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Balancer Holders Approve Wind-Down, Reject Official Fork

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Balancer token holders approved a wind-down plan and rejected a separate proposal to fund an official fork. The shutdown schedule sets pausable pools to withdrawals-only on Oct. 30, the V3 Vault to pause on Nov. 30, and treasury redemptions to open in late May 2027.

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BAL holders approved BIP-928, which winds down the protocol and distributes the treasury to BAL holders, and they rejected BIP-929, the proposal for an official fork.
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After that vote, Balancer said pausable pools will move to withdrawals-only on Oct. 30 and the V3 Vault will pause on Nov. 30.
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Treasury claims are scheduled to open at the end of May 2027.
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Liquidity pools will keep operating normally through Oct. 30, and a proposed extension for designated V3 pools has an Oct. 16 deadline.

What it means

Users and liquidity providers will see the first change on Oct. 30, when pausable pools shift to withdrawals-only, while the V3 Vault is set to pause on Nov. 30. That means the protocol’s shutdown steps are already dated, and people interacting with the pools can track which functions remain available on each date.

Before this vote, holders could weigh both a wind-down and an official fork proposal at the same time. Now the fork proposal has been rejected and the treasury distribution plan has been approved, while liquidity pools still operate normally until Oct. 30. (per tokenpost.com)

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Sep 29 19:08
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Sep 29 19:13
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Brings into the story: BAL, with quotes
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Sep 29 23:05
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Its angle: newsletter, throughout, governance; with quotes