PGov Delegate Thread

Authorize $5M DAO Treasury Allocation to Lido Earn ETH and USD Vaults

We voted For: We support this proposal because it represents a well-structured “skin-in-the-game” commitment that aligns the DAO alongside Earn depositors and strengthens trust in the product as it scales. The allocation ($3M wstETH, $2M USDC) is bounded and mandate-defined, with clear separation of roles between the Lido Earn Team, Growth Committee, and Vault Curators.

The risk controls are thoughtfully designed — the 1% per-vault loss pause trigger provides early sensitivity, the first-loss share-burn mechanism gives depositors concrete assurance that the DAO absorbs downside alongside them, and the escape hatch covers material risk scenarios without conflating them with normal drawdowns.

Delegate Incentivization Program 2.0

We voted For: We support making the Delegate Incentivization Program a standing governance mechanism. Delegate participation has been near 100% on votes, quorum has been consistently achieved, and the quality of governance discourse has meaningfully improved since the program’s inception.

Should Stakin continue in the Curated and DVT sets following its acquisition by The Tie?

We voted For: We support allowing Stakin to continue operating in the Curated and DVT sets following its acquisition by The Tie. The LNOSG has reviewed the transaction and found no concerns warranting changes to Stakin’s participation. From an operational standpoint, the same team, infrastructure, geographic deployment, and security setup remain in place — including their diversified Ethereum client stack with Besu and Teku as primaries and SSV-based infrastructure for DVT.

This is essentially a corporate-level ownership change, not an operational one. Stakin disclosed the acquisition transparently and proactively, and The Tie’s institutional services background could open synergies for Lido v3 and stVaults down the line. Similar operator acquisitions have been handled through this same process, and we see no reason to deviate here.

Authorize LDO Accumulation Program for up to 10,000 stETH

We voted For: We support this proposal because it represents a disciplined, opportunistic deployment of DAO treasury assets at a time when the LDO:ETH ratio is trading at multi-year lows without a proportional deterioration in protocol fundamentals. Net protocol rewards are down approximately 20% while the LDO:ETH ratio has declined roughly 50% — a dislocation that presents an accretive opportunity for the DAO. The execution framework is well-designed: 1,000 stETH tranches drawn via Easy Track with a ≤3% slippage threshold, a post-batch reporting obligation before each new drawdown, and the ability for tokenholders to object to any subsequent motion. This granular kill-switch structure gives the DAO genuine oversight rather than a one-shot treasury deployment. The Growth Committee’s discretion over execution pace, venue selection (on-chain via CoW Swap, 1inch, Uniswap, and off-chain via Binance, OKX, etc.), and timing is appropriate given the thin on-chain liquidity environment, and we appreciate the explicit mandate to avoid front-running exposure through staggered disclosure.

From LNOSG to CMC: Evolving Curated Staking Modules Governance

We voted For: We support transitioning the Lido Node Operator Sub-Governance (LNOSG) into the Curated Module Committee (CMC) as a necessary governance evolution driven by the introduction of CMv2. The LNOSG served its purpose well in an advisory capacity, but CMv2 introduces on-chain permissions and recurring operational responsibilities — penalty reporting, registry updates, parameter management, and Node Operator type assignment — that require a more structured and execution-oriented body. The CMC’s 6-of-9 multisig threshold with a balanced composition of core contributors and transitioning LNOSG members preserves institutional knowledge while formalizing accountability. Critically, Node Operator onboarding still requires a direct DAO Snapshot vote, preserving tokenholder authority over the highest-impact decisions. The committee’s lifespan is explicitly bounded to the existence of the Curated Modules, and the DAO retains the ability to modify, revoke, or override CMC roles at any time. This is a clean governance upgrade that matches the operational reality of CMv2.

