House of Stake Documentation
An introduction to House of Stake, NEAR's Treasury Governance Engine, and a guide to the documentation.
Welcome to the official documentation for NEAR House of Stake.
House of Stake is NEAR's Treasury Governance Engine — a governance system designed to enable transparent, accountable, and efficient stewardship of the ecosystem's economic infrastructure.
This documentation explains how House of Stake is structured, how governance works, and how tokenholders, delegates, and governance bodies participate in shaping NEAR's long-term economic future.
What is House of Stake?
House of Stake enables NEAR tokenholders to participate in governance through stake-weighted voting.
Its mission extends beyond proposal voting. House of Stake provides the governance framework for managing economic policy, treasury oversight, and other ecosystem responsibilities that may be delegated to the institution over time, while operating within clearly defined constitutional and regulatory boundaries.
House of Stake's Mandate
House of Stake 2.0 is built around four long-term objectives:
- Value Accrual — supporting the long-term health and utility of the NEAR ecosystem.
- Sustainable Treasury Management — governing ecosystem assets responsibly and transparently.
- Aligned Decision-Making — ensuring governance incentives remain aligned with long-term ecosystem participants.
- Economic Governance — overseeing proposals related to treasury strategy, tokenomics, and economic policy.
These objectives are defined per season in House of Stake's mandate announcement.
Documentation Structure
The documentation is organized into four sections.
Start Here
Learn about the purpose and principles behind House of Stake before exploring how governance works.
- Why House of Stake Uses Stake-Weighted Governance — the governance model and the principles behind it.
How It Works
Understand how participation and governance operate in practice.
- veNEAR Explained — how voting power is determined.
- How Locking Works — locking mechanics, rewards, and governance participation.
- House of Stake Proposal Guide — how proposals are created, reviewed, voted on, and executed.
Roles and Accountability
Learn how responsibilities are distributed across governance participants and institutions.
- Voters and Delegates
- What the Screening Committee Does
- What the Security Council Does
- Who Does What (Roles and Responsibilities)
Formal Documents
The constitutional and legal documents that define the authority, governance framework, and operation of House of Stake.
- NEAR House of Stake Foundation Bylaws
- NEAR House of Stake Foundation Memorandum and Articles
- The five NEAR House of Stake Constitutional Documents, ratified by tokenholder vote in early 2026:
Disclaimer: Nothing in this communication constitutes investment advice, a solicitation, or an offer to buy or sell any token or other financial instrument. The strategies, tools, and approaches discussed are subject to change and may be modified or discontinued at any time based on regulatory developments, governance decisions, or other factors. NEAR token holders have no rights vis-à-vis the NEAR Foundation.