Probity Institute

Daily Newsfeed

Each day's entry reports recorded governance activity: proposals opened and closed, vote outcomes, and treasury moves. Entries are plain-text markdown, generated daily, and archived below. Facts only: no ratings commentary, no implied scores, no speculation about motive.

Entries

• October 6, 2026
  SafeDAO SEP 56: two wallets hold 75% of final tally
  SEP 56 (Safenet Aegis funding) closes 08:20 UTC with 29 ballots, zero No votes — 0xdE4a…6846 and 0x7CC8…6602 alone hold 75% of the live tally. Balancer's BIP-930/931 close 18:00 UTC under one veBAL wrapper; Decentraland's four-proposal accountability sweep, all from a single address, concluded 10-03.
• October 5, 2026
  SEP 56 closes tomorrow with 83% of voting power in three wallets; single veBAL whale owns Balancer's final wind-down votes
  SafeDAO's SEP 56 (Fund Safenet Aegis) closes 2026-10-06 with 7.11M SAFE voted, zero opposition, and the top three wallets at 83% of the live tally. Balancer's BIP-930/931 each drew one address — 2.52M BAL, 99.998% of both tallies. Decentraland's multisig-return vote closed Oct 3, authored by a single address.
• October 4, 2026
  Decentraland multisig-return vote closes; SEP 56 is the only live vote with real power
  Decentraland's "Return the money in DAO Committee Multisigs to the DAO Treasury" closed this morning. SAFE's SEP 56 (Fund Safenet Aegis) remains live, closing 2026-10-06 08:20 UTC, with the top 3 of 24 voters holding ~56% of live voting power.
• October 3, 2026
  Decentraland multisig-return vote picks up opposition ahead of today's close
  The committee-multisig return vote closes 3 October 12:01 UTC, now Yes 1.62M / No 396.6K MANA (13 ballots) after standing unanimous-Yes yesterday. SafeDAO's SEP 56 holds at 5.66M SAFE, all Accept. Balancer opened two new proposals, BIP-930 and BIP-931, closing 6 October. Figures verified against the live Snapshot Hub GraphQL.
• October 2, 2026
  Decentraland names freeze and migration votes both close with No
  Both Decentraland names-registry questions closed 1 October rejected (No 2.44M MANA on each). The committee-multisig return vote runs to 3 October, unanimous on Yes at 719K MANA. SafeDAO's SEP 56 has grown to 5.63M SAFE, all Accept, closing 6 October. Figures verified against the live Snapshot Hub GraphQL.
• October 1, 2026
  Decentraland X-account vote closes with No winning; names-registry votes trail on No
  The Decentraland X-account proposal closed 1 October with No at 2.29M vs 91K Yes. The names freeze and migration votes close 1 October and both trail on No; the multisig-return vote runs to 3 October and leads on Yes. SafeDAO's SEP 56 runs to 6 October with all counted VP on Accept. All figures verified against the live Snapshot Hub GraphQL.
• September 30, 2026
  Balancer winddown carried, fork vote rejected; four Decentraland ballots live
  BIP-928 (orderly winddown and treasury distribution) closed with the "Yes, tetuBAL at 50%" variant leading on 12.18M BAL; BIP-929 (fork and reincarnate) was rejected 5.21M Yes vs 12.11M No. Decentraland has four live ballots on its names registry and DAO Committee multisig balances closing 1–3 October; SafeDAO's SEP 56 runs to 6 October.
• September 29, 2026
  Lido buyback restructuring rejected 23,000:1; Balancer winddown-fork pair closes today
  Lido's expense and NEST/stETH buyback proposal failed with a final tally of 1,255 LDO For vs 29.35M Against. Balancer's BIP-928 (orderly winddown) and BIP-929 (fork and reincarnate) ballots close 18:00 UTC — winddown "Yes" variants lead on one, "No" leads on the fork vote. Decentraland's names-contract dispute drives three live ballots.
