WFC proposes changes to the Polkadot protocol as part of the first phase of the DAP roadmap. The goal is to transition towards a fully functional DAP and to lay the foundation for an integration of Proof-of-Personhood. By accepting this WFC, the Polkadot community expresses approval of:

• General
  • Implement a basic version of the DAP pallet with a permanent account that can hold DOT.
  • Stop the burning of all DOT in the system.
    • DOT from transaction fees (on the Relay Chain and all system chains) and from coretime sales will be collected in their respective system parachains and, in a later phase, transferred to the DAP main account.
    • Treasury burns will be stopped, and the corresponding DOT will instead remain in the Treasury.
  • Redirect DOT acquired from slashes to the DAP.
• Validators
  • Minimum self-stake: 10'000 DOT
  • Minimum commission: 10%
• Nominators
  • Nominator's stake is exempt from slashes.
  • Drastic reduction of unbonding time. Nominator's stake can unbond as soon as they are not backing any active validators anymore. Depending on when the unbonding extrinsic was cast, this takes between a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 48 hours.

The enactment of these changes is scheduled to happen on or before 14th March 2026 and completes Phase 1. Upcoming changes will further build out the functionality of the DAP with updates to follow in due time.