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Governance Token

German: Governance-Token

A token conferring voting weight over protocol parameters; it usually carries no legal claim on assets, cash flows or the issuing entity.

Why people look this up

Readers testing whether holding governance tokens gives them any enforceable right; usually not.

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Governance-Token Ein Token, der Stimmgewicht über Protokollparameter vermittelt; er verkörpert in der Regel keinen Rechtsanspruch auf Vermögen, Zahlungsströme oder gegen einen Emittenten.

Looking for how this maps to its traditional-finance counterpart rather than a standalone definition? See the Term Bridge, which also flags where the obvious analogy is wrong.