CIP‑0102: Add Tharimmune as a Super Validator (SV) - Mark Wendland

 

Since my last message, t here were multiple discussions on the CIP-00xx draft and I was able to chat with Foundation members, active participants, and Tharimmune leadership.
While there is broad alignment on the goal (getting Tharimmune in as an SV), it’s clear we need to refine the proposal’s structure to make it votable without introducing a messy precedent.

The case for Tharimmune is strong. Having a public company with real capital at risk + institutional reporting obligations is exactly the kind of "high cost of exit" the network wants in a SV.
Their alignment isn’t theoretical. It is enforced by their balance sheet & the regulatory scrutiny they face as a NASDAQ-listed entity. That is a massive net-positive for the ecosystem.

The challenge, however, is that the current draft conflates SV eligibility with commoditized/service-level deliverables like dashboards & research. By bundling these together, the proposal unintentionally frames SV status through the lens of a service provision.

This isn't an argument that institutional actors who operate services shouldn't be SVs. Institutions like Nasdaq or DTCC are SV-grade precisely because they operate systemic market infrastructure with legal, regulatory, and reputational liability, not because they ship tools or dashboards. An exit from such institutions would represent a structural break, not just a loss of convenience.

This distinction is vital. SVs are stewards, not contractors. Dashboards & research are valuable, but they are inherently replaceable. If a dashboard provider exits, the network can fund or rebuild those services via a grant without affecting core safety.
Systemic importance, by contrast, is not replaceable. SV weight should reflect the risk the network absorbs if an actor exits, specifically their capital permanence & governance accountability.

If we tie SV weight to basic service deliverables, we risk a future where SV seats are effectively negotiated around "features" rather than evaluated on network security, integrity & alignment.
A cleaner approach would be to separate these:

1. confirm SV eligibility for institutionally accountable, non-technical actors with durable capital & systemic responsibility (like Tharimmune).

2. decouple public goods from SV status. Treat analytics or research as a secondary signal of intent rather than the "price" of an SV seat.

By anchoring the proposal to systemic importance rather than commoditized services compensation, we protect the integrity of the SV role and remain consistent with existing institutional CIPs. This shift moves the proposal away from a "vendor contract" feel and the perception risks associated, and gives the current SVs a much clearer path to reach consensus on a "Yes" vote.

Curious if the current SVs & broader community agree that decoupling stewardship from deliverables is the right path forward to get this across the line.

Hi Joris,

 

Thanks for the very detailed feedback. You've raised several good points regarding thresholds for Super Validator evaluations which merit some wider discussion in parallel with this particular CIP.  With respect to the Tharimmune CIP specifically, we agree they represent an important ecosystem participant that can contribute to the growth and health of the network.  We view the milestone deliverables in this CIP as an initial, measurable, indication of an on-going commitment to do that.  A few examples and thoughts from our perspective:
 

• Dashboard and Data Standards: We view both as systematically important to scaling use and enable participants to make the best governance decisions possible for the network.  A significant amount of effort is currently spent amongst the Tokenomics committee and Accountability working group to understand and evaluate network activity for governance purposes.  This effort is likely to continue increasing as the network scales, guidance / tokenomics change, and use cases become more complex & composed of multiple applications.  Common tooling and standards will also be essential to scaling analysis and governance efforts.  We believe this CIP's deliverables addresses these needs.
• Communication / Education: Distributing communication and educational efforts across entities in the ecosystem is likely to be critical at scale to allow each participant to sufficiently specialize in their market segment and foster information flow throughout the whole ecosystem. Tharimmune's experience with traditional capital markets may allow them to be better positioned to understand and explain specialized use cases more efficiently while allowing the foundation to focus on other segments, for example. Tharimmune's involvement in the data standardization efforts would also bolster the effectiveness of their communication and analytics efforts.

 

 

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Hi all, 

Please see revised proposal after many discussions with participants in the community. Thanks

Type: Governance
Status: Revised Draft
Author(s): _Mark Wendland_ (mwendland@...)
Created: 2025‑01‑17
License: CC0-1.0‑

Abstract

Add Tharimmune, Inc. (“Tharimmune”) as a weight 4 Super Validator (SV) on the Global Synchronizer.  Reward weight will be granted via escrow mechanism and released in tranches as milestones are delivered. Tharimmune is a Canton ecosystem–focused digital asset treasury company that has publicly committed capital and participation to the network, including validator operations and ecosystem support.  Tharimmune will act as a new, independent operator to strengthen decentralization and provide public‑goods contributions to the network.

