DSHARE are one of the ways to measure the value of the DEGEN Protocol and shareholder trust in its ability to maintain DEGEN close to peg. During epoch expansions the protocol mints DEGEN and distributes it proportionally to all DSHARE holders who have staked their tokens in the Mortuary. DSHARE holders have DAO voting rights on proposals to improve the protocol and future use cases within the Degen Finance ecosystem.