• September 28, 2026
  Balancer winddown-and-fork pair goes live; Lido buyback closes today at 23,000:1 Against
  Balancer's competing BIP-928 (orderly winddown) and BIP-929 (fork and reincarnate) ballots each draw ~17% of supply with a day left. Lido's expense/buyback restructuring closes 13:39 UTC at 28.85M Against vs 1,254 For. SafeDAO's SEP 56 Safenet funding vote is open for 12 days.
• September 24, 2026
  Uniswap fee expansion passes unopposed; Lido buyback rejected 23,000:1
  Uniswap's fee expansion and vault-rotation votes closed with zero opposition (a three-wallet bloc carried 79-87% of each tally). Lido's expense/buyback restructuring faces 28.85M Against vs 1,254 For at today's close. SafeDAO opens SEP 56 to fund Safenet Aegis.
• September 23, 2026
  Uniswap fee-and-vault votes close today on a $50M whale ballot; Lido buyback restructuring meets 23,000:1 opposition
  Uniswap's protocol-fee expansion and vault sentinel-rotation votes close ~14:41 UTC at 100% For after one wallet cast 5M UNI on both. Lido's NEST/stETH buyback restructuring stands at 23,000:1 Against. The week's settled business: Arbitrum Watchdog bans, 1inch key rotation and Gitcoin's governor upgrade all passed.
• September 16, 2026
  Delegates show up for keys, not for distribution mechanics.
  1inch delegates swarm the Security Council and multisig rotation vote (1IP-106, 28.1M VP) while Morpho's incentive allocation sits at 54 MORPHO cast. Arbitrum's three Watchdog ban votes enter their final 44 hours on one 3-wallet bloc, Lido's BORG supervisor election rides a 25-wallet electorate, and Gitcoin's governor upgrade closes on a 99% self-vote.
• September 15, 2026
  1inch seats a Security Council; Arbitrum runs its first live ban votes.
  1inch creates a Security Council and rotates its treasury multisig signers (1IP-106, 22.4M VP, 4d left). Arbitrum votes three Watchdog bans decided by one 3-wallet bloc. Lido puts its BORG supervisor up for vote, Parallel closes two treasury pivots on 5-6 wallets each, and Gitcoin's governor upgrade carries 2.72M GTC from a single address.
• September 14, 2026
  Arbitrum turns its Watchdog Program into a debarment court.
  Three Arbitrum Watchdog ban votes (Good Entry, Limitless, APX Finance) run through Sep 17 on 0.33% turnout, with one delegate bloc voting identically on all three. Parallel's PIP-70 closes today, Gitcoin's governor upgrade is a one-wallet vote, and Lido picks a supervisor for its BORG legal shell.
• September 13, 2026
  Parallel treasury pivot into AI compute (PIP-70).
  Of five live votes, three are decided by a single dominant wallet: Parallel votes on PIP-70 (treasury pivot into AI compute) with five voters holding 8.1% of supply, and the Gitcoin governor upgrade carries 2.7M of 2.72M GTC from one address. Arbitrum runs three enforcement bans on 0.19% turnout.
• September 12, 2026
  Parallel PIP-70 AI compute pivot nears close; Gitcoin governor upgrade passing on a single address; Stargate acquisition vote closed.
  Parallel's PIP-70, shifting incentives from DeFi distribution to owned AI compute, runs through Sep 14 with 80.5M PRL cast (8.1% of supply) from five voters, one address holding 38.5M PRL. Gitcoin's governor-upgrade proposal shows 2.7M GTC cast, 99.9% from the proposal author's address. Three Arbitrum proposals would ban Good Entry, Limitless, and APX Finance on Watchdog Program findings. LayerZero's Stargate acquisition closed with 7.6M STG voted across 15,110 addresses. Centrifuge's CP162 passed unopposed, placing protocol revenue flows under CNF management.
• September 11, 2026
  Parallel PIP-70 AI compute vote live; Gitcoin governor upgrade passing on a single address; three Arbitrum ecosystem-ban proposals open.