Motivation

Tharimmune recently announced a $545M private placement to establish a Canton Coin (CC) treasury and actively participate in the network via validator infrastructure and application development. Onboarding Tharimmune as an SV allows Tharimmune to strengthen its commitment to the ecosystem by driving utility, enhancing governance participation, providing public goods and assisting with community engagement across the Canton ecosystem. Tharimmune’s stated strategy includes running validators and contributing standards and tools—activities aligned with SV responsibilities. Tharimmune operates as a publicly listed company and adheres to SEC and Nasdaq rules.

Tharimmune’s planned membership and committee participation further anchors accountability for the milestones in this CIP.

About the Applicant

Admit Tharimmune as a Super Validator with total requested reward weight 4, granted into escrow and released in milestone‑based tranches as defined below.

Deliverables for Full SV Reward

The proposed framework allocates a total potential weight of 4 in Ecosystem Community Engagement.

SV Reward Mechanics

Operational Expectations (non‑exhaustive)

Copyright

This CIP is licensed under CC0-1.0: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.

Description	Acceptance Criteria	Deadline	Weight Earned
Publish Quarterly Ecosystem Research Report	Publish a quarterly report covering: on-chain analytics, community developments, governance/tokenomics, planned tech updates, and dashboard statistics. Report will be filed with Nasdaq and distributed as a PR report under the ticker. As a publicly traded company our reach is much broader across institutional and retail investors. Weight earned quarterly until the CIP max weight is earned, then continue quarterly for an additional 1 year.	2.25 years from CIP approval	+2 Max (+0.25 per quarterly report))
Hold Public Quarterly Community Webinar	Hold an open-to-the-public quarterly webinar (min 45 min) covering: on-chain analytics, community developments, governance/tokenomics, and planned tech updates. As a publicly traded company our reach is much broader across institutional and retail investors. Weight earned per webinar for 2 years following CIP approval.	2.25 years from CIP approval	+2 Max (+0.25 per quarterly webinar)

• An extraBeneficiary PartyID associated with the ‘escrowed’ Super Validator will be setup by the Foundation, or another SV node operator approved to provide SV rewards escrow services, with an SV Weight at the maximum earnable weight.
• The Applicant is responsible for coordinating the process of setting up the escrowed weights with the GSF and the operator of the SV node.
• The Applicant is responsible for all costs associated with the operation of the escrow SV.
• The escrow SV will NOT mint rewards on a block-by-block basis.
• All escrow SV rewards will go to the Unclaimed Rewards pool.
• ⅔ of the Super Validator Operators will update their configurations to allow the escrowing SV node to host the full weight to be earned by the given Super Validator.
• Applicant is required to present proof of successful completed milestones to the Tokenomics Working Group.
• Applicant must present a calculation for the number of Canton Coin it should earn for meeting milestone requirements.
• If the Tokenomics Working Group agrees the milestone has been met and approves the calculation, an announcement will be sent via the Tokenomics-Announce mailing list.
• The GSF will update the extraBeneficiary to an active PartyID controlled by that Super Validator.
• ⅔ of Super Validator Operators will then assign a portion of the Unclaimed Rewards to be minted by the Applicant’s Validator, based on the approved calculation.
• If any milestones and associated rewards are not achieved by the deadline:
• Applicant will be notified they have not met a deliverable by the GSF.
• Remaining SV Weight assigned to the extraBeneficiary SV will be removed from the GSF node configuration, and the total SV weight of the GSF SV node will be reduced by the same amount by a vote of the Super Validators.
• The Tokenomics Working Group will make a recommendation to the SVs on what to do with the Unclaimed Rewards.

• SV operations: Maintain reliable SV infrastructure in line with official guidance (Kubernetes deployment, DR, security hardening, monitoring).
• Governance: Participate in SV votes and network governance; publish milestone progress and artifacts (CIPs, repos, docs).
• Security: Follow KMS recommendations for participant keys and adopt SV security‑hardening practices.
• Transparency: Provide quarterly milestone updates to the Accountability committee (and Tokenomics where applicable).

Mark thank you for the updated proposal and the rest of the community for weighing in as well.  

Proof Group would like to formally sponsor this CIP. 

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