# Governance USP backing and Piku Platform parameters are all managed by PikuDAO with sPIKU votes. PikuDAO’s mission is to establish a fully decentralized decision-making process, to create an optimal store of value currency. A DAO is an optimal format for launching Piku because: * Piku relies on the expertise of professionals, collective knowledge and the will of the community. * DAO governance will allow the best or the most accepted ideas to shape the future direction of Piku. * DAO will allow transparent and secure management of the Piku's token. PikuDAO’s **core responsibilities** will be * Decide, manage and oversee the backing structure of Piku's yield-optimized stablecoin USP * Decide on the fees and platform parameters * Give voice to experts and professionals in the economics sector * Respond to emergencies ## PikuDAO Governance Process DAO stakeholders and holders of sPIKU tokens govern asset backing, smart contract updates, and platform settings via proposals. PikuDAO will start by a simple two stage governance process: 1\) A **preliminary discussion on Discord and proposal formulation on the Forum page which will be live soon.** 2\) Followed by an **off-chain** [**Snapshot**](https://snapshot.box/#/s:pikudao.eth) **vote** --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.piku.co/piku/pikudao/governance.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.