diff --git a/sim/go.mod b/sim/go.mod
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+++ b/sim/go.mod
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+module github.com/gnolang/genesis/sim
+
+go 1.22.5
diff --git a/sim/sim.go b/sim/sim.go
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+++ b/sim/sim.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
+)
+
+type Node struct {
+	Name     string
+	Children []*Edge
+	Parents  []*Edge
+}
+
+type Edge struct {
+	From   *Node
+	To     *Node
+	Power  *big.Rat // max 1/2 delegation
+	Frozen bool
+}
+
+func (n *Node) Delegate(to *Node, power *big.Rat) {
+	// check capacity
+	sum := new(big.Rat).Set(power)
+	for _, child := range n.Children {
+		sum.Add(sum, child.Power)
+	}
+	if sum.Cmp(big.NewRat(1, 2)) > 0 {
+		panic("cannot delegate more than 1/2 of total power")
+	}
+
+	edge := &Edge{
+		From:   n,
+		To:     to,
+		Power:  power,
+		Frozen: false,
+	}
+	n.Children = append(n.Children, edge)
+	to.Parents = append(to.Parents, edge)
+}
+
+func (n *Node) Power() *big.Rat {
+	if len(n.Parents) == 0 {
+		return big.NewRat(1, 1) // root node has full power
+	}
+
+	power := big.NewRat(0, 1)
+	for _, parent := range n.Parents {
+		parentPower := new(big.Rat).Mul(parent.Power, parent.From.Power())
+		power.Add(power, parentPower)
+	}
+	return power
+}
+
+func (n *Node) String() string {
+	return n.stringRec("")
+}
+
+func (e *Edge) stringRec(prefix string) string {
+	output := fmt.Sprintf("%s|-%s- %s (Aggregated Power: %s)\n", prefix, e.Power.FloatString(2), e.To.Name, e.To.Power())
+	output += e.To.stringRec(prefix + "    ")
+	return output
+}
+
+func (n *Node) stringRec(prefix string) string {
+	output := ""
+	if n.Parents == nil {
+		output += fmt.Sprintf("%s*%s*\n", prefix, n.Name)
+	}
+	for _, child := range n.Children {
+		output += child.stringRec(prefix + "    ")
+	}
+	return output
+}
+
+func main() {
+	var (
+		root   = &Node{Name: "root"}
+		alice  = &Node{Name: "alice"}
+		bob    = &Node{Name: "bob"}
+		charly = &Node{Name: "charly"}
+		dave   = &Node{Name: "Dave"}
+		erin   = &Node{Name: "Erin"}
+		frank  = &Node{Name: "Frank"}
+		grace  = &Node{Name: "Grace"}
+		heidi  = &Node{Name: "Heidi"}
+		ivan   = &Node{Name: "Ivan"}
+	)
+
+	// root & top level members
+	root.Delegate(alice, big.NewRat(1, 1000))
+	root.Delegate(bob, big.NewRat(1, 1000))
+	for _, topLevel := range root.Children {
+		topLevel.Power = big.NewRat(1, 1)
+	}
+
+	// DAO members
+	alice.Delegate(charly, big.NewRat(1, 2))
+	bob.Delegate(frank, big.NewRat(1, 2))
+	charly.Delegate(dave, big.NewRat(1, 4))
+	charly.Delegate(erin, big.NewRat(1, 4))
+	dave.Delegate(grace, big.NewRat(1, 4))
+	dave.Delegate(heidi, big.NewRat(1, 4))
+	grace.Delegate(heidi, big.NewRat(1, 2))
+	heidi.Delegate(ivan, big.NewRat(1, 2))
+
+	fmt.Println(root)
+}