Balancer Community Backs Orderly Wind-Down Plan; Fork Bid Fails
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Balancer BAL holders approved BIP928 to execute an orderly protocol shutdown, while rejecting a fork proposal, making the wind-down path explicit. Pools run until Oct 30 with withdrawals available throughout; select V3 pools may extend to Nov 30, after which the V3 Vault pauses. While contracts are noncustodial and redemptions remain possible, the decision implies reduced future utility and activity for Balancer's ecosystem.
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Huoxing Finance reports that on Sept. 30 Balancer said BAL holders approved Proposal BIP928 to carry out an orderly shutdown of the protocol, while Proposal BIP929, which would have forked Balancer's technology under a new name, did not pass.
Existing liquidity pools will remain live through Oct. 30, and users can withdraw funds at any time during that window. Under the published timeline, partners seeking to extend specific V3 pools through Nov. 30 must apply by Oct. 16.
On Oct. 30, pools with the pause feature enabled will switch to withdrawal-only mode and the bug bounty program will end. On Nov. 30, the V3 Vault will be paused.
Balancer emphasized that its contracts are non-custodial, so withdrawals are not dependent on ongoing project operations. BAL holders do not need to take any action at this time.
From the end of May 2027, holders will be able to burn BAL to claim a proportional share of DAO treasury assets; the exact date will be announced at least two weeks in advance. Balancer also said it will publish guides for exiting liquidity pools via its app, third-party tools, and direct on-chain transactions.