Redirect DVT & APM Incentives to Current Meta Treasury and LoL

We voted For: We support this consolidation of incentive flows as a practical operational improvement that reduces governance overhead without changing the underlying economics for stakers. With Lido Earn ETH now live and the DVV’s standalone role effectively absorbed into its architecture, routing the DVT incentive share (post-Node Operator split) to the Current Meta Treasury multisig centralizes staker-facing reward strategies under a unified operational framework. The separate routing of APM incentives to the Liquidity Observation Lab (LoL) multisig is well-reasoned — APM-derived incentives are more variable, execution-layer-driven, and require faster iteration than DVT flows. The Growth Committee’s existing mandate to drive stETH adoption and liquidity depth makes it the natural home for these flows. Node Operator incentive allocations remain unchanged per the January 2026 Snapshot parameters, ensuring this is purely an operational streamlining, not a redistribution.

Introduce an Identified DVT Cluster type in the Community Staking Module

We voted For: We support the introduction of the Identified DVT Cluster (IDVTC) type as a well-calibrated addition to the CSM that combines the trust guarantees of the Identified Community Staker (ICS) framework with the resilience benefits of Distributed Validator Technology. Allowing clusters of four verified, independent community stakers to operate validators collaboratively through DVT addresses a real gap: there was no capital-efficient path for independent DVT clusters within the CSM. The proposed bond structure (1.5 ETH first key, 0.5 ETH subsequent keys) and the higher capital multiplier above ~2.5 ETH bonded capital appropriately reflect the reduced risk profile that DVT provides — lower downtime risk, slashing mitigation, and execution-layer rewards theft protection. The strict eligibility requirements (each participant must be ICS-approved, one IDVTC per person, approved DVT setup, DKG ceremony, monitoring enrollment) and the downgrade mechanism to default CSM type if requirements lapse are sound safeguards. Targeting the CSM v3 release in Q3 2026 gives adequate development and testing runway.

Lido DAO Ops Multisigs Policy 3.0

We voted For: We support this updated multisigs policy as a measured refresh of operational security standards that reflects the DAO’s current operational scale. The baseline requirements are sensible: minimum 3 signers, 50%+ signing threshold, 5+ signers for roles/permissions multisigs, 7+ signers for multisigs managing over $1M in assets, and hardware wallet requirements for multisigs managing roles or holding over $100K. The addition of the unlimited allowance to the Lido Aragon agent for token holdings exceeding $50K equivalent provides a recovery mechanism, and the key rotation procedures — including verification methods for lost or compromised keys — are practical without being overly burdensome. The transparency requirements (dedicated forum posts for each multisig, public signer verification, announced composition changes) maintain the DAO’s commitment to open governance. The carve-out for ad-hoc multisigs that don’t manage rights, roles, or DAO funds is a pragmatic allowance for operational flexibility. This is a straightforward governance housekeeping vote that we are happy to support.

Increase Lido Alliance BORG Operational Easy Track Limits to align with EGG

We voted For: We support raising the Easy Track limits for the Lido Alliance BORG Foundation operational multisig from $250K per 3 months to $5M per 6 months. This is a necessary operational alignment — under the approved 2026 Ecosystem Grant gRequest and the expanded GOOSE-3 mandate, the Foundation’s funding needs have scaled well beyond the original $250K quarterly limit, which was set when the Alliance’s scope was narrower. The current constraint prevents the Foundation from accessing the full funding within the intended operational timeframe, creating an unnecessary bottleneck for executing the DAO’s own approved strategy. Importantly, this does not introduce any new budget allocation or change transfer mechanisms; it simply raises the on-chain security limits to match the already-approved annual funding. The DAO’s oversight is preserved through Easy Track’s objection mechanism, and this aligns the operational rails with the strategic ambition the DAO has already voted for in GOOSE-3 and the EGG.

Vote 199

We voted For: We are in favor of these operational & technical vote implementations.

Vote 200*

We voted For: We are in favor of these operational & technical vote implementations.


Some further notes after chatting with our team and delegators: We appreciate the move toward more structured reporting and transparency from Lido’s various committees and working groups. The shift to clearer post-execution reporting — whether that’s the Growth Committee’s batch-by-batch disclosure for the LDO Accumulation Program, or the CMC’s commitment to forum-based communication for all operational actions — is a meaningful step forward. Having defined reporting cadences and explicit obligations (rather than ad-hoc updates) makes it significantly easier for delegates and tokenholders to evaluate execution quality and hold contributors accountable. We’d encourage this pattern to become the default across all DAO-funded operations.

