[Governance Proposal — Amendment to GP#3] Governor Revenue Share (by TINY Power) + Continued Buyback‑and‑Burn, with a User‑Selectable USDC or Auto‑Compound to Locked TINY Claim Option
Category: Governance Proposals
Related: Governance Proposal #3 — Implementing a Buyback and Burn Program for TINY
Abstract
This proposal amends Governance Proposal #3 (Dec 2024) by splitting the already‑approved 20% allocation of the protocol’s fee share (i.e., 20% of the 0.05% protocol/treasury fee) into two streams:
- 10% → Governor Revenue Share (GRS), distributed pro‑rata by TINY Power to eligible governors and claimable via a user‑level toggle:
- Claim in USDC, or
- Auto‑compound by converting to TINY and locking it for the same remaining duration as the governor’s current lock (atomic with the claim).
- 10% → Buyback‑and‑Burn (BBB) — continuing the Governance Proposal #3 burn mechanism with half of the original allocation.
This amendment does not change the 0.3% total swap fee, does not affect LP rewards, and preserves the Treasury’s existing 80% share of the protocol fee portion.
Objective
- Modify Governance Proposal #3’s internal allocation (keeping its total at 20% of the protocol fee share) to:
10% GRS (governors, pro‑rata by TINY Power) + 10% BBB (unchanged mechanics). - Provide two claim options to every eligible governor:
- USDC claim, or
- Auto‑compound → convert to TINY and lock for the same remaining duration as the governor’s current lock.
- Do not change: total fee 0.3%, LP share 0.25%, protocol share 0.05%, or LP incentives.
Background
What Governance Proposal #3 established (Dec 2024)
The community approved allocating 20% of Tinyman’s protocol fee share (0.05%) to buy back TINY and burn it, with the remaining 80% retained by the Treasury; LPs’ 0.25% share remained unaffected.
Current fee breakdown (unchanged by this amendment)
As clarified by the Tinyman team:
“A fee of 0.3% is added to all swaps.
5/6ths of this fee (0.25%) is paid to Poolers (LPs).
1/6th of this fee (0.05%) is paid to the protocol (Tinyman Treasury).”
— EricTinyman (Dec 2024)
This proposal does not change that structure; it only splits the already‑approved 20% of the protocol share between GRS and BBB.
Community discussion prompted this amendment
Someone asked:
“What if a portion of the fees collected from all activity was paid to all governors based on their percentage, but not in Tiny? Or what if it was paid in Tiny but also auto locked?”
Response (idea refined into this amendment):
Distributing a small portion of protocol revenue to governors pro‑rata by TINY Power, with an option to auto‑compound into locked TINY, would increase ongoing demand, lengthen commitments as TINY Power decays, and maintain a steady burn — improving alignment without changing LP rewards or total fee levels.
Details
1) Modification of Governance Proposal #3 Allocation (within the same 20%)
- Governor Revenue Share (GRS): 10% of the protocol’s 0.05% fee share.
- Buyback‑and‑Burn (BBB): 10% of the protocol’s 0.05% fee share (continues Governance Proposal #3 burn mechanics).
- Treasury retain: 80% of the protocol fee share (unchanged).
- LPs: continue to receive 0.25% of swap volume, unchanged.
This is strictly a re‑allocation inside the previously approved 20% from Governance Proposal #3; the total authorization remains unchanged.
2) Governor Revenue Share (GRS) — Mechanics
- Eligibility & Weighting: Rewards are assigned pro‑rata by TINY Power (amount × remaining lock duration), using multi‑point daily snapshots aggregated over a 7‑day epoch to mitigate last‑minute timing games.
- Asset Handling: Protocol fees forwarded to the collector are routed and consolidated as needed by the distributor.
User‑Level Claim Options:
-
Claim in USDC
- The distributor converts claimable amounts to USDC and disburses USDC to the claimant.
-
Auto‑Compound to TINY (same‑duration auto‑lock)
- The distributor converts the claimant’s allocation to TINY via on‑protocol routing; the claim transaction group includes an atomic call that locks the purchased TINY in the Governance Vault for the same remaining duration as the claimant’s current lock.
- The claim succeeds only if the auto‑lock step succeeds in the same atomic group.
Rationale: Option (2) adds buy pressure to TINY and increases the locked supply over time, reinforcing governance alignment and scarcity. Option (1) offers straightforward utility for governors who prefer USDC.
3) Buyback‑and‑Burn (BBB) — Continued
- Mechanics unchanged from Governance Proposal #3, funded at 10% of the protocol fee share after this amendment.
