#walrus $WAL Walrus governance is built to balance adaptability with long-term stability. Using the WAL token, nodes collectively vote on economic parameters such as penalties and recovery costs, with voting power weighted by stake.

This approach ensures that participants who carry real storage and availability risk directly influence system incentives. Crucially, governance cannot directly alter the core protocol. Protocol upgrades only take effect when a supermajority of storage nodes accepts them during reconfiguration, backed by staked capital.

By separating economic tuning from protocol changes, Walrus remains resistant to impulsive shifts while still evolving over time. Governance decisions follow clear, epoch-based timelines, encouraging thoughtful discussion and long-term alignment instead of short-term speculation. @Walrus 🦭/acc