Weekly governance outlook - 2026-08-23

Frax Finance is voting on two proposals, FIP-450 and FIP-451, to integrate Gearbox Institutional RWA Market and Royco SLP into sfrxUSD strategies, both ending in 2 days. Meanwhile, Nouns DAO is considering a pending proposal to manage its USDC treasury, with voting concluding in 5 days.

Injective's Epoch 61 OLP rewards will be disbursed in 3 days, while its Store Ninjucks swap interface proposal ends tomorrow. Ethena's fifth-term Risk Committee elections are pending and conclude in 1 day.

Convex Finance has three active DAO votes (ID 1470-1472) on Curve ownership decisions, all ending today. Participants should review and cast their votes promptly to influence these critical governance outcomes.

Injective proposes updating hourly funding rate caps for RWA and equity perpetuals on its exchange dApps, both currently active. Uniswap’s temp check for "Four for V4" is live, ending in one day, signaling potential upcoming changes to V4.

Injective's Epoch 60 OLP rewards close in 1 day, while Convex Finance's Curve ownership vote and ENS's Marketplace RFP proposal both end today. DAO participants should act now on these active governance items to influence key decisions and rewards.

Convex Finance has two active votes (ID 1449 ending today and ID 1450 ending in 1 day) regarding Curve Ownership DAO decisions, urging participants to cast their votes promptly. Meanwhile, Nouns DAO is considering a proposal to add a Messi-themed accessory to Noundry, currently pending further discussion.

Injective has implemented updated hourly funding rate caps for FX pairs on its exchange dApps, impacting traders and liquidity providers. Meanwhile, Convex Finance’s Frax proposal introduces the EchoMarket Creator & Distribution Program, and Morpho’s MIP 132 seeks a transition grant for the Worldcoin Mini-App, with voting closing today.

1. **Convex Finance**: Vote #1445 on Curve ownership is active and ends today—key for DAO participants with Curve exposure. 2. **Spectra**: SGP-20 proposes zeroing SPECTRA emissions, ending today, while **Gearbox Protocol**'s GIP-287 (treasury cleanup) closes in 2 days—both critical for tokenomics and treasury management.

Nouns DAO's proposal to fund a high-profile theatre with a payback model closes today, while Frax Finance's active vote seeks to raise Aave v4's sfrxUSD allocation cap from 20M to 50M. PancakeSwap also has an ongoing proposal to optimize treasury revenue by redirecting side product fees, with both votes ending today.

1. Marinade’s Validator Bonds contract upgrade and Pyth Network’s OP-PIP-98 (LaaS for Pyth Pro) have both closed, streamlining staking and listing services for participants. 2. Pyth Network’s CO-PIP-99 also closed, establishing a Data Marketplace with Douro Labs as operator, enhancing decentralized data accessibility.

API3 DAO’s Proposal Cycle #22 has concluded, marking the end of its operational funding deliberations. Meanwhile, Pyth Network’s OP-PIP-100, proposing the migration from Pyth Core to Pyth Pro, remains active and open for community input.