Governance & Security - Aave is conducting a test vote on Ethereum mainnet as a fire drill [1] - The purpose is to ensure the voting mechanism works on Ethereum in case of failures on Polygon/Avalanche [1] - This involves spending ETH gas to verify the functionality of the "panic button" [1]

Governance & Security - Aave's new governance proposal is a test, not for any major changes [1] - The proposal tests a vote on Ethereum mainnet as a backup in case Polygon/Avalanche fail [1] - The test involves spending ETH gas to ensure the panic button functionality [1]