Proposal: Launch the Assange Pardon Petition Chain — A Verifiable Signature Campaign Powered by $JUSTICE

:white_check_mark: Advantages of Issuing $JUSTICE Tokens to Petition Signers

Dimension $JUSTICE Token Rewards NFT Badges
Utility Fungible and usable across DAO governance, apps (e.g. Freedom Wall, Journal Chain), staking or voting Non-fungible, symbolic only unless a separate system gives it utility
Immediate value Has existing liquidity on exchanges (MEXC, Bitfinex), can be traded or accumulated May have no secondary market unless explicitly supported
On-chain governance $JUSTICE directly grants voting power in Snapshot proposals or future on-chain votes NFTs do not confer governance rights by default
Scalability & Cost Easier and cheaper to distribute to thousands of wallets via batch transfer or Merkle airdrops Minting thousands of NFTs increases gas and storage costs significantly
Incentive model Can gamify ongoing participation — e.g., rewards for signatures, referrals, social sharing Requires separate gamification logic or platform
Symbolic impact Still conveys support, but also serves as a stake in the DAO’s future Stronger as a badge of honor or digital collectible
DAO Treasury alignment Token rewards can be drawn from pre-allocated incentive pools, and recycled via usage fees NFTs, if free, don’t recycle value; if paid, may deter signers

:yellow_square: When NFTs May Be More Appropriate

  • As commemorative mementos (“I was signer #8,345 of the Assange Petition”)
  • As public-facing identity badges (e.g., integrated into social profiles or DAO reputation systems)
  • If designed as part of a gamified badge or rank system

:arrows_counterclockwise: Best Practice: Combine Both

  • Issue $JUSTICE tokens as functional incentives
  • Optional NFT minting for symbolic expression and social sharing

Example:

A user signs the petition → gets 100 $JUSTICE + option to mint a limited “#FreeAssange signer” NFT.

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