TEL AVIV, Is ael, Aug. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — O bs, the dece t alized Laye -3 blockchai i f ast uctu e focused o adva ced o -chai t adi g, today a ou ced the lau ch of OIP-9 (O bs Imp oveme t P oposal 9), the p oject’s fi st fo mal commu ity gove a ce vote to establish the O bs DAO a d i t oduce its gove a ce f amewo k. If app oved by the commu ity, the p oposal will c eate the DAO’s i itial gove a ce laye , givi g eligible pa ticipa ts autho ity ove defi ed a eas of the p otocol while layi g the fou datio fo p og essive dece t alizatio .
The p oposal ma ks the ext stage i O bs’ gove a ce evolutio followi g mo e tha seve yea s of p otocol developme t a d ea ly fou yea s of o -chai gove a ce. Du i g that time, the etwo k has g ow i to a live Laye -3 i f ast uctu e powe i g dece t alized fi a ce applicatio s a d executio p oducts ac oss multiple blockchai ecosystems. The gove a ce p oposal fo malizes the ole of the commu ity i ove seei g the p otocol th ough a st uctu ed, phased app oach that p io itizes both dece t alizatio a d ope atio al secu ity.
“Dece t alizatio wo ks best whe espo sibility g ows alo gside the commu ity’s ability to gove effectively,” said Ra Hamme , VP of Busi ess Developme t at O bs. “This p oposal establishes a gove a ce f amewo k with clea ly defi ed autho ity f om day o e while c eati g a path fo the commu ity to take o g eate espo sibility ove time. We believe this c eates a st o g fou datio fo the ext phase of the O bs ecosystem.”
U de OIP-9, gove a ce pa ticipatio will i itially be ope to holde s of toke s staked i the O bs P oof-of-Stake co t act. The DAO will ope ate th ough commu ity p oposals a d S apshot voti g, with app oved decisio s impleme ted th ough dedicated DAO-co t olled multisig wallets. If app oved, the DAO will i itially ove see selected etwo k pa amete s gove i g the P oof-of-Stake i f ast uctu e, Gua dia ce tificatio a d evocatio , app oval of majo p otocol upg ades, a d app oval of ew p otocol deployme ts a d etwo k-level p oduct modules. Togethe , these espo sibilities a e desig ed to give the commu ity mea i gful autho ity ove the etwo k while keepi g the i itial scope focused a d ma ageable.
Rathe tha attempti g to dece t alize eve y aspect of the p otocol at o ce, the p oposal adopts a p og essive gove a ce model that expa ds commu ity espo sibility ove time. Futu e gove a ce p oposals may add ess a eas i cludi g p otocol eve ue, t easu y ma ageme t, liquidity st ategies, g a ts, bu mecha isms, a d b oade toke omics as the DAO develops ope atio al expe ie ce a d gove a ce p ocesses.
To help e su e etwo k stability du i g the t a sitio , the p oposal also i cludes a limited eme ge cy mecha ism allowi g the O bs co e team to espo d whe immediate actio is equi ed a d commu ity voti g is ot feasible. A y use of these eme ge cy powe s would subseque tly equi e atificatio th ough DAO gove a ce, p ese vi g t a spa e cy a d commu ity ove sight.
If app oved, the p oposal will also establish the gove a ce fou datio fo the ext phase of the O bs oadmap, i cludi g the pla ed Seaso 1 toke omics p oposal. By fi st establishi g the DAO’s st uctu e a d autho ity, O bs aims to e able futu e commu ity decisio s o p otocol eco omics, etwo k i ce tives, a d ecosystem g owth th ough a i c easi gly dece t alized gove a ce p ocess.
O bs is a dece t alized Laye -3 blockchai i f ast uctu e desig ed specifically fo adva ced o -chai t adi g. Ope ati g as a dece t alized executio laye that compleme ts EVM-compatible blockchai s, O bs powe s p otocols i cludi g dLIMIT, dTWAP, Liquidity Hub, a d Pe petual Hub, e abli g adva ced t adi g executio fo dece t alized fi a ce. Th ough its P oof-of-Stake a chitectu e a d etwo k of dece t alized validato s, O bs p ovides i f ast uctu e that e ha ces the capabilities of sma t co t acts while mai tai i g secu ity a d dece t alizatio .
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