Raise Proposal Deposit Requirement to 100,000 IRIS to Prevent Spam


Summary

This proposal suggests increasing the required proposal deposit from the current level (e.g., 5,000 IRIS) to 100,000 IRIS, in order to discourage spam or low-effort proposals that dilute the seriousness and governance efficiency of the IRISnet ecosystem.


Motivation

As the market price of IRIS has declined significantly, the current deposit amount (~5,000 IRIS, equivalent to approximately $8–10 USD) no longer serves as an effective deterrent against low-quality or spammy governance proposals.

Increasing the deposit will:

Prevent unserious or test proposals that waste community resources

Improve the overall quality of proposals reaching the voting phase

Enhance the trust and legitimacy of the governance process


Details

Current Deposit: 5,000 IRIS (approx. $10 USD)

Proposed New Deposit: 100,000 IRIS (approx. $250 USD)

Deposit Refund Condition: Unchanged – deposit is refunded if the proposal reaches the minimum threshold to enter the voting period.


Rationale

Other Cosmos SDK-based chains have adopted similar thresholds:

Chain Deposit Requirement Approx. USD Value

Cosmos Hub 64 ATOM (~$480 USD) Effective quality filter
Osmosis 250 OSMO (~$250 USD) Active deterrent
Juno 500 JUNO (~$200 USD) Spam suppression tool

This proposal aligns IRISnet governance with best practices across the Cosmos ecosystem, while accounting for the current token valuation.


Conclusion

Raising the proposal deposit to 100,000 IRIS reflects the seriousness required to participate in governance, prevents misuse of the proposal mechanism, and supports a more sustainable and trustworthy governance process.

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