November 28, 2025 - 12:59 CEST
GDP #018: DIA DAO Annual Treasury Release for 2026
## Summary
This proposal requests the approval of the DIA DAO community for the release of the annual treasury tranche for fiscal year 2026. Following the successful deployment of [DIA Lumina](https://www.diadata.org/lumina/) (DIA’s trustless oracle architecture), this allocation will fund the next phase of DIA's evolution: scaling adoption, bolstering decentralisation, expanding into new verticals, and incentivising best-in-class talent to join DIA in solidifying our position as the top infrastructure layer for trustless oracles across Web3.
## Background
2025 was the year we laid the foundations for DIA's trustless architecture. Lumina launched successfully, establishing a new standard for transparent, verifiable, and customizable oracle infrastructure. Our modular approach ensures flexibility, allowing us to adapt to diverse use cases while maintaining the core principles of transparency, verifiability, and decentralisation that will prove crucial as DeFi matures and institutional adoption accelerates.
The 2026 tranche will support our transition from infrastructure development to adoption and scaling. This includes migrating existing partners to our trustless architecture, expanding to new blockchain networks and dApps, developing solutions for new verticals (stablecoins, vaults, GameFi, RWAs), and onboarding a new segment of partners and clients, including institutional players who require audit-grade data integrity and regulatory compliance.
## Proposal Details
**Total Amount:** 9,150,000 DIA tokens
### Allocation Overview:
The funds will be distributed across four core areas, each critical to DIA's 2026 objectives:
**1. Lumina Network Incentivization & Maintenance (30%)**
* Feeder network operator incentives and expansion
* Staking incentives to ensure network security and participation
* Smart contract upgrades and maintenance
**2. Operational Costs & Talent Incentives (30%)**
* Liquidity provision across DEX pools and market maker partnerships
* Infrastructure costs (servers/hosting, nodes, development tools)
* Competitive token incentives to attract best-in-class talent across engineering, product, marketing, and operations
**3. Product Development (20%)**
* R&D into new data primitives and oracle architectures
* Development of vertical-specific solutions (e.g., stablecoins, RWAs, GameFi, vault strategies)
* Continuous optimization of trustless verification systems
**4. Strategic Reserves (20%)**
* Given the fast-moving Web3 environment, strategic reserves provide the flexibility to act when market trends become favorable and to build new products based on emerging opportunities
* Enables doubling down on initiatives that demonstrably add value to the ecosystem
* Ensures DIA can respond decisively as market standards evolve and new verticals emerge
### Treasury Deployment Strategy
Deployment will happen gradually throughout the year with natural lock-up mechanisms built in: New talent incentives and team allocations follow multi-year vesting schedules, which are tied to performance, liquidity provisions are tied to operational market-making activities rather than sold, and ecosystem incentives flow back into network operations through feeder rewards, staking, and ecosystem grants.
The strategic reserve will serve to provide room for maneuvering in different market environments. The reserve will thus be deployed on a case-by-case basis, always ensuring that we create long-term value and only allocate resources where it serves a strategic purpose. The goal is sustainable growth that strengthens DIA's position while maintaining decentralization and network stability.
## Voting Options
**For:** Approve the release of the 9,150,000 DIA token tranche as outlined, with allocations distributed according to operational needs and strategic priorities.
**Against:** Reject the proposal and defer the treasury release.
## Timeline
* **Nov 28th:** Proposal published on DIA Forum - community feedback period opens
* **Nov 28th - Dec 5th:** Community proposal submission window (7 days)
* **Dec 5th - Dec 9th:** Snapshot vote (4 days)
* **2026:** Gradual implementation over the course of the fiscal year
## Community Proposals
Community members are invited to submit alternative proposals or amendments within **7 days** of this publication. All proposals that meet [governance guidelines](https://forum.diadata.org/t/requirements-to-submit-a-proposal/54) will be included in the Snapshot vote alongside this core team proposal.
## Conclusion
We encourage community members to support this proposal, recognizing that DIA's transition from infrastructure development to market adoption represents a critical inflection point. Your approval ensures DIA has the resources to execute while maintaining the decentralization and transparency principles that define our architecture.