# Neural Quorum Governance

Since October 2023, the Stellar Community Fund (SCF) utilizes a reputation-based voting mechanism to signal community sentiment in Award Allocation in the [Community Vote phase of SCF Build](/scf-handbook/scf-awards/build-award.md). Neural Quorum Governance (NQG) is a novel voting-power attribution and delegation mechanism that was ideated, specified, and implemented in a joint effort between [BlockScience](https://block.science/) and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF). The name is a juxtaposition of its two key constituents: Neural Governance, which enables modular, plug-and-play development and exploration of mechanisms for voting-power attribution, and Quorum Delegation, a new delegation scheme which allows users to delegate their votes without having to trust a single delegate.

Common issues across voting mechanisms include inaccurate sentiment of the larger community, voter fatigue, and apathy, as well as a lack of growth in the core group of voters. NQG aims to solve these issues in SCF by:

* Distributing voting weight across community members in a fair, transparent, and decentralized way in alignment with the SCF’s objectives;
* Fostering higher engagement by empowering members to grow their reputation within the community;
* Providing greater flexibility on voting responsibilities when a voter has limited availability or expertise. 
* Making it more accessible for newcomers to join, which is necessary for the success of Stellar and Soroban.

#### Learn More

* [Components and Parameters](/scf-handbook/governance/neural-quorum-governance/components-and-parameters.md)
* [Process and User Journey](/scf-handbook/governance/neural-quorum-governance/process-and-user-journey.md)
* [Implementation History](/scf-handbook/governance/neural-quorum-governance/implementation-history.md)
* [Github](https://github.com/stellar/stellar-community-fund-contracts) + [Soroban Contract](https://stellar.expert/explorer/public/contract/CDHNQUWHWMWYH6PZROOQSLV62APR5AEPR2NRQXX2LHBIUXHGURH3R52M)

#### Get Involved <a href="#id-4615" id="id-4615"></a>

We invite you to be a part of this transformative journey as we contribute your insights as we shape the future of governance.

* Get [SCF Verified](https://stellarcommunityfund.gitbook.io/scf-handbook/community-involvement/governance/become-a-verified-member) (and become a voting member!)
* Engage through feedback and discussions in the [Stellar Developers Discord](https://discord.com/invite/stellardev)<br>

