If the proposal is greenlit, a substantial amount of World Liberty Financial tokens (WLFI) could be unlocked. However, tokens held by the founders, team members, and advisors – including those owned by the Trump family – would not immediately go into circulation for trading.

“This represents a significant landmark in the growth of the World Liberty Financial ecosystem. It will facilitate greater community involvement and access, and foster protocol advancement,” the proposal stated.

The cryptocurrency venture was initiated in 2024 by Donald Trump and his sons Barron, Donald Jr., and Eric, along with co-founders Chase Herro and Zak Folkman. The Trump family’s involvement in World Liberty and other crypto initiatives has generated controversy as the former president seeks to implement policies related to digital assets.

According to Bloomberg, Trump’s personal portfolio saw a surge of at least $620 million in just a few months, attributed to his investments in the crypto sector, including World Liberty. Trump reported an income of $57.4 million from the crypto business in June, holding 15.75 billion governance tokens.

However, reports suggest that the Trump family has been gradually reducing its stake in World Liberty since December 2024, owning 40% of the company as of June. By the time of reporting, approximately five billion votes had been cast by WLFI token holders, with the majority favoring making the token tradable.

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“We have always desired to construct a governance model suited for the new era of the internet. We now recognize that this requires reducing platform risk by creating accountability in areas where traditional corporate governance models have fallen short,” the team expressed.

The earlier season, spanning from Jan. 16 to June 11, was centered on interoperability. Optimism’s governance is geared towards minimizing platform risk.

The Optimism team has established four stakeholder groups: tokenholders, end-users, apps, and chains, to ensure inclusive voting on governance proposals. “Season 8 aims to make governance accountable to all major stakeholders of the Collective, not just the financial ones, a significant flaw in both traditional corporate and crypto governance models,” the team emphasized.

Optimism is governed by two houses: the Token House and the Citizens’ House. The Citizens House, introduced in April 2022, empowers every citizen with one vote. The Token House is responsible for voting on matters such as protocol upgrades, sequencer selection, and governance fund allocation through token-weighted votes. Tokenholders will persist as a crucial stakeholder group represented via a token-weighted voting model in the Token House.

Optimism has introduced a publicly verifiable definition of citizenship onchain and segmented it into three categories: end-users, apps, and chains. Nevertheless, the team also mentioned that citizenship at present is an ‘experiment’, and current citizenship does not guarantee it in future updates.

Starting August, a new approval process will be implemented, where most will follow an ‘optimistic approval process’, allowing it to auto-pass unless a stakeholder vetoes. The aim is to ensure that busy contributors can still control the system without spending their entire time on politics, according to the Optimism team.

“Participation in governance should not necessitate spending hours reading forum posts and navigating intricate bureaucracy. Being a governance participant should not be a full or part-time job,” they added. Resource budgets will be proposed by the budget board and passed unless vetoed. Protocol upgrades will be voted on by an independent developer advisory board, representing both the Token House and the Citizens’ House.

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Cronos, affiliated with the crypto exchange Crypto.com, had previously proposed to reinstate 70 billion CRO tokens that were burned in 2021, with the aim to revert to its initial 100 billion token supply as a “Strategic Reserve.” This alleged $5 billion scheme (based on the current $0.08 CRO prices) was designed to enhance U.S. crypto prevalence, foster ecosystem expansion, and initiate a CRO ETF. The community reacted strongly against this when the vote commenced, with 86% opposing it in the initial days.

However, crypto governance is infamous for being community-led in name only, with major token holders having the power to control any proposals and modifications as they please — even if the vote is, theoretically, carried out transparently by the “community.”

The proposal, active from March 2-16 and throughout its voting period, barely approached the 33.4% quorum required to pass. Then, on Monday at 14:00 UTC, a sudden casting of 3.35 billion CRO votes changed the game, achieving quorum and cementing the resolution. Final tally: 61.18% in favor, 17.61% against, 20.11% abstained, and 0.11% vetoed.

Two influencer network validators, Starship and Falcon Heavy, supported the initiative as of March 10, overshadowed by 77.97% opposing it and 8.47% abstaining at that time. On Monday, Electron, Antares, and Minotaur IV joined the fray — using a combined 3.2 billion CRO in voting power to endorse the proposal.

Immediately following the vote’s conclusion, the Cronos network underwent an upgrade which was completed on March 18 at 03:00 UTC, paving the way for a more than 200% surge in supply in the upcoming years. The market has reacted accordingly, with CRO falling 8.5% in the past 24 hours in an otherwise stable market.

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A fierce clash emerged between Solana’s influential leaders and investors, who argue that the network’s high staking rewards negatively impact SOL’s price, and the smaller operators apprehensive about the revenue loss that a substantial cut might bring. The final voting round saw a significant push from the opposition, as late-voting validators heavily leaned towards rejecting the proposal. This resulted in the thwarting of the primary effort to decrease Solana’s unusually high staking emission rate.

As one of the most valuable programmable blockchains in terms of market capitalization, Solana distributes a substantial quantity of new tokens to its validators, the entities responsible for powering proof-of-stake blockchains. The eventful week leading up to the final vote resembled a political spectacle, teeming with debates, data analysis, and even a fair share of heated arguments. The voting culminated in a dramatic influx of ballots cast by a large number of Solana’s 1300 validators. Eventually, the opposition triumphed in a high-turnout election that highlighted the rift between large and small validators.

Solana validators are called to vote only in the face of significant economic changes, according to Jonny, the operator of the Solana Compass validator. SIMD-0228 was the third vote of this kind and sparked the highest turnout vote in the network’s history, with over 66% of validators participating. Smaller validators, owning 500,000 SOL or less, overwhelmingly voted against SIMD-0228, while the larger validators, possessing more than 500,000 SOL, voted in its favor.

Proponents of SIMD-0228 believed that it could fix Solana’s inflation issue, which, they assert, pulls down SOL’s price. Their proposed solution was a dynamic system replacing the static 4.7% SOL emissions, which could adjust according to staking trends. However, opponents criticized the proposal as hasty and risky. Some even accused its co-author, the influential investment company Multicoin Capital, of bias. Critics also warned that SIMD-0228 could disrupt Solana’s DeFi economy and deter institutional investors attracted by SOL’s native yield.

Despite the setback, reformists aren’t ready to throw in the towel yet. Max Resnick, one of the proposal’s co-authors and an economic researcher at Anza Labs, stated, “We are going to chat with the ‘no’s’ and find a compromise.”

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