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How Does a Governance Token Relate to the “Code Is Law” Principle?

Governance tokens grant holders the right to vote on changes to the underlying smart contract protocol. This allows the community to collectively amend the "law" (the code) when necessary, such as fixing a bug or changing a fee structure.

It introduces a human layer of decision-making that can override the current immutable code.

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