Governance shapes Polkadot's future.A proposal from @itsbirdo_ is on the table to raise the bar for treasury spending and reduce noise in OpenGov.Read it. Engage. Let your voice be hear. https://t.co/xb2zF11TF1 ...

Starknet Governance & Staking - SNIP-31 proposes a new BTC staking mechanism on Starknet [1] - The proposal aims to allow BTC holders to stake tokenized BTC (WBTC, LBTC, tBTC, SolvBTC) directly on Starknet [1] - Stakers can earn STRK rewards without affecting the current STRK APR [1] - Community vote opens in 3 days [1] Key Upgrade Details - BTC staking weight (alpha) is set at 0.25, granting BTC holders up to 25% influence in consensus power [1] - A curated list of BTC wrappers eligible for staking will be governed through community votes and Monetary Committee approvals [2] - STRK and BTC reward dynamics will be clearly separated [2] Participation Requirements - To participate in the vote, users need to wrap STRK into vSTRK and delegate or self-delegate voting power on the Governance Hub [2] - Alternatively, users can stake STRK directly, noting a 21-day unlock period applies for unstaking [2] - Users must complete one of these actions before the vote opens to be eligible to vote [3]

Project Overview - Quack AI 在 Polygon 上启动，旨在为 Polygon 带来 AI 原生治理 [1] - Quack AI 正在自动化提案分析，启用 AI 代理投票，并为建设者和社区提供实时见解 [1] Airdrop Event - Quack AI 正在向所有钱包空投 Quack Passports 以示庆祝 [1] Target Audience - Polygon 的 POL 质押者应检查其钱包中空投的 @QuackAI_AI Passports [1]

Welcome back. This morning, more than 1300 Department of Education employees are officially being laid off, cutting roughly half the entire department. It comes just weeks after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to carry out its plans for mass firings there.A lower court judge had previously put that plan on hold, warning that the layoffs will quote likely the department. These fired workers performed a wide range of jobs and many haven't been able to work since March when they ...

Funding & Investment - Omnipair 在 MetaDAOProject 上的目标融资额超过 3 倍 [1] Decentralized Finance (DeFi) - Omnipair 正在构建一种新的由 Futarchy（未来治理）管理的 DeFi 协议 [1] - 行业认为未来治理可能成为一种资产，而非负债 [1]

India doesn’t know how many people it governs, where they live or how many are citizens, writes @mihirssharma (via @opinion) https://t.co/m85vnXkstP ...

RT Polkadot Blockchain Academy (@AcademyPolkadot)PBA launches Governance for New Leadership, an exclusive, transformative week at our #Bali campus designed for those shaping the future of global decision-making.From September 7–14, PBA will host #policymakers, CEOs, innovators, and forward-thinking leaders from diverse sectors.Participants will learn directly from leading experts, collaborate with innovators, and gain practical tools to drive real-world impact. The program emphasizes actionable frameworks, ...

A fund tied to Wise’s co-founder is urging shareholders to vote against shifting the firm’s primary listing from London, citing a lack of transparency on governance changes https://t.co/abX2R4pVpn ...

Network & Token Utility - STRK is Starknet's native gas token, with plans for a burn mechanism similar to Ethereum's EIP-1559 [1] - STRK also serves as the governance token for network upgrades and community decisions [2] Decentralization & Security - Starknet is transitioning to a fully decentralized network secured by a custom Proof-of-Stake (PoS) mechanism [1] - Full decentralization of proving and sequencing is expected by H1 2026 [1] - Starknet leverages Ethereum for trustless security [3] Staking & Validation - Staking v2 is live, marking progress towards the final staking design [1] - STRK is the primary staking asset (75% STRK / 25% BTC soon) [2] - Over 12% of the STRK supply is already staked [2] - StarkWare has started staking (30 million STRK on its own validator + 75 million in delegation to external ones) [2] - The Starknet Foundation will begin staking by late August / early September through delegation [2] Sequencing - Starknet v0.14.0 (coming in a few weeks) will introduce a distributed sequencer, the first step in decentralizing sequencing [2]

RT Ignas | DeFi (@DefiIgnas)MAKE L2 TOKENS GREAT AGAIN!L2 tokens are non-investible: low fee generation, no fee sharing, and governance is overvalued.Layer 2s should acquire as much $ETH as possible.It's the true Ethereum x L2 alignment:- L2 tokens act like speculative assets akin to TradFi Crypto Treasury Company stocks- They manage $ETH treasury, making governance meaningful- L2 tokens trade with $ETH price, aligning incentives but can trade at ETH reserve's premium.Current Layer 2 reserves are abysmal: A ...