DAO Sentinel Weekly — August 10, 2026

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Gearbox DAO sees a flurry of foundational proposals pass. Multiple proposals defining core operational parameters, including adding pools, allowed contracts, token lists, and multisig setups, have all passed, setting the stage for the protocol's future. Gearbox DAO + All Passed.
Gearbox adjusts pool and interest rate parameters. Two proposals aimed at increasing pool maximums and adjusting interest rate curves have successfully passed, indicating a push for greater flexibility and efficiency in the protocol. Gearbox DAO + Both Passed.

A Gnosis whale cast 15.4% of total voting power against spinning out the Gnosis App into an independent company.
A single Decentraland address, 0x3f6b…4cd1, notably abstained on a proposal for annual governance document review (5.8% VP) and voted "no" on assigning voting power to content creators (8.8% VP).
Three large Gearbox whales collectively cast over 95% of total voting power "For" a proposal to update global infrastructure for RWA markets and protocol tooling.
An Aave whale (0x2cc1…4df1) consistently voted "For" with 22.7% VP on both onboarding a new token to Aave V3 and a new Governance Framework v2.

Gearbox: -17.83 (from 36.42 to 18.59)
Gnosis: +7.56 (from 25.68 to 33.24)
Balancer: -4.28 (from 35.4 to 31.12)
ENS: +2.48 (from 53.1 to 55.58)
Uniswap: -1.93 (from 47.71 to 45.78)
Aave: -1.82 (from 17.37 to 15.55)

Lido: Appointment of a new director for the Lido Alliance BORG (ends Aug 10).
Gearbox: Proposal to update global infrastructure for RWA markets and protocol tooling (ends Aug 11).
Decentraland: Debate on implementing term limits for DAO Council members (ends Aug 11).
Gnosis: Vote on spinning out the Gnosis App into an independent company (ends Aug 12).
Gnosis: Proposal for an independent structural governance engine and separation of powers (ends Aug 13).