DAO Sentinel Weekly — June 22, 2026

📰 Top stories

Arbitrum considers extending DRIP’s mandate. The proposal seeks to continue funding for a key contributor program, impacting developer incentives and ecosystem growth. Arbitrum, active.
Arbitrum debates a shift to Priority Gas Auctions. This constitutional proposal would fundamentally change how transactions are ordered on Arbitrum One, potentially affecting user costs and network efficiency. Arbitrum, active.
Aave DAO approves deployment on Monad. This move expands Aave's reach to a new blockchain, opening up new markets and user bases. Aave DAO, closed.
Aave DAO strengthens upgrade safety with Certora. The community voted to integrate a new tool for verifying smart contract upgrades, aiming to reduce risks. Aave DAO, closed.
Lido advances staking router architecture. Two proposals, LIP-33 and LIP-35, outline significant upgrades to Lido's core infrastructure, impacting staking efficiency and decentralization. Lido, active.

A single address cast 16.3% of total voting power in Lido, supporting a board appointment.
Another Lido whale, with 15.7% VP, voted to wind down specific DVT module clusters.
Aavegotchi saw a whale cast 32.3% of total VP in favor of transferring IP to the DAO Foundation.
A whale with 26.9% of Aave DAO's voting power supported onboarding stcUSD to Aave V3 MegaETH.

Gnosis: +25.28 (from 20 to 45.28)
Aave: -25 (from 71 to 46)
Optimism: -25 (from 66.5 to 41.5)
Uniswap: -25 (from 80 to 55)
ENS: -25 (from 80 to 55)
Compound: -25 (from 75.5 to 50.5)

Lido: LIP-33 and LIP-35, concerning core architecture upgrades, close today, June 22.
Lido: A proposal to revoke canonical status of wstETH bridge endpoints also closes today, June 22.
Gearbox: GIP-286, aiming to reduce protocol surface by removing legacy code, closes today, June 22.
Aavegotchi: Two signal proposals regarding a Treasurer role and Treasury Management close this week.