# Governance Token **Domain:** Cryptocurrency / Protocol governance **Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node **Maturity:** Developed **Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]] ## Definition A **governance token** is a transferable digital asset used to allocate voting or proposal rights in a blockchain protocol or decentralized organization. ## Significance Token voting can make rules legible and programmable while concentrating power through ownership, delegation, participation costs, or administrative control. ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]] - [Primary or institutional source](https://ethereum.org/en/dao/) ## Routes [[wiki/Stablecoin|Stablecoin]] · [[wiki/GameFi|GameFi]] · [[wiki/Algorithmic Sovereignty|Algorithmic Sovereignty]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]