Enhancing Jup DAO Participation Through Gifting & Staking Mechanism

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Summary
This proposal aims to introduce a new feature within the Jup Mobile app that allows users to gift Jup tokens to friends. However, unlike the existing gifting invite system, recipients will only be able to claim and stake the gifted Jup tokens, ensuring their active participation in Jup DAO governance. This initiative seeks to increase user engagement, encourage governance participation, and strengthen the Jup ecosystem by educating new users about staking and voting mechanisms.

Background
With the launch of Jup Mobile and the existing sol gifting invite system, the onboarding of new users into the Jup ecosystem has been streamlined. However, while this system successfully distributes tokens and spread awareness about the Jup Mobile app, it does not necessarily guarantee that recipients will engage with Jup Eco. Many users may hold or trade their tokens without interacting with the DAO, leading to missed opportunities for broader community involvement.

By introducing a Claim & Stake Gifting Mechanism, new users will not only receive Jup but will also be directly integrated into the governance system, ensuring active participation in proposal voting and decision-making.

Proposal Details

Feature Implementation

  1. Gift Jup With Staking Requirement:

    • Users can send Jup tokens to friends via the Jup Mobile app.
    • The recipient can only claim the tokens if they agree to stake them with a 30 days unstaking period
    • Once staked, recipients automatically gain governance rights, allowing them to vote on Jup DAO proposals.

  2. Incentivizing Participation:

    • New users who receive and stake gifted Jup could earn bonus reward from existing ASR reward, encouraging deeper involvement.
    • Givers may also receive small incentives for onboarding new active governance participants.

  3. Educational Component:

    • The feature will include an educational prompt explaining the benefits of staking and governance participation.
    • A guided onboarding process will ensure recipients understand their role in the DAO.

  4. Security & Anti-Sybil Mechanisms

    • To prevent abuse, there could be limits on how much Jup can be gifted per user per month.
    • Verification measures (e.g., linking wallets, CAPTCHA checks) could be implemented to prevent bot farming.

Goals & Benefits

  • Expand Jup DAO Participation: Converts passive holders into active governance participants.
  • Strengthen the Jup Ecosystem: More staked Jup contributes to network stability and decentralization.
  • Increase Awareness & Education: Onboard users into DeFi governance through a seamless and intuitive experience.
  • Boost Engagement & Retention: Encourages new users to explore staking and DAO voting, fostering long-term community involvement.

Potential Challenges:

  • Potential resistance from users who prefer to keep tokens liquid
  • Abuse of gifting for Sybil attacks
  • Lack of interest in governance participation

Conclusion
By integrating a Claim & Stake Gifting Mechanism, Jup can transform its existing invite-gifting system into a powerful governance onboarding tool. This initiative will increase governance participation, promote decentralization, and ensure new users understand the value of staking and DAO voting.

I invite the community to provide feedback and support the implementation of this feature to strengthen the Jup ecosystem.

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This is a great suggestion @0xbabywhale.

Personally, I’d love to see all $JUP airdrops go through the same process, particularly Jupuary airdrops. The reason is I view $JUP first and foremost as a governance token—that’s its reason for being.

Enforcing claim + stake + vote as a condition of receiving free $JUP ensures every JUP token in circulation has fulfilled its original purpose at least once.

Love the simple, easy-to-read format of your proposal too. Fully support this as a DAO onboarding initiative. Just wish ASR would be boosted so as to not dilute existing DAO participants.

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This one I likeyyy . Voted for this.

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Thanks for the feedback mate. :saluting_face::saluting_face:

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not a fan of the mobile access but i’m supporting for this vote. I read it all and could promote JUP adoptions …Helpful for the mobile Jupiverse wallets users. Not sure how decentralize or secure in this actually world it’s. Good luck to my JupCats and friends! Stay secure and take the most steps to keep your wallets in the safest way. Blessings

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This is a good idea. Thank you so much!

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this is a fun idea… have forwarded to the jupiter mobile team for consideration!

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Cool idea I am all up for it !

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Thanks for the support mate, I bet it would drive more adoption

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Thanks mate, LFG!!! :heart_hands::heart_hands::heart_hands:

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Hey Julian, just checking in to know if there’s any update or feedback from this?

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well done, as this is the best way to onboard newcomers.
I have done this maself, manually ofcourse

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The proposal mentions CAPTCHA and wallet verification, which is good but weak. Consider requiring social or reputational proof (e.g., XP levels, Discord roles) before a user can be eligible to receive gifted tokens, especially since you mentioned that givers may receive incentives for onboarding active governance participants. That kind of reward structure could invite Sybil attacks

Is there a dashboard where gifters can see if their friends staked and voted?

The idea is strategically solid: converting passive airdrop-style users into active DAO members. But to really work, it needs to:

  • Provide flexibility (not full-on force)

  • Be harder to exploit

  • Deliver truly engaging onboarding

  • Surface the value of staking clearly to new users
    ↳ Since Jup already shows staking rewards, voting history, and more, the key is ensuring giftees actually notice these benefits and feel motivated to explore them from day one.

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This is a well-structured and impactful proposal that bridges the gap between token distribution and meaningful governance participation.

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Thanks for adding ser🫡

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Such a great innovative, it will make sense if I can give or donate jup as gifts to my friends or help then to send stake jup so they can start participating in ASR program.

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