## Scaling Sovryn: The Introduction of Community-Led ‘Circles’
Community Call #44 was a governance-focused session that introduced a new organizational structure for the Sovryn DAO: **Circles**. These are specialized, semi-autonomous working groups, empowered by the community to take ownership of specific domains within the Sovryn ecosystem. This model is designed to help the DAO scale its operations and decision-making in a more decentralized and efficient manner.
### The Challenge of Decentralized Scale
As a DAO grows, it becomes difficult for every member to be an expert on every topic. The ‘Circle’ model is a solution to this problem. It allows the DAO to delegate responsibility to smaller, more focused groups of experts and passionate community members who can dedicate their time to a specific area.
### The First Circle: The ‘Circle of Tokens’
The call highlighted the first official working group, the **Circle of Tokens**, as the pilot for this new model. This Circle is composed of community members with an interest and expertise in tokenomics. Their mandate is to:
* **Analyze Data:** Use on-chain data to analyze the effectiveness of Sovryn’s tokenomics, particularly liquidity mining rewards.
* **Conduct Research:** Research best practices from other DeFi protocols.
* **Formulate Proposals:** Create data-driven Sovryn Improvement Proposals (SIPs) related to tokenomics and present them to the Bitocracy for a vote.
This allows for more nuanced and well-researched proposals than might otherwise be possible, freeing up the broader community to focus on the high-level decision of whether to approve or reject the Circle’s recommendations.
### A Model for the Future
The Circle of Tokens is intended to be the first of many. The team envisions a future with multiple Circles, each focused on a different domain, such as:
* **A ‘Circle of Growth’** focused on marketing and user adoption.
* **A ‘Circle of Builders’** to manage the ecosystem grants program.
* **A ‘Circle of Security’** to coordinate with security researchers and auditors.
This structure allows Sovryn to harness the diverse skills of its community, creating a more resilient, intelligent, and scalable decentralized organization. It’s a key step in moving from a core-team-led project to a truly community-owned and operated protocol.