- Executes time‑sliced (TWAP‑like) TINY purchases and burns to a verifiably unrecoverable address.
- Maintains periodic transparency (purchased amounts, burn txids).
4) Contracts & Roles (no pool‑level changes)
- RevenueSplitter (new): Set as the protocol fee_collector; forwards 80% → Treasury, 10% → GRS Distributor, 10% → BBB.
- GRS Distributor (new): Maintains epoch bookkeeping and TINY Power snapshots; performs conversions; exposes:
claimUSDC()
— disburse USDC;claimAndAutoLock()
— convert to TINY and atomically lock for the same remaining duration.
- BBB (existing): Executes buy & burn with on‑chain event reporting.
- Governance Vault (existing): Unchanged; lock semantics and TINY Power apply as documented.
5) Numerical Illustration (using Governance Proposal #3’s example volumes)
- Daily volume: $10,000,000 → protocol fee share 0.05% = $5,000/day.
- Approved 20% (unchanged total) → $1,000/day now splits to:
- GRS: $500/day (governors pro‑rata by TINY Power; claimant chooses USDC or auto‑compound to locked TINY).
- BBB: $500/day (buy & burn as in Governance Proposal #3).
- LPs: still receive 0.25% (unchanged).
Expected Outcomes
- Direct alignment with commitment: Governors accrue ongoing Governor Revenue Share weighted by TINY Power, which favors higher volume and longer‑duration locking.
- Demand & locked supply: Auto‑compound option increases buy pressure and locked TINY, reinforcing governance and scarcity.
- Deflation preserved: BBB continues to remove supply with clear reporting.
- Treasury stability: Treasury continues to receive 80% of the protocol fee share.
Implementation Timeline
- Phase 0 — Spec Finalization (≤ 2 weeks post‑approval): Freeze ABIs, epoch cadence, snapshot schedule; finalize UI/UX for the claim toggle and atomic group flow.
- Phase 1 — Development & Integration (3–4 weeks):
- Deploy RevenueSplitter (as
fee_collector
), - Deploy GRS Distributor,
- Integrate front‑end claim toggle (USDC vs Auto‑Compound),
- Ensure atomic group composition for
claimAndAutoLock()
.
- Deploy RevenueSplitter (as
- Phase 2 — Audit & Remediation (2–3 weeks): Third‑party or community security review; publish report; address findings.
- Phase 3 — Mainnet Launch: Activate the splitter and begin GRS + BBB flows; publish a first‑month transparency report (allocations, claims, burns).
Challenges and Considerations
- Regulatory treatment: Maintain an opt‑in, claim‑based design; no equity‑like rights are conveyed.
- Snapshot fairness: Use multi‑point daily snapshots aggregated to the epoch to reduce timing games.
- Market impact (BBB): Execute time‑sliced purchases to minimize slippage and signaling effects.
- Operational safety: Leverage existing roles and fee‑collection pathways; no pool‑contract changes required.
Benefits
- Pro‑rata by TINY Power: Rewards align with stake × time commitment.
- Dual payout flexibility: USDC for utility; Auto‑Compound to strengthen TINY demand and locked supply.
- Sustained burn: BBB preserves a clear, mechanical deflationary vector.
- Unchanged LP incentives & fees: LPs’ 0.25% and total fee 0.3% remain intact; the Treasury’s 80% of protocol fees remains intact.
Metrics for Success
- Aggregate TINY Power and median lock duration (levels and trends).
- GRS participation: unique claimants/epoch; claim rate; USDC vs Auto‑Compound split.
- Burn cadence: TINY purchased and burned per epoch; cumulative burned (txids).
- Treasury health: net protocol inflows post‑split; operating runway indicators.
- Market quality: liquidity depth and slippage on TINY pairs.
Additional Information
- Governance Proposal #3 (Dec 2024): Original thread and fee breakdown confirmation.
- Tinyman Documentation: docs.tinyman.org — fee structure, roles (
fee_collector
), governance vault, and reward mechanics. - Governance Home: gov.tinyman.org
Poll
Approve this amendment to Governance Proposal #3 to split the previously approved 20% protocol‑fee allocation into 10% Governor Revenue Share (pro‑rata by TINY Power) and 10% Buyback‑and‑Burn, and to offer every governor two claim options at payout time (USDC or Auto‑Compound to TINY with same‑duration auto‑lock)?
- YES — Approve the amendment (enable GRS with both claim options) and continue BBB at 10%.
- NO — Keep Governance Proposal #3 unchanged (100% of the 20% allocation to BBB only).
The poll will remain open for at least 48 hours per Tinyman governance guidelines.