ENS Cofounder Calls for Delegation of 5 Million ENS to Reduce Voting Concentration
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ENS cofounder Alex Van de Sande proposed delegating 5M ENS from the DAO's idle treasury to individual participants to reduce concentrated voting power, after criticism that a single delegate can meet quorum and pass proposals. Tokens would remain DAO-owned and unsellable by recipients, aiming to improve governance legitimacy and mitigate "treasury capture" concerns. Near-term market impact centers on ENS governance risk perception and delegate dynamics rather than protocol fundamentals.
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● Medium
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July 7 — ENS cofounder Alex Van de Sande has proposed delegating 5 million ENS from the ENS DAO's idle community treasury to individual participants in an effort to overhaul the DAO's governance model.
Van de Sande said current voting dynamics are heavily concentrated: one delegate reportedly holds enough voting power to meet quorum and pass any proposal, outweighing the combined voting power of the next 50 delegates.
The move comes amid renewed scrutiny of ENS DAO governance. Earlier, ENS Labs suggested shifting the DAO's operating wallet, ENS holdings, and endowment to a five-member board, a plan that drew criticism and fears of "treasury capture."
Under Van de Sande's proposal, the delegated tokens would remain the property of the DAO and could not be sold by recipients. Observers view the initiative as a direct attempt to counter the growing concentration of ENS voting power. (The Defiant)