Authorize Lido EarnETH Loss Coverage Below 1% Threshold For The Kelp Incident

Vote: For. This is a narrow, one-off exception to allow the existing first-loss mechanism to cover residual Kelp-related losses (~400–600 ETH from elevated borrowing costs) even if they fall below the 1% threshold. No new treasury allocation is involved — it just removes a technical blocker on a mechanism the DAO already approved. Supporting EarnETH users here is important for Lido Earn’s credibility as a product, and the time-sensitivity is real given the DeFi United recovery timeline.

Adopt the Node Operator Type Assessment Framework for CMv2

Vote: For. The framework introduces a structured typology for curated operators that lets the DAO better reflect strategic priorities — rewarding client diversity, public good contributions, and protocol alignment — without prescribing specific fee parameters (those come separately). Delegating ongoing maintenance to the CMC with twice-yearly reassessments is practical, and the downgrade path provides accountability. CMv1 operators migrating as Professional Trusted by default is fair given their track record.

NEST: Automated LDO Buyback and Liquidity Provisioning

Vote: For. NEST creates the rule-based link between protocol performance and LDO that has been missing. The cumulative surplus model is well-designed — buybacks only run when the DAO is earning above its $40M baseline, and losses must be recovered before spending resumes. The $50k daily cap and $10M annual cap bound exposure, and the five independent pause domains give the Emergency Brakes and TMC granular control. Starting in LP mode with a Curve LDO/wstETH pool simultaneously deepens on-chain liquidity. This has been discussed extensively since November 2025 and the architecture is sound.

Transition from GateSeals to CircuitBreaker

Vote: For. CircuitBreaker is a straightforward upgrade — same trust assumptions as GateSeals (committee can pause specific contracts once, for a bounded duration) but without the recurring redeployment overhead. With V3, Triggerable Withdrawals, and Dual Governance expanding the pausable surface, a permanent contract with a liveness heartbeat is the right move. Clean audits from Cyfrin (including formal verification) and MixBytes. The 21-day pause duration is well-calibrated against worst-case DG execution timelines.

Should Pier Two continue in the Curated and SDVT sets following the acquisition by Bitmine Immersion Technologies?

Vote: For. Same pattern as Stakin/The Tie — corporate ownership change, no operational change. The Pier Two team, infrastructure, key management, and monitoring all remain in place under MAVAN. They’ve committed to continuing in both the Curated Module and Simple DVT Module, and Bitmine brings additional capital and institutional backing. No concerns raised by the LNOSG/CMC review process.

Increase Easy Track transfer limits for Liquidity Observation Lab to align with EGG

Vote: For. Operational housekeeping — raising the stETH limit from 6K to 8K per 6 months and adding a dedicated stablecoin Easy Track setup ($8M/6 months) to match LOL’s actual operational needs following the LDO accumulation program approval. No new budget is introduced; this just aligns the payment execution setup with already-approved mandates.

Vote 201

We voted For: We are in favor of these operational & technical vote implementations.

LIP-35: Staking Router v3 Architecture and Key Parameters

Vote: For. SRv3 is the necessary adaptation to the post-Pectra validator model, moving to balance-based accounting and supporting large validators up to 2048 ETH. The consolidation-based migration keeps the transition inside Ethereum’s native validator consolidation rather than forcing mass exits and re-deposits, and it lays the groundwork for the CMv2 and CSMv3 module upgrades and efficient cross-module stake migration. This has been worked through extensively at the Lido Core level and the architecture, parameters, and operational controls are sound.

