DAO Sentinel Weekly — August 3, 2026

📰 Top stories

Arbitrum appoints security advisor: A proposal to approve DeDaub as the ADPC Security Advisor passed, solidifying a key role in Arbitrum's security infrastructure. Arbitrum + Passed.
ACryptoS seeks funding from Arbitrum: A request for funding from the Arbitrum DAO for the ACryptoS Protocol, following council feedback, has been approved. Arbitrum + Passed.
Connext secures Arbitrum funding: The Connext protocol's funding request, also with council feedback, received approval from the Arbitrum DAO. Arbitrum + Passed.
Arbitrum to sponsor Ethereum Mexico: A proposal for Arbitrum to officially sponsor Ethereum Mexico 2023 passed, indicating a commitment to ecosystem growth. Arbitrum + Passed.
Security Council election spec approved: The proposed implementation specification for Arbitrum's Security Council Elections has been approved, moving the DAO closer to establishing this critical body. Arbitrum + Passed.

A single address cast 99.3% of total voting power on Balancer's proposal to recover unclaimed legacy funds, effectively deciding the outcome.
The same Balancer whale also cast 100% of total voting power on a proposal concerning the distribution of funds rescued from the November 2025 attacks.
A whale in Aavegotchi voted with 5.2% of total voting power on multiple signal proposals regarding the transfer of intellectual property and a new tiered quorum framework.

Arbitrum: -27.03 (from 46.31 to 19.28)
Shutter: -23.16 (from 53.71 to 30.55)
Gnosis: -18.58 (from 44.26 to 25.68)
Compound: +16.83 (from 50.5 to 67.33)
Beethoven X: -17.66 (from 47.03 to 29.37)
Rocket Pool: -16.33 (from 51.02 to 34.69)

1inch: "[1IP-104] Adopt The SEAL Safe Harbor Agreement" (closes August 3)
Balancer: "[BIP-922] Recover unclaimed legacy LM MerkleRedeem funds to BizDev Safe" (closes August 4)
Balancer: "[BIP-923] Next Phase Decision for Rescued Funds Distribution from Balancer v2 November 2025 Attacks" (closes August 4)
1inch: "[1IP-105] Aqua LP Incentive Program" (closes August 5)
Aavegotchi: "[SIGPROP] DAO Governance Evolution - Three-Tier Quorum Framework - [25-day-clone]" (closes August 15)