### **Blogs and Updates**

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Voting Report</td><td><span data-option="41caad47656a4e49a3808dd8fd945091">Community Medium</span></td><td>March 30, 2026</td><td><a href="https://medium.com/stellar-community/scf-41-round-recap-319b63ca1218">https://medium.com/stellar-community/scf-41-round-recap-319b63ca1218</a></td><td><a href="/files/FfSg2YpMAkyPEV47vmKS">/files/FfSg2YpMAkyPEV47vmKS</a></td></tr><tr><td>SCF #40 - Voting Report</td><td><span data-option="41caad47656a4e49a3808dd8fd945091">Community Medium</span></td><td>December 18, 2025</td><td><a href="https://medium.com/stellar-community/scf-40-round-recap-c01b44d85a04">https://medium.com/stellar-community/scf-40-round-recap-c01b44d85a04</a></td><td><a href="/files/ghstZOUYl2k1xs8rmXNz">/files/ghstZOUYl2k1xs8rmXNz</a></td></tr><tr><td>SCF #39 - Voting Report</td><td><span data-option="41caad47656a4e49a3808dd8fd945091">Community Medium</span></td><td>October 25, 2025</td><td><a href="https://medium.com/stellar-community/scf-39-round-recap-e211cdd5eb80">https://medium.com/stellar-community/scf-39-round-recap-e211cdd5eb80</a></td><td><a href="/files/nIjOQauPEQ5jS2LmJqFJ">/files/nIjOQauPEQ5jS2LmJqFJ</a></td></tr><tr><td>SCF #38 - Voting Report</td><td><span data-option="IKV5o0SbmAJb">Google Sheet</span></td><td>September 15, 2025</td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q-WJeTmgegUMw3MGWnpOqig058Fb7_ONb9WOlRZrQFI/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q-WJeTmgegUMw3MGWnpOqig058Fb7_ONb9WOlRZrQFI/edit?usp=sharing</a></td><td><a href="/files/eXkYnC4iNjD1rzEF1Yli">/files/eXkYnC4iNjD1rzEF1Yli</a></td></tr><tr><td>SCF #37 - Voting Report</td><td><span data-option="IKV5o0SbmAJb">Google Sheet</span></td><td>August 13, 2025</td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AR4vWw5ojy-O0HWPpxQzUrfseIBZsPTFPoz8QaitH4Q/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AR4vWw5ojy-O0HWPpxQzUrfseIBZsPTFPoz8QaitH4Q/edit?usp=sharing</a></td><td><a href="/files/8qv5AHVAk53fIJv7OTkM">/files/8qv5AHVAk53fIJv7OTkM</a></td></tr><tr><td>SCF #36 - Voting Report</td><td><span data-option="IKV5o0SbmAJb">Google Sheet</span></td><td>July 22, 2025</td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NgOJb-U5FyX7SMCZHGojKHS4G3qG_rqUG3LNFhMdDk8/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NgOJb-U5FyX7SMCZHGojKHS4G3qG_rqUG3LNFhMdDk8/edit?usp=sharing</a></td><td><a href="/files/bmSFwiKrXKN53PvAvHXc">/files/bmSFwiKrXKN53PvAvHXc</a></td></tr><tr><td>SCF #35 - Voting Report</td><td><span data-option="IKV5o0SbmAJb">Google Sheet</span></td><td>May 29, 2025</td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lF89CvrGvGadAvDl5U-lGdtl5xYVSsgzxH3l32Wcq68/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lF89CvrGvGadAvDl5U-lGdtl5xYVSsgzxH3l32Wcq68/edit?usp=sharing</a></td><td><a href="/files/IWU4SzGRg883U1XevoiY">/files/IWU4SzGRg883U1XevoiY</a></td></tr><tr><td>SCF #34 - Voting Report</td><td><span data-option="IKV5o0SbmAJb">Google Sheet</span></td><td>April 9, 2025</td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WBAAQH6wvA5QNbQW1upbuWqHYNfMx_-vwn_KxOgrNTM/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WBAAQH6wvA5QNbQW1upbuWqHYNfMx_-vwn_KxOgrNTM/edit?usp=sharing</a></td><td><a href="/files/mmLYUxvRKZi5QHuOj7Mg">/files/mmLYUxvRKZi5QHuOj7Mg</a></td></tr><tr><td>SCF #33 - Voting Report</td><td><span data-option="IKV5o0SbmAJb">Google Sheet</span></td><td>March 7, 2025</td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15_sz6KSMAxPC9EzcPaort3ojMjkSTakquZOqaSoYqYE/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15_sz6KSMAxPC9EzcPaort3ojMjkSTakquZOqaSoYqYE/edit?usp=sharing</a></td><td><a href="/files/WtpGWvdMOYqzowA3zNJ3">/files/WtpGWvdMOYqzowA3zNJ3</a></td></tr><tr><td>SCF #32 - Voting Report</td><td><span data-option="IKV5o0SbmAJb">Google Sheet</span></td><td>January 27, 2025</td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CGFSr-jFN9ddrQGJjXf_qpbg2RAx1a5sUN_FDZDiLTk/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CGFSr-jFN9ddrQGJjXf_qpbg2RAx1a5sUN_FDZDiLTk/edit?usp=sharing</a></td><td><a href="/files/s8SOqivlmRHpkHUYpSXG">/files/s8SOqivlmRHpkHUYpSXG</a></td></tr><tr><td>SCF #31 - Voting Report</td><td><span data-option="IKV5o0SbmAJb">Google Sheet</span></td><td>January 8, 2025</td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jSuzCYDtJTAurasxVDzbOl6Kz4mYMe2v8BEGnu0KvVM/edit?gid=591718975#gid=591718975">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jSuzCYDtJTAurasxVDzbOl6Kz4mYMe2v8BEGnu0KvVM/edit?gid=591718975#gid=591718975</a></td><td><a href="/files/pbWmlOWLdmgdB79UAupW">/files/pbWmlOWLdmgdB79UAupW</a></td></tr><tr><td>SCF #30 - Voting Report</td><td><span data-option="IKV5o0SbmAJb">Google Sheet</span></td><td>December 19, 