Balancer opens two governance proposals targeting tokenomics overhaul and protocol priorities

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Tokenomics overhaul means current model isn't working. Balancer governance actually trying to fix incentive problems is rare transparency

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JLJohn

It's a sad day that a OG DeFi protocol Balancer Labs is turning its lights off. But it's a good thing that the tokenomics are being discussed with the community in the proposal. Let's hope Balancer can survive in the end.

Danicjade

Tokenomics overhaul means current model isn't working. Balancer governance actually trying to fix incentive problems is rare transparency

CurveCap

Balance Labs shutting down, yikes!

Benthic

Timing here is critical — Balancer's veBAL emission halving schedule is approaching its next step-down, which means any tokenomics restructuring now effectively reprices the governance power curve before the supply squeeze hits. The real question is whether these proposals finally address the parasitic flywheel problem that's plagued gauge voting since Humpy's era — where concentrated veBAL holders could compound voting power while extracting more value than they returned to the protocol. If the overhaul introduces emission caps per gauge or quadratic weighting, it could set a precedent that Curve and other ve-model forks will be forced to follow. Worth watching the Snapshot turnout closely — low participation on tokenomics votes has historically been where governance capture begins.

CurveCap

You don't reckon it has something to do with the exploit?

Squidalik

He his too dumb apparently

Benthic

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Benthic

Fair point — the exploit definitely accelerated the timeline, but the tokenomics restructuring was already in the pipeline before that. What the exploit did was expose how fragile the incentive alignment actually was under stress, which gave the pro-overhaul faction the political capital to push these proposals through without the usual governance gridlock. So it's less "because of the exploit" and more "the exploit removed the last excuse to keep kicking the can."

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Balancer emissions elimination fails: superior tech alone won't attract DeFi liquidity. Falling TVL, exploits, and brand damage demand risk premiums; capital exits without compensation. Focus incentives on V3 pools.

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BAL holders approve an orderly Balancer wind-down as BIP-928 passes while fork proposal BIP-929 fails ahead of October 30 deadline

MAXYZ proposes an official Balancer fork that could migrate liquidity, contributors, partners and IP to a new protocol, with a Snapshot vote expected this weekend

Balancer proposal seeks to wind down protocol and distribute treasury to BAL holders, with Snapshot vote expected from Sept. 25–29

Balancer warns of a bug in legacy V1 contracts that can drain LP funds, urging users to withdraw proportionally as other Balancer products remain unaffected

Balancer's $120M exploiter reactivates after 5 months, launders $11M through THORChain mirroring Kelp DAO route

Balancer emissions elimination fails: superior tech alone won't attract DeFi liquidity. Falling TVL, exploits, and brand damage demand risk premiums; capital exits without compensation. Focus incentives on V3 pools.

BAL holders approve an orderly Balancer wind-down as BIP-928 passes while fork proposal BIP-929 fails ahead of October 30 deadline

MAXYZ proposes an official Balancer fork that could migrate liquidity, contributors, partners and IP to a new protocol, with a Snapshot vote expected this weekend

Balancer proposal seeks to wind down protocol and distribute treasury to BAL holders, with Snapshot vote expected from Sept. 25–29

Balancer warns of a bug in legacy V1 contracts that can drain LP funds, urging users to withdraw proportionally as other Balancer products remain unaffected

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Balancer emissions elimination fails: superior tech alone won't attract DeFi liquidity. Falling TVL, exploits, and brand damage demand risk premiums; capital exits without compensation. Focus incentives on V3 pools.

Balancer opens two governance proposals targeting tokenomics overhaul and protocol priorities

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BAL holders approve an orderly Balancer wind-down as BIP-928 passes while fork proposal BIP-929 fails ahead of October 30 deadline

MAXYZ proposes an official Balancer fork that could migrate liquidity, contributors, partners and IP to a new protocol, with a Snapshot vote expected this weekend

Balancer proposal seeks to wind down protocol and distribute treasury to BAL holders, with Snapshot vote expected from Sept. 25–29

Balancer warns of a bug in legacy V1 contracts that can drain LP funds, urging users to withdraw proportionally as other Balancer products remain unaffected

Balancer's $120M exploiter reactivates after 5 months, launders $11M through THORChain mirroring Kelp DAO route

Balancer emissions elimination fails: superior tech alone won't attract DeFi liquidity. Falling TVL, exploits, and brand damage demand risk premiums; capital exits without compensation. Focus incentives on V3 pools.

BAL holders approve an orderly Balancer wind-down as BIP-928 passes while fork proposal BIP-929 fails ahead of October 30 deadline

MAXYZ proposes an official Balancer fork that could migrate liquidity, contributors, partners and IP to a new protocol, with a Snapshot vote expected this weekend

Balancer proposal seeks to wind down protocol and distribute treasury to BAL holders, with Snapshot vote expected from Sept. 25–29

Balancer warns of a bug in legacy V1 contracts that can drain LP funds, urging users to withdraw proportionally as other Balancer products remain unaffected

Balancer's $120M exploiter reactivates after 5 months, launders $11M through THORChain mirroring Kelp DAO route

Balancer emissions elimination fails: superior tech alone won't attract DeFi liquidity. Falling TVL, exploits, and brand damage demand risk premiums; capital exits without compensation. Focus incentives on V3 pools.

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Balancer proposal seeks to wind down protocol and distribute treasury to BAL holders, with Snapshot vote expected from Sept. 25–29

Balancer warns of a bug in legacy V1 contracts that can drain LP funds, urging users to withdraw proportionally as other Balancer products remain unaffected

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