Glossary

Term	Related
@Astronaut The Astronaut role is given to the current leader of MoonDAO Governance. Link to original	Roles
@Delegate The Delegate role is granted to any member that holds at least 250,000 vMOONEY. Delegates can officially submit proposals to the Senate on behalf of anyone. Link to original	Roles, Governance Model
@Alien The Alien role is granted to verified members of the MoonDAO Discord server. Link to original	Roles
@Executive Executive branch members serve the role of maintenance and and support of vital operations and handling of sensitive information. Executive members are employed and salaried at the discretion of elected astronauts to suit the DAO’s needs. Link to original	Roles
@Member Holder of any amount of vMOONEY. Can vote on MoonDAO proposals. Link to original	Roles, Governance Model
@Moon Settler Currently working within a MoonDAO project. Link to original	Roles, Project System
@Rocketeer Link to original	Roles, Project System
@Voyager Former Moonsettler, Rocketeer, Astronaut, Guild Steward, or Treasury Signer. Link to original	Roles, Project System
Ethereum Ethereum is a decentralized, open-source, and distributed software platform based on blockchain technology.12 It has its own native cryptocurrency called Ether and a programming language called Solidity.2 Ethereum enables users to make transactions, earn interest on their holdings through staking, use and store nonfungible tokens (NFTs), trade cryptocurrencies, play games, use social media, and more.3 Unlike Bitcoin, Ethereum is intended to be much more than just a medium of exchange or a store of value.4 It is a network of computers all over the world that follow a set of rules called the Ethereum protocol. The Ethereum network acts as the foundation for communities, applications, organizations, and digital assets that anyone can build and use.5 Footnotes https://consensys.net/knowledge-base/ethereum/ ↩ https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/Ethereum ↩ ↩2 https://cointelegraph.com/learn/what-is-ethereum-a-beginners-guide-to-eth-cryptocurrency ↩ https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/cryptocurrency/what-is-ethereum-ether/ ↩ https://ethereum.org/en/what-is-ethereum/ ↩ Link to original	MOONEY
MIDAO A Marshall Islands DAO is a legal entity based in the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) as a Nonprofit DAO LLC. Legal Definition of "Nonprofit" The IRS defines nonprofits as “organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, educational or other specified purposes.” The IRS also provides favorable tax treatment for “social welfare organizations, civic leagues, social clubs, labor organizations and business leagues.” Link to original	MoonDAO Legal Entity as a Marshall Island DAO LLC
MoonDAO Discord server https://moondao.com/discord Link to original	https://moondao.com/discord/
MOONEY MOONEY is a governance token for the purpose of claiming voting power. Ethereum (ETH) may be swapped for MOONEY with tools like uniswap. Link to original	Governance Model, Governance Tokens, vMOONEY
MOU Memorandum of Understanding. Link to original	Outbound SOP
Senate A group of contributors that review incoming Proposals and perform due-diligence before it goes up for vote for the rest of the DAO. The Senate meets on a weekly basis (Town Hall) to review incoming proposals, please check the calendar on the MoonDAO Discord server for timing of the meeting. Senate meetings are a forum for the Senate to ask deeper questions about a proposal and conduct due-diligence about the submission. Link to original	Governance Model, @Astronaut, @Rocketeer, @Delegate
vMOONEY vMOONEY (vote escrow MOONEY) is a measure of the voting power of locked MOONEY. vMOONEY is granted in proportion to the amount and duration of the MOONEY locked. It is not a token that can be purchased on any marketplace. Link to original	Governance Tokens, MOONEY
Vote Escrow Vote escrow is a method to make the community governance and on-chain voting more secure and reliable among DAOs. Link to original	Governance Tokens, MOONEY, vMOONEY