2024</td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xBRZ_D8I5F53CXatQMb-s_ILAyKzF1Ngd4lYLDrWWNM/edit?gid=1909034225#gid=1909034225">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xBRZ_D8I5F53CXatQMb-s_ILAyKzF1Ngd4lYLDrWWNM/edit?gid=1909034225#gid=1909034225</a></td><td><a href="/files/3lUdbJstfYnVAPesvzGU">/files/3lUdbJstfYnVAPesvzGU</a></td></tr><tr><td>SCF #29 - Voting Report</td><td><span data-option="IKV5o0SbmAJb">Google Sheet</span></td><td>August 21, 2024</td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PqLyQ6KUVrh5vcqFHL43iCNiVs5BkuOicBQuZNF6FDQ/edit?gid=26290308#gid=26290308">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PqLyQ6KUVrh5vcqFHL43iCNiVs5BkuOicBQuZNF6FDQ/edit?gid=26290308#gid=26290308</a></td><td><a href="/files/qA8rghoRkIdD9CJX0ZTO">/files/qA8rghoRkIdD9CJX0ZTO</a></td></tr><tr><td>SCF #28 - Voting Report</td><td><span data-option="IKV5o0SbmAJb">Google Sheet</span></td><td>July 20, 2024</td><td><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KgDyjRXIsWbIEpH71AbdQnZ9iXzUPdfD9skcHHDfYsM/edit?gid=1845379578#gid=1845379578">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KgDyjRXIsWbIEpH71AbdQnZ9iXzUPdfD9skcHHDfYsM/edit?gid=1845379578#gid=1845379578</a></td><td><a href="/files/T0ZOz0VydmEo9gtKIFUo">/files/T0ZOz0VydmEo9gtKIFUo</a></td></tr><tr><td>SCF#27-Voting-Report     </td><td><span data-option="HKifUrCPxY2T">BlockScience HackMD</span></td><td>June 2, 2024</td><td><a href="https://hackmd.io/@blockscience/ryiyAQLNC">https://hackmd.io/@blockscience/ryiyAQLNC</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>SCF’s Implementation of NQG–on Mainnet! Open-source!</td><td><span data-option="41caad47656a4e49a3808dd8fd945091">Community Medium</span></td><td>May 10, 2024</td><td><a href="https://medium.com/stellar-community/scfs-implementation-of-nqg-on-mainnet-open-source-08ca1656cfc8">https://medium.com/stellar-community/scfs-implementation-of-nqg-on-mainnet-open-source-08ca1656cfc8</a></td><td><a href="/files/l5dVfIh7ODHGYrNccOlI">/files/l5dVfIh7ODHGYrNccOlI</a></td></tr><tr><td>SCF#26-Voting-Report </td><td><span data-option="HKifUrCPxY2T">BlockScience HackMD</span></td><td>May 3, 2024</td><td><a href="https://hackmd.io/4RUFYl9GR8u1yLPWotlJMg">https://hackmd.io/4RUFYl9GR8u1yLPWotlJMg</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>SCF#25-Voting-Report</td><td><span data-option="HKifUrCPxY2T">BlockScience HackMD</span></td><td>April 10, 2024</td><td><a href="https://hackmd.io/C_3GSr0ZRCqA4bPvji2C5Q">https://hackmd.io/C_3GSr0ZRCqA4bPvji2C5Q</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>SCF#24-Voting-Report</td><td><span data-option="HKifUrCPxY2T">BlockScience HackMD</span></td><td>March 13, 2024</td><td><a href="https://hackmd.io/Fbk3oyc5Q-yjReLKyfsR8A">https://hackmd.io/Fbk3oyc5Q-yjReLKyfsR8A</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Road Ahead — SCF’s Implementation of Neural Quorum Governance</td><td><span data-option="41caad47656a4e49a3808dd8fd945091">Community Medium</span></td><td>March 12, 2024</td><td><a href="https://medium.com/@anke-liu/the-road-ahead-scfs-implementation-of-neural-quorum-governance-4f44d22fa370">https://medium.com/@anke-liu/the-road-ahead-scfs-implementation-of-neural-quorum-governance-4f44d22fa370</a></td><td><a href="/files/3guwlj7DTc1QyQKTIKsh">/files/3guwlj7DTc1QyQKTIKsh</a></td></tr><tr><td>SCF #23 - NQG Voting Report</td><td><span data-option="HKifUrCPxY2T">BlockScience HackMD</span></td><td>March 11, 2024</td><td><a href="https://hackmd.io/@blockscience/ryujino3p">https://hackmd.io/@blockscience/ryujino3p</a></td><td><a href="/files/AhpqZGiQhUPbjT6sO86L">/files/AhpqZGiQhUPbjT6sO86L</a></td></tr><tr><td>Launching an Open Source Library for Governance Modules on Soroban</td><td><span data-option="2c1bc0bbb9b444dd9990087d19eb9914">BlockScience Medium</span></td><td>Nov 29, 2023</td><td><a href="https://medium.com/block-science/launching-an-open-source-library-for-governance-modules-on-soroban-276fc19f966f">https://medium.com/block-science/launching-an-open-source-library-for-governance-modules-on-soroban-276fc19f966f</a></td><td><a href="/files/PhqtCRp3HRJgMqqXmr1q">/files/PhqtCRp3HRJgMqqXmr1q</a></td></tr><tr><td>Introducing Neural Quorum Governance</td><td><span data-option="2c1bc0bbb9b444dd9990087d19eb9914">BlockScience Medium</span></td><td>November 9, 2023</td><td><a href="https://blockscience.medium.com/e31dda71e81c">https://blockscience.medium.com/e31dda71e81c</a></td><td><a href="/files/iDv7HDFfAkXrURzkhSFm">/files/iDv7HDFfAkXrURzkhSFm</a></td></tr><tr><td>Building SCF's New Voting Mechanism</td><td><span data-option="41caad47656a4e49a3808dd8fd945091">Community Medium</span></td><td>November 9, 2023</td><td><a href="https://medium.com/@karol.bisztyga/da746343c6f5">https://medium.com/@karol.bisztyga/da746343c6f5</a></td><td><a href="/files/hhDNQirEraJ5FpXMnXLs">/files/hhDNQirEraJ5FpXMnXLs</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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