ZK DAO Overview
ZK DAO is the governance engine of ZKFund. It enables collective decision-making that is enforceable on-chain while remaining fully private by default.
Unlike traditional DAOs, ZK DAO does not rely on public voting, visible token balances, or identifiable signers. Instead, it replaces transparency with cryptographic guarantees.
ZK DAO answers a single question:
Can a group make binding decisions without becoming a public target?
ZKFund’s answer is yes.
What ZK DAO Is
ZK DAO is a zero-knowledge–based governance framework designed for:
Funds
Treasury-managed DAOs
OTC desks
Institutional collectives
Private syndicates
It allows these entities to:
Propose actions
Vote on decisions
Approve execution
Enforce outcomes
—all without revealing who participated or how decisions were made.
What ZK DAO Is Not
ZK DAO is not:
A public token-voting DAO
A snapshot-style signaling system
A social consensus mechanism
A multisig with hidden UI
ZK DAO is a rule-enforced, proof-driven governance protocol.
Core Governance Capabilities
ZK DAO provides the following core capabilities:
Private proposal creation Only authorized roles can create proposals, proven via zkID.
Zero-knowledge voting Votes are cast and verified without exposing voter identity or choice.
Role-based governance Governance power can be assigned by role, not just token balance.
Hidden quorum & hidden results Participation thresholds and interim results are never exposed.
ZK multisig execution Approved proposals are executed only after private threshold approvals.
Governance-bound treasury control Every fund action is gated by DAO rules and proofs.
Governance Scope
ZK DAO governs all sensitive actions within ZKFund, including:
Swaps and asset rebalancing
Withdrawals and capital movement
Strategy allocation and parameter changes
Role assignment and signer updates
Selective disclosure and audit permissions
Every action is:
Explicitly defined
Cryptographically authorized
Deterministically enforced
Governance Without Identity
In ZK DAO:
No voter addresses are visible
No signer lists are public
No governance graph can be reconstructed
Authority exists, but authority holders remain anonymous.
This prevents:
Coercion
Vote buying
Targeted attacks
Internal structure leakage
Governance Without Trust
ZK DAO does not rely on:
Social consensus
Reputation
Off-chain agreements
Instead, it relies on:
Cryptographic membership proofs
On-chain rule enforcement
Deterministic execution logic
Trust is replaced by verifiable constraints.
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