[Proposal] Suspension of Remuneration Fee and other benefits for Endorsed Candidates until December 31, 2025

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Proposal: Suspension of Remuneration Fee and other benefits for Endorsed Candidates until December 31, 2025

Context

The House of Stake Delegates Compensation Framework was designed to balance transparency, local market rates, and performance-based incentives. However, recent discussions within the community indicate that there is no clear consensus on the structure and fairness of the current remuneration fee applied to endorsed candidates mentioned in the doc.
Given that peer-review scoring, market benchmarks, and benefit packages are still in early adoption and require further refinement, this proposal introduces a temporary zero remuneration fee and any other benefits for initially endorsed candidates until the end of 2025.

Objective

To remove financial barriers for endorsed candidates during this transition phase, allowing more diverse participation and enabling the community to collect data and feedback without the added variable of fee-related disputes.

Rationale

  • No Consensus on Current Fee Structure: Discussions have shown differing views on whether the current fee is aligned with fairness, market realities, and ecosystem maturity.

  • Data-Driven Review: A zero-fee period allows the community to measure candidate performance, peer assessment outcomes, and budget sustainability without fee impact as a confounding factor.

  • Alignment with Continuous Improvement: The House of Stake compensation framework is designed for iteration. A zero-fee period is an opportunity to collect qualitative and quantitative insights before finalizing the 2026 model.

Scope

Expected Outcomes

  1. Participation Increase: Broader and more diverse pool of endorsed candidates.

  2. Clearer Feedback Loop: More accurate assessment of delegate performance without fee influence.

  3. Policy Clarity for 2026: Informed decision-making on whether to reintroduce, modify, or permanently remove the fee.

Next Steps

  1. Approve the zero remuneration fee and no any other benefits period via House of Stake governance process.

  2. the Screening Committee begin data collection and publish monthly participation and performance reports of the endorsed delegates.

  3. Conduct a community review in December 2025 to decide on the 2026 fee policy.

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