Balancer Holders Approve Wind-Down, Reject Official Fork
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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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.
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