Decentraland DAO: 2030 Transition Plan

by 0x7bbea9c18cd0541acab8c19da2b11d0c03faef1c (AlGoreRhythm)

Linked Draft Proposal

Decentraland DAO: 2030 Transition Plan

Summary

Require the DAO Council to lead a structured, time-bound community process that produces a formal, accountable 2030 Transition Roadmap — with named owners, binding milestones, and a clear definition of what success looks like before February 2030.

Abstract

The Decentraland Foundation’s vesting contract ends February 2030. That deadline has been known for years and has never been formally addressed in governance. There is no documented definition of what success looks like by that date, no transition plan, and no roadmap for what the DAO looks like when the Foundation’s mandate concludes.

This is not a new concern. It has come up informally in community conversations repeatedly and has always been deferred. The $6.3M Regenesis Labs mandate was approved without an attached definition of success or a 2030 transition framework. This is not a criticism of Regenesis Labs — it reflects a gap that existed before they arrived and was not addressed when their mandate was written. Regenesis Labs has taken meaningful steps on treasury management — diversifying into stablecoins and deploying funds in low-risk DeFi vaults — that extend the operational runway. Those steps are positive and real. They do not replace a plan.

The DAO’s independent income is approximately $6,228 USD in the last 30 days. Direct DAO expenses include curation fees, Council compensation, gas fees, and bug bounties. The Foundation vesting holds $2,853,947 releasable and $7,449,262 unvested — and ends February 2030. When it ends, the primary funding source that has sustained operations since 2020 ends with it. (Figures are from April 2026.

The community that has built here, governed here, and invested here deserves to know what they are building toward. The people being invited to join Decentraland today deserve the same answer. This proposal does not claim to have all the answers. It asks for the structured process that will produce them — before it is too late to act on what that process uncovers.

This proposal directs the DAO Council and is addressed to the community. It invites Regenesis Labs to participate within their existing mandate. It asks — but cannot compel — the Decentraland Foundation to participate and share any existing plans of their own, with the understanding that a DAO proposal is not binding on the Foundation as a separate legal entity.

Motivation

The Foundation vesting deadline has been known for years. It has come up informally in community conversations and has been deferred every time. It was not addressed when the Regenesis Labs mandate was written. There is no formal answer anywhere in the governance record to the question of what Decentraland looks like after February 2030.

We are no longer early. Legal entity formation for DAO participants takes time. Sufficient governance automation takes time. Building a self-sustaining revenue model takes time. Defining community roles and compensation takes time. Recovering unauthorized assets takes time. None of these things can be left until 2029.

The DAO's independent income is approximately $4,833 USD in the most recent 30-day period. Direct DAO expenses are approximately $1,957 USD per month — including Wearable Curators Committee payouts, gas fees, and other operational costs. The Foundation vesting holds $3,096,973 releasable and $7,641,693 unvested — and ends February 2030. When it ends, the primary funding source that has sustained DAO operations since 2020 ends with it.

Regenesis Labs has taken meaningful steps — diversifying the treasury into stablecoins and deploying funds in low-risk DeFi vaults — that extend the operational runway. Those steps are real and positive. They are not a substitute for a transition plan.

This proposal creates the structured, binding process to produce that plan while there is still enough time to act on what it uncovers.

Specification

This binding Governance Proposal establishes the following requirements, effective upon passage:

Responsible Parties

The DAO Council is formally named as the responsible party for the 2030 Transition Planning process. DCL Regenesis Labs is invited to contribute within their existing approved mandate. The Decentraland Foundation is formally asked to participate voluntarily. No part of this proposal is binding on the Foundation as a separate legal entity.

1. Community Town Hall Within 60 Days The DAO Council must organize a structured town hall on the 2030 transition within 60 days. A defined agenda must be published 7 days in advance. A recording or written summary must be published within 7 days of the event.