LIP-33: CMv2 and CSMv3 Architecture, Key Parameters, Rollout Plan

Vote: For. Bringing both the Community Staking and Curated modules up to support 0x02 withdrawal credentials is essential to stay aligned with Pectra and the large-validator model, and pairing the two upgrades in one architecture vote keeps the module roadmap coherent. The proposed 15% TVL upper bound on the CSM stake share limit is a reasonable ceiling that lets permissionless participation keep scaling without any single module dominating the validator set too quickly. The Easy Track governance model and staged rollout keep the migration controlled.

Lido Labs Board Update: Appointment of Nemo as Director

Vote: For. Nemo has been an active contributor since October 2024, most recently leading development of Wisp, and the appointment has already cleared the required board approval before reaching LDO holders for the Community Module Approval. We see no concerns with confirming a known and engaged contributor to the Lido Labs board.

Wind Down Simple DVT Module Regular Clusters

Vote: Support. Winding down the 72 regular SDVTM clusters ahead of the original up-to-three-year lifetime is reasonable given the maturity of the Community Staking Module, and the proposal gives affected operators clear continuation paths into CSM, including the IDVTC operator type. The one-time grant is funded through the existing EGG with no additional budget, and it appropriately recognizes the operational effort contributed over the past two years and the transition work for operators continuing via CSM. The eligibility criteria tied to wind-down support and subsequent active CSM validation keep the grant performance-linked.

Revoke Canonical Status of (w)stETH Bridge Endpoints on Selected Chains and Authorize NEC for Revocations

Vote: Approve. This cleans up the canonical bridge endpoint registry, revoking recognized canonical status for (w)stETH endpoints across the listed chains and authorizing the NEC to carry out future revocations through the established recognition process. Centralizing this kind of registry maintenance under the NEC keeps the canonical endpoint list current without requiring a separate DAO vote for each individual change. No concerns with the scope.

Galaxy Node Operator Infrastructure Update

Vote: For. Galaxy is moving its Lido validator and signing stack from the Vouch/Dirk setup to its internal SOC 2 Type II-compliant platform, and doing it inside the standard CMv2 consolidation process so the new 0x02 keys are placed on the new platform from the outset without a separate key rotation. Folding the infrastructure change into the migration that is already happening is the cleaner path and avoids an extra rotation event. Consistent with Galaxy’s commitment at the time of the CryptoManufaktur acquisition to bring material infrastructure changes back to the DAO.

Vote 202

We voted For: We are in favor of these operational & technical vote implementations.

0x02 CSM: New Permissionless Module Launch

Vote: For. This is the follow-through on the CSMv3 direction we backed in LIP-33, standing up a dedicated 0x02 CSM module so Node Operators have a permissionless path to run the larger 0x02-credential validators that Pectra’s EIP-7251 enabled, up to a 2,048 ETH effective balance, while 0x01 CSM continues serving smaller operators unchanged. Keeping 0x02 in a separate module is the right call given the 32 to 2,048 ETH balance variance would complicate deposit handling and bond-risk management inside a single module, and the 20% combined stake share cap across 0x01 and 0x02 CSM keeps the permissionless footprint bounded. Supporting 0x02 adoption is worth doing now given the compounding and consensus-layer efficiency benefits it unlocks.

Adopt the CMv2 Penalty Framework

Vote: For. This gives the Curated Module v2 a baseline penalty process, with the Curated Module Committee assessing incidents case-by-case against impact, cause, preventability, responsiveness, and recurrence rather than applying a fixed rulebook, which is the right posture given many operational failures stem from client bugs or network-wide events outside an operator’s control. We are comfortable with the CMC being authorized to maintain the operational elements of the framework without a separate DAO vote each time, since the core principles, penalty mechanisms, and Node Operator obligations are ring-fenced from that delegated authority. Keeping penalties non-punitive by default while still compensating the protocol for identifiable losses is a sensible baseline for CMv2.

Vote 203

We voted For: We are in favor of these operational & technical vote implementations.

