DAO Sentinel Weekly — July 13, 2026

📰 Top stories

Arbitrum's OAT Elections draw significant attention. The community is voting on key roles, shaping the future direction of the Arbitrum DAO. Arbitrum, active.
Uniswap considers activating v4 protocol fees. This temperature check gauges community sentiment on a fundamental change to the protocol's revenue model. Uniswap, closed.
Uniswap explores expanding protocol fees to Robinhood Chain. Following the v4 discussion, this proposal tests interest in a specific new deployment. Uniswap, active.
Aave DAO weighs a dedicated Aave V4 instance on Optimism for EtherFi. This move could deepen Aave's integration with liquid staking protocols. Aave DAO, closed.
Aave DAO finalizes its Technical Asset Listing Framework. This framework will standardize how new assets are evaluated and added to the Aave protocol. Aave DAO, closed.

A single address cast 52.3% of the total voting power in Arbitrum's OAT Elections, heavily influencing the outcome.
Two whales collectively contributed over 70% of the "For" votes on Uniswap's Robinhood Chain fee expansion proposal.
A Convex whale consistently voted with 25.1% of total VP on two separate Curve ownership proposals.
A significant 24.5% of Aave DAO's voting power was cast by one address on the Technical Asset Listing Framework.

ENS: Term 7 Meta-Governance Working Group Election (July 1) - Electing key contributors to ENS governance.
Aavegotchi: [SIGPROP] Treasury Management – AERO & Reward Token Conversion Framework (June 25) - Defining how Aavegotchi manages its treasury assets.
Gearbox: [GIP-286] Protocol Surface Reduction (June 22) - Streamlining the Gearbox protocol by removing legacy components.
Aavegotchi: [SIGPROP] Treasury Management Proposal (June 20) - A comprehensive plan for Aavegotchi's treasury, including stablecoins and whitelisting.