4.3 Avao Wallet: Governance, Staking, and Asset Management

The Avao Wallet is the user’s secure anchor to the Avao ecosystem. Fully integrated into Avao Suite, it enables users to manage their AOV tokens, participate in governance, and engage with commitment-based staking — all without relying on third-party custodians or browser extensions.

Key Functions of the Avao Wallet:

● Non-Custodial Asset Management Users retain full control of their AOV tokens and private keys. The wallet supports secure transfers, token approvals, and interaction with Avao-native dApps — all executed locally within Avao Suite.

● Vault Participation Users can commit AOV tokens to time-locked vaults (Access, Commit, Guardian, Sovereign), each representing a different commitment tier. These vaults grant access to emission rewards and governance power based on the amount and duration of the lock.

● Governance Voting The wallet automatically calculates and displays a user’s veAOV (vote-escrowed AOV), which determines their voting power. Users can browse active proposals, cast votes, and track governance outcomes — all from within the wallet interface.

● Emission Tracking The wallet provides real-time visibility into emission rewards, vault multipliers, and governance allocations. This transparency ensures users understand how their participation contributes to — and is rewarded by — the ecosystem.

● Security Features The wallet includes encrypted local storage, optional multi-factor authentication, and transaction simulation to help users avoid phishing or malicious contracts.

This flow illustrates how Avao Suite serves as the secure, user-friendly interface that connects users to the full range of Avao’s decentralized services — from staking and governance to compute and project discovery.