Nearly all 39.5 million votes backing Uniswap's governance proposal came from three addresses. About 700,000 votes opposed it. The approvals of Dharma and Gauntlet give those teams the majority on any future governance vote.
Uniswap's governance raises decentralisation concerns
Nearly all 39.5 million votes backing Uniswap's governance proposal came from three addresses. About 700,000 votes opposed it. The approvals of Dharma and Gauntlet give those teams the majority on any
Key Points
- Nearly all 39.5 million votes backing Uniswap's governance proposal came from three addresses.
- About 700,000 votes opposed it.
- The approvals of Dharma and Gauntlet give those teams the majority on any
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Concentrated control threatens DeFi development. Ryan Berckmans at Predictions Global warns that centralized governance increases volatility on Uniswap. Another concern surfaces in November when Uniswap stops its liquidity mining program. About $800 million in Ethereum sits in those pools. When incentives expire on November 17, that capital will exit. Berckmans expects a flash crash and potential spillover damage across the DeFi sector.
He advocates two fixes. Extend the liquidity mining rewards past November to soften the withdrawal shock. Establish governance officers similar to Ethereum's Tim Beiko, who oversees EIP 1559, to guide protocol decisions and prevent governance delays from constraining sector growth.
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