  Parallel's PIP-70 proposes treasury-funded AI compute infrastructure; voting runs through Sep 14 with 80.5M PRL cast (8.1% of supply) from five wallets, ~77% from two addresses. Gitcoin's governor-upgrade proposal shows 2.7M GTC cast, 99.9% of it from the proposal author's address. Three Arbitrum proposals would ban Good Entry, Limitless, and APX Finance on Watchdog Program findings; combined turnout so far is 125 ARB. Aavegotchi closed its IP transfer to the AavegotchiDAO Foundation on dual tracks and adopted tiered quorum. Centrifuge's CP162 passed unopposed, placing protocol revenue flows under CNF management.
• September 10, 2026
  This week's major governance votes passed on single-digit turnout.
  Sushi's tokenomics restructure closed with five voters carrying 5.2M VP. Parallel's PIP-70 — a treasury shift into owned AI compute — is live through Sep 14 with four voters (78.5M PRL, 7.8% of supply). Gitcoin's governor-upgrade proposal is passing on 14 votes, ~97% from the author's own address. Arbitrum ratified its standing security program on 190M VP.
• September 9, 2026
  Stargate acquisition vote closes at record turnout; Parallel PIP-70 heads to AI compute; Aavegotchi IP leaves governance reach.
  LayerZero's Stargate acquisition passed with the cycle's highest Stargate turnout (15.1K voters / 7.6M STG). Ethena's fee-switch vote saw thin participation (88 voters / 17.8M ENA). Aavegotchi transferred IP to its Foundation alongside a new quorum framework. Arbitrum dissolved its AGV venture vehicle. Parallel's PIP-70 treasury pivot has 5 days left.
• September 8, 2026
  Parallel PIP-70 AI compute vote live; Sushi restructure passes on 5 votes; Ethena fee switch fails.
  Parallel's PIP-70 would redirect treasury from DeFi incentives into owned AI compute (closes Sep 14, 3 yes voters). Sushi's tokenomics restructure ratified with 5 voters / 5.2M SUSHI; Aavegotchi moved game IP to its Foundation; Ethena's fee-switch proposal closed against.
• September 7, 2026
  Parallel PIP-70 treasury-conversion vote live; Sushi, Ethena votes close.
  Parallel's PIP-70 converts incentive budget into owned AI compute; vote runs through Sep 14 on light turnout. Sushi's tokenomics restructure closed Sep 3 (5 voters), Ethena's advisory fee-switch signal closed Sep 2 (88 wallets).
• September 6, 2026
  Parallel: buyback done, sequel live.
  Parallel's PGP-45 buy-and-burn closed Sep 5 (6 voters, 78.7M PRL); follow-up PIP-70, converting incentive budget into owned compute, is now live and closes Sep 14.
• September 5, 2026
  Parallel buyback is the market's only live vote as four DAOs wind down.
  Parallel PGP-45 puts 100M PRL into an OTC buy & burn. Wind-down votes close at Arbitrum, Fei, Sandbox and ApeCoin, while Aavegotchi moves its IP to a holder-governed foundation.
• September 4, 2026
  Ethena fee switch passed — barely anyone voted.
  governance is quietly being repurposed from treasury allocator to dividend mechanism — four separate DAOs this week voted to convert discretionary revenue into holder claims.
• September 3, 2026
  Sushi rewrote its tokenomics with one voter.
  Sushi restructured its tokenomics via a vote where one address held all voting power cast. Ethena's fee-switch passed as a Snapshot signal, while Maple and Parallel hard-coded their buyback flows in contract.
• September 2, 2026
  Three DAOs turn tokens into revenue claims this week; small electorates decide
  Ethena flips the fee switch. Sushi restructures its tokenomics on 5 wallets. Parallel OTC-buys back 10% of PRL supply. Balancer council churn. Arbitrum funds a standing security program.
• August 31, 2026
  The Graph closes its largest votes of the cycle; Ethena fee switch on ballot
  GIP-0002 and GIP-0003 close at $59.4M and $55.2M in exercised voting power. Ethena's ENA fee switch has one day left. Parallel's OTC buyback of 100M PRL is on the ballot.