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Lido Alliance BORG Update: Appointment of Bryce Howarth as a New Director

We voted For: This appoints Bryce Howarth as a director of the Lido Alliance BORG, with Adrian Cachinero Vasiljevic stepping down so the board becomes Bryce Howarth and Shaun Musuka. Bryce is a professional independent director and Chartered Accountant with hands-on governance, compliance, and operational experience across protocol and foundation companies, which fits a Cayman foundation whose bylaws require at least two directors and a Community Module Approval for any board change. This is a straightforward governance and continuity measure, and we have no concerns supporting it.

Vote 204

We voted For: We are in favor of these operational & technical vote implementations.

Authorize a Contingent LDO CEX Liquidity Market-Making Mandate

We voted For: This authorizes an option, not a program. No funds can be drawn unless the Lido Growth Committee determines that LDO liquidity on a venue it judges material is insufficient or likely to become so, the mandate runs at most 12 months from whenever it is activated, and the authorization expires outright if it is never activated within two years. The caps are the lower of $1,500,000 in LDO equivalent or 7,500,000 LDO as a recallable inventory facility, plus up to 480,000 USDC for fixed retainers, both sitting on top of the approved EGG budget and both moving through Easy Track with its objection period rather than by direct transfer. The structural choices are the conservative ones: a fixed retainer rather than call options or warrants, an explicit prohibition on price support, on voting mandate LDO in governance, and on lending, pledging or rehypothecation, Foundation-owned exchange accounts with the market maker limited to trading permissions where feasible, and no specific market maker, venue or upside instrument approved by this vote. Worth crediting is that the delegate review actually moved the text, since the 7,500,000 LDO hard cap, the 30 day termination notice, the 95% uptime floor and the per-venue depth KPIs at 50, 100 and 200 basis points were raised in the thread and then written into the proposal itself rather than left as forum commitments, which is what makes them binding on what the DAO voted. We take the objection that LDO needs durable value accrual rather than liquidity maintenance seriously, but that is an argument for bringing those proposals, not against holding a contingent option that costs nothing until exercised while a delisting would leave the DAO with no fast remedy. Our one ask on activation is that the notice and the first quarterly report name who computes the depth numbers, since an independent measuring party is the difference between a KPI and a self-report.

Lido Alliance BORG Foundation Update: Appointment of Leeward Supervisors Limited as Supervisor

We voted For: This appoints Leeward Supervisors Limited as Supervisor of the Lido Alliance BORG Foundation, replacing MetaLeX Pro, LLP, which held the role on a temporary basis and has given notice of resignation taking effect only once a successor is appointed. A memberless Cayman foundation company must have at least one Supervisor at all times, so this is a required continuity appointment and the sequencing means the role is never left vacant. Leeward is the sensible candidate on the merits, since it is a Cayman governance, compliance and fiduciary firm already serving as Supervisor of Lido Labs Foundation, so it arrives familiar with the constitutional documents and the operating pattern of the entities adjacent to the DAO rather than learning them from scratch. The Supervisor’s function is to hold the board accountable and enforce the foundation’s rules, including the power to pursue BORG Personnel for fraud, for violations of applicable legal requirements, and for a knowing and intentional material breach of the Governance Agreements, so independence from the board it supervises is the quality that matters most, and a dedicated fiduciary firm satisfies that better than a party with its own position in the ecosystem. Consistent with our support for the Bryce Howarth director appointment, we have no concerns here.

Vote 205

We voted For: This is a substantive omnibus rather than a routine one, and both items earn support on their own. The first completes the LIP-37 Execution Delegation Framework rollout, moving the Oracle committee seats, the DSM guardian seats and the depositor bot onto per-entity DelegationContracts and switching to the redeployed DepositSecurityModule, which verifies guardian signatures through an ERC-1271 check against those contracts. What that buys is the ability to rotate an operational hot key without a full on-chain vote, replacing a roughly ten day governance cycle with an immediate de-authorization by the entity’s own cold key or multisig and a replacement that takes effect after a short cooldown. Given that operational key compromise rather than contract exploits accounted for about three quarters of funds stolen across the ecosystem in the first half of this year, closing a ten day window on a leaked key is worth the added contract layer, and the migration is structured so operators prepare off the critical path and one vote flips every prepared seat at once. The second item adds a SetDepositsReserveTarget Easy Track factory so the Curated Module Committee can adjust Lido.depositsReserveTarget by optimistic motion, with the trusted caller fixed to the CMC 5 of 9 multisig, a hard ceiling of 9,600 ETH, and scope limited to that single setter. We are comfortable with that delegation for the same reason we supported the CMv2 penalty framework, since the authority is capped by a number the DAO set and confined to one function, and after the Staking Router v3 buffer split this is the parameter standing between sustained withdrawal demand and deposits halting entirely until the queue clears, which is exactly the kind of value that needs a faster cadence than full Aragon votes allow.

