Geo Genesis: A Breakthrough in Governing Knowledge Onchain

Today marks a monumental shift in how we govern and interact with information at scale—a shift that extends onchain governance beyond tokens and protocols to shaping collective knowledge.

The Graph has announced the launch of Geo Genesis, a global application designed to share and organize information into collaborative hubs known as “Spaces” governed on Aragon OSx. This breakthrough illustrates the power of onchain governance to revolutionize new sectors. 

Expanding onchain governance to collective knowledge

We live in a complex and interconnected world where centralized actors increasingly manipulate, misrepresent, and censor information: 

• Educational institutions silence unpopular voices. 
• News organizations display political bias and journalistic integrity is called to question when articles disappear from news sites. 
• Political actors run disinformation campaigns to shape public opinion. 
• Nation states interfere in domestic and foreign democratic processes.
• Social media platforms incite conflict and fuel polarization for engagement. 

As technology accelerates, these challenges will continue to grow more severe. The integrity of information is under constant threat—shaping public discourse, distorting facts, and influencing AI outputs. Organizing and verifying information effectively is one of the most urgent challenges we face today.

Onchain governance offers a powerful solution to address these challenges by protecting the integrity and authenticity of information. We are excited to collaborate with Geo Genesis to create a first-of-its-kind platform, enabling communities to share and manage their collective knowledge with greater openness, transparency, and verifiability.

Governing information onchain has the potential to create a world where:

• Information isn’t siloed or controlled by governments and Big Tech.
• Data remains credible and misinformation is easily identified.
• AI hallucinations no longer threaten the collective knowledge of humans.

Geo Genesis TLDR

Geo Genesis is an EVM-compatible web application that fosters interconnected knowledge by enabling users to create and manage information directly on The Graph. It’s designed for anyone to be able to access and contribute to collective knowledge. Key features include:

• Spaces: Collaborative hubs where communities can gather, share, and govern data.
• Composable, Open, and Verifiable: Built on principles that promote interconnected knowledge.
• Customizable Governance: Powered by AragonOSx, allowing flexible decision-making frameworks.

AragonOSx: The Governance Framework Behind Geo Genesis

At the heart of Geo Genesis is a scalable and adaptable governance model powered by AragonOSx, a secure and modular DAO framework. Aragon OSx is optimized to build new onchain models and applications that can scale and evolve as projects grow. 

Each Space in Geo Genesis operates as an Aragon DAO with a custom governance plugin. The DAO contract holds the editing permissions of the Space, while the plugin contains custom governance logic that dictates how the information in the Space is governed. 

Each Space starts with a simple governance model involving two roles: 

• Members: Can propose actions or changes
• Editors: Approve, reject, or execute proposals

To edit the information contained in a Space: 

• Members submit proposals
• Editors vote to approve or reject
• Approved proposals are executed by anyone, triggering the proposed changes to the Space

Each Space will have the option to evolve their governance as the application, community, and knowledge base grows. The modular architecture of Aragon OSx makes it safe and easy for communities to evolve their governance over time. For a more technical overview, visit our GitHub to review the Geo Genesis contracts.

Next Steps: Kicking off the first Geo Genesis Space

To showcase its capabilities, a group of Editors is curating Crypto News Space by leveraging knowledge graphs to structure news stories and validate associated facts. This demonstrates how Geo Genesis can transform the organization and governance of shared knowledge.

During this initial stage, users can request an invitation to gain early access and begin creating or joining Spaces. Anyone can browse to see what has been added to the knowledge graph and how it was governed.

Geo Genesis is more than an application; it’s a vision of a decentralized, reliable, and collaborative knowledge ecosystem. We are excited to work alongside The Graph as they redefine ownership and verifiability in web3. This is just the beginning.

Your DAO, Your Rules

We have many pressing challenges to solve, and the potential of onchain governance has yet to be fulfilled. Aragon X provides tools that are:

• Customizable: Not one-size-fits-all but adaptable to suit diverse use cases, projects and protocols.
• Future-Proof: Modular designs to meet evolving needs.

If you’re ready to build an onchain governance solution to tackle humanity’s pressing challenges, explore our open-source library of tools and expert support to design innovative governance models tailored to your needs.

Get in touch with us to find out how we can build a custom solution that meets your project’s needs today and well into the future.