ICPanda DAO has proposed a new whitepaper that sets out a broader direction for the project, moving it from its origins as a meme community towards what it describes as a Builder DAO focused on open infrastructure for digital sovereignty.
The whitepaper, titled From Sovereign Minds to Sovereign Markets, was revised on 7 September 2026 and has been submitted for adoption through the Internet Computer’s Service Nervous System (SNS) governance. It remains a proposal and has not yet replaced the DAO’s 2024 Genesis Whitepaper.
The new document brings three projects under the DAO’s longer-term direction: Anda, TokenList and dMsg.
Anda focuses on persistent machine cognition, with work around identity, memory, experience and skills that can be carried across applications and changing AI models. The project includes infrastructure such as Anda Runtime and Anda DB, alongside protocols and benchmarking work designed to test whether memory can improve the behaviour of AI systems.
TokenList addresses the creation and management of token-based markets. According to the whitepaper, its aim is to make areas such as asset issuance, allocation, price discovery, liquidity and governance easier to inspect and verify.
The document is careful to distinguish transparency from guarantees. It states that verifiable rules do not by themselves establish fairness, economic viability or legal compliance, leaving responsibility with issuers and participants.
The third direction, dMsg, is evolving from earlier encrypted messaging work into a planned Chrome extension for private work and cross-application signing. The proposed design includes encrypted notes and files, collaboration tools, contact controls and explicit approval for digital signatures.
However, the whitepaper makes clear that dMsg is still under development. Its new design has been defined, but implementation, deployment, audits and release validation have yet to be completed.
PANDA would retain a governance and coordination role within the proposed structure. The whitepaper says PANDA holders can participate in SNS governance, while DAO-controlled resources can be directed towards research, engineering, security and other approved work.
The document also takes a more measured approach to token utility, stating that projects should not be required to create demand for PANDA where it does not improve the underlying system.
ICPanda’s new direction represents a change from its early identity. The DAO says it began in 2024 as a panda-themed community on the Internet Computer, with its original whitepaper centred on community incentives, badges, NFTs and an early development roadmap.
The new proposal says work on messaging, cryptographic identity, AI agents and token issuance gradually led the team towards a wider focus on infrastructure and user control.
The 2024 Genesis Whitepaper is not being removed. Under the proposal, it would remain publicly available as a historical record, allowing the community to track how the DAO’s priorities have changed.
The proposal also states that adopting the whitepaper would not itself transfer treasury funds, alter SNS or token parameters, deploy software or approve individual product releases. Those matters would continue to be handled through their respective governance or project processes.
There are also limits to what the new whitepaper represents. It sets out the DAO’s mission, principles and long-term direction, while acknowledging that several of the proposed technologies and integrations remain works in progress.
The document describes the connection between Anda, TokenList and dMsg as an area for further development rather than presenting them as a completed unified system. It says future progress should be assessed through working infrastructure, evidence of performance and the degree of control provided to users and communities.
The proposal will now depend on SNS governance for formal adoption. If approved, the whitepaper will become the DAO’s current institutional statement, with the proposal number and adoption date to be added to the document.
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