Proposal for Comprehensive Expense Optimization and NEST/stETH Buyback Parameter Restructuring

We voted Against: The concern underneath this proposal is a fair one, and we said as much on the market-making mandate, since the DAO’s cost base and LDO’s value accrual both deserve direct attention, and we would support an independent financial audit of 2025 and 2026 expenses and grant distributions brought forward on its own. We cannot support this version because it bundles four separate decisions into a single For or Against, so a vote for the audit is also a vote for a 50% workforce reduction at Lido Labs, for restructuring the NEST revenue triggers, and for moving to dynamic buybacks, each of which needs its own case. The workforce reduction is stated as a number with no analysis of which functions it would touch or what it would leave unstaffed, and Lido Labs is a separate foundation the DAO shapes through its budget rather than through a staffing instruction in a Snapshot. The NEST item carries the largest balance-sheet consequence and the least work behind it, since lowering the revenue trigger from $40M to $30M while directing 100% of revenue above it to buybacks instead of the current 50% is a treasury allocation decision, and the proposal never says what the redirected half stops funding. It also asserts that the change will depress the calculated ETH activation floor well below the current $2,730 mark without showing the calculation that produces it. The dynamic buyback model points to moving averages and real-time volatility metrics without naming a single parameter, so there is nothing a subsequent on-chain vote could implement. The proposal went from forum post to Snapshot in a week with no revision and no response in its discussion thread. Splitting out the audit and giving the buyback changes concrete parameters would let delegates vote on each item on its merits, and we would engage with that version.

Vote 206

We voted For: This omnibus executes three things the DAO already approved on Snapshot and one precaution proposed on the forum, and each holds up on its own. The largest activates the 0x02 CSM we supported in July, audited by Statemind and Certora with MixBytes verifying the deployment, at a 0.01% stake share limit and a top-up queue of 32 rather than the 2% first planned, which is the more careful launch given the long Ethereum entry queue and the CMv1 to CMv2 migration still under way, since the CSM Committee can then raise the limit by Easy Track motion at no more than 0.5% a step. We checked the Dual Governance payload against the forum spec and it matches, including the 2% module fee, the 8% treasury fee, execution limited to 14:00 to 23:00 UTC and the CSM Committee as pauser on the CircuitBreaker, the same committee that is the only caller of the three new factories. Setting the CMv1 stake share limit and priority exit threshold to 0 moves the curated set into Period 2 of the deposits and consolidations plan, so CMv1 takes no new stake and is first in line for withdrawal exits until it is empty, with its fees and deposit settings untouched, and the precondition is met with CMv2 already carrying about 4,700 validators against the 350 the plan required. The soft-mode target limit of 0 for MetaMask Staking (ex Consensys Staking) in both curated modules sends no new deposits to it while the investigation into the infrastructure compromise it disclosed continues, a proportionate step given it has already exited nearly all of its validators. The LOL LDO factory is the funding path for the contingent liquidity mandate we supported in September, and it is narrow, with one token, one recipient in the LOL committee’s 5 of 9 multisig and no add or remove factories. What actually holds the cap is the 72 hour objection window rather than the contract, since the registry allows 7.5M LDO per calendar year while the DAO approved the lower of $1.5M in LDO or 7.5M LDO, about 3.7M LDO at today’s price near $0.41, and the period resets on January 1 whatever the activation date, so we would ask that every top-up motion state the running total drawn and its dollar value against that cap.