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# FAFtarchy Governance

Flash Trade is governed by **FAFtarchy** — a futarchy system where markets, not ballots, decide proposals. Instead of counting votes, each proposal opens conditional markets and the market's judgment determines the outcome.

### How a decision gets made

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**A proposal is drafted**

Ideas incubate with the community in Flash Labs, then are formalized against the proposal standards.
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**Two conditional markets open**

A **PASS** market and a **FAIL** market trade side by side — participants back the outcome they believe helps Flash Trade. See Voting on Proposals.
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**The market decides**

The Time-Weighted Average Price (TWAP) of the two markets determines the outcome — the side the market values more wins.
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**Execution is automatic**

Approved proposals execute on-chain. Trades on the losing side are refunded.
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**Why markets instead of votes?** Voting rewards popularity; markets reward being right. Participants put value behind their beliefs, so decisions aggregate information rather than sentiment.
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### Where it happens

* **Discussion and drafting:** Flash Labs
* **Proposal rules:** FAFtarchy Commandments
* **Trading on proposals:** Voting on Proposals — live proposals are hosted on [MetaDAO](https://metadao.fi)


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