TAN Proposal: Temporary Pause of TANIP-1 Issuance Pending Council Review

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Proposal: Temporary Pause of TANIP-1 Issuance Pending Council Review

Author: Steven Bostic, TAN Council Member

Date: August 28th, 2025

Category: Issuance / Incentives

Abstract

This proposal calls for a temporary pause in TANIP-1 issuance, which governs TEL systems and issuance flows on TAN for Stakers. While the model has successfully activated the application-layer incentive mechanism, Council members have determined that additional review is required to ensure program sustainability and alignment with broader ecosystem objectives. During this pause, no new TEL distributions will be executed until Council consensus is reached on next steps.

Motivation

TANIP-1 introduced weekly staker distributions as the first phase of application-layer issuance. Initial execution demonstrated strong technical feasibility and community engagement. However, several governance considerations have since emerged that warrant closer review:

  • Distribution — Assessing whether weekly issuance rates remain fair and optimal relative to adoption and platform growth.

  • Treasury stewardship — Evaluating long-term allocation of the 194.44M TEL in the TAN Council Safe.

  • Program sustainability — Ensuring that issuance parameters do not outpace user participation or staking growth.

  • Future developer issuance — Aligning the staker program with the forthcoming developer incentive phase to preserve balance and fairness.

By pausing issuance, the Council preserves treasury assets while conducting a transparent review of these concerns.

Specification

Pause Details

  • Effective Date: Immediately upon TAN Council approval, via snapshot vote.

  • Duration: Until a follow-up TANIP proposal establishes revised issuance parameters or reauthorizes the program.

  • Impact: Weekly TEL distributions (currently 3.2M TEL) will be suspended. No rewards will accrue or be retroactively distributed for paused periods.

Governance Process

  • Council will conduct a formal review of:

    1. Issuance pacing and schedule.

    2. Eligibility and referral mechanics.

    3. Treasury runway projections.

    4. Integration with upcoming developer issuance proposal.

    • Findings will be published in a public Council report within [8] weeks.
    • A successor proposal (TANIP-2 or amendment to TANIP-1) will be introduced to codify next steps.

Technical Implementation

  • Staker and developer contracts remain deployed on the Polygon Network.

  • No modifications are required to smart contracts at this stage.

  • Council-authorized multisig signers will halt execution of distribution scripts until further notice.

Next Steps

  1. Approve pause of TANIP-1 issuance.

  2. Begin structured Council review and data review.

  3. Draft follow-up TANIP to define long-term issuance framework.

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Great to see this initiative :clap: A pause not only protects rewards, but also gives space to gather valuable data. With every step, the insights can fuel the next wave of exciting reward initiatives for the community. Looking forward to what comes next.

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I’m in support of this initiative.

The community has been asking for a while to review the program and look at the potential to make it more equitable for all users. Analyzing the data we’ve collected and planning out what this program looks like in the next phase of the network (with the many milestones that will be coming) will be a benefit to the community and future developers.

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thanks for the support! We look forward to dialing the program in and making it even more rewarding to the community.

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I’m in support of this, too. TANIP-1 did its job in proving the mechanics and showing there’s community interest, but it makes sense to hit pause before we burn through treasury assets too fast. Taking time to review pacing, eligibility, and how this fits with developer incentives is the smart move. If we come back with a framework that’s data-driven and better aligned with growth, the program will be way stronger for the long run.

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This proposal has been sent to snapshot vote!

https://snapshot.box/#/s:telcointancouncil.eth/proposal/0x09909bcb63fe9c96f0117c1c3f854abc56d90fc09444d023dcdf64da03ccaec4