> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://matterverse.gitbook.io/matterverse-whitepaper/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://matterverse.gitbook.io/matterverse-whitepaper/community-tokenomics/governance-and-dao/progressive-decentralization.md).

# Progressive Decentralization

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### Season 1 -  Team Initiation

As we get started with the vision of building the real metaverse with MatterCity, the founding team will manage all aspects of the platform, including gameplay & tokenomics design, product development & iteration, and fundraising & marketing. This stage is necessary to ensure the platform and its underlying technologies could be funded and developed for the launch. 

|                                       |                                       |
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| Time Period                           | September 2021 - May 2022             |
| Who makes decisions?                  | The founding team                     |
| Who executes?                         | The founding team                     |
| Who owns (most of) governance tokens? | No one - tokens are not generated yet |
| Where does funding come from?         | Founding team + early investors       |
| How decentralized is MatterCity?      | No decentralization yet               |

### Season 2 - Team Management & Community Participation

|                                       |                                                                                                                    |
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Time Period                           | June 2022 - December 2022                                                                                          |
| Who makes decisions?                  | The founding team, but community members can submit proposals, conduct off-chain votes, and join the founding team |
| Who executes?                         | The founding team                                                                                                  |
| Who owns (most of) governance tokens? | Founding team + investors                                                                                          |
| Where does funding come from?         | Founding team + investors                                                                                          |
| How decentralized is MatterCity?      | Slightly decentralized                                                                                             |

### Season 3 - DAO & Founding Team Collaboration 

|                                       |                                                                                       |
| ------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Time Period                           | January 2023 - January 2024                                                           |
| Who makes decisions?                  | Both the community (MatterverseDAO) and the team (through permission on-chain voting) |
| Who executes?                         | Mostly the community, with the team managing some critical components of the platform |
| Who owns (most of) governance tokens? | Community Treasury (Matterverse DAO)                                                  |
| Where does funding come from?         | Founding team + investors + community                                                 |
| How decentralized is MatterCity?      | moderately decentralized                                                              |

### Season 4 - DAO Governance

|                                       |                                               |
| ------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| Time Period                           | January 2024                                  |
| Who makes decisions?                  | the Matterverse DAO (through on-chain voting) |
| Who executes?                         | members in the Matterverse DAO                |
| Who owns (most of) governance tokens? | The community                                 |
| Where does funding come from?         | Community Treasury                            |
| How decentralized is MatterCity?      | completely decentralized                      |