The agenda must cover:

• What a successful 2030 handoff looks like
• What functions must continue after the Foundation vesting ends
• What community contributors can take on versus what requires paid professional staff
• What the minimum viable operating structure looks like
• What a sustainable financial model requires
• What this process still needs to uncover

2. Open Forum Thread Within 7 Days The DAO Council must open a dedicated pinned forum thread at forum.decentraland.org within 7 days of this proposal passing, open for a minimum of 60 days, with structured questions for community input.

3. Formal 2030 Transition Roadmap Within 120 Days The DAO Council must publish a 2030 Transition Roadmap within 120 days. It must include:

• A definition of success as of March 1, 2030
• Every function that must continue after vesting ends with a named owner
• A phased timeline with quarterly checkpoints through February 2030
• A financial projection and sustainability strategy
• A community roles and compensation framework
• A contingency plan for missed milestones
• A list of open questions with committed resolution timelines

4. Known Items the Roadmap Must Address

• Legal entity protection for DAO governance participants
• Sufficient governance automation for routine decisions without dependence on any individual or team
• Recovery of all unauthorized DAO assets held by former Committee members
• A successor operations plan for when the Regenesis Labs mandate ends
• A treasury sustainability and revenue model independent of Foundation vesting
• Named maintainers with succession plans for all critical DAO systems
• Community governance participation and onboarding strategy
• Platform client ownership defined beyond the current contractor

5. Foundation Request The DAO Council must formally contact the Foundation within 30 days to request: whether they have a post-2030 plan; what assets or responsibilities the DAO must account for; and whether they will participate in the town hall or forum process. The Council must publish the Foundation's response, or confirm no response was received, within 60 days

6. Accountability Named owners published per workstream. Quarterly updates in Regenesis Labs transparency reports. Missed milestones flagged publicly within 30 days with explanation and revised timeline. No silent ownership transfers — any change requires acknowledgment from both outgoing and incoming parties. No workstream becomes ownerless. The DAO Council is responsible for continuity.

Impacts

Best-Case Scenario

The community process surfaces a clear, community-supported picture of what Decentraland needs in 2030. The Council publishes a comprehensive roadmap with named owners and realistic timelines. The Foundation engages constructively. Legal, financial, and operational questions are answered while there is still time to act. The DAO enters 2028 with a functioning transition plan and the infrastructure to execute it.

Worst-Case Scenario

If the DAO Council fails to meet the requirements of this proposal, the community will have a binding governance record documenting exactly what was required and what was not delivered. That record is the basis for further governance action. Even in the worst case, the DAO is better positioned than today — when no plan exists and no one is formally accountable for producing one.

Implementation Pathways

Upon passage of this proposal, the following steps will occur in sequence:

• Within 7 days: The DAO Council opens a dedicated pinned forum thread with structured questions for community input.
• Within 30 days: The DAO Council formally contacts the Foundation and publishes confirmation that contact was made.
• Within 60 days: The DAO Council holds the community town hall with a published agenda and post-event summary or recording. The Foundation's response, or confirmation that no response was received, is published publicly.
• Within 120 days: The DAO Council publishes the formal 2030 Transition Roadmap incorporating input from the town hall and forum process.
• Ongoing: Quarterly roadmap updates included in Regenesis Labs transparency reports. The DAO Council flags any missed milestone publicly within 30 days. All deliverables posted in the DAO forum and linked from the governance portal.

Conclusion

The Decentraland DAO has built something real over the past several years. The community that has governed, built, and invested here deserves to know that what they have built will still be here — and will still be theirs — after February 2030.

This proposal is the result of a process that began with a simple question: does the DAO have a plan for 2030? The answer was no. The Pre-Proposal Poll passed with 100% Yes. The Draft Proposal passed with 100% Yes. At every stage the community has been clear. This binding proposal is the final step that makes the mandate real.

The decisions made — or not made — in response to this proposal will shape whether Decentraland exists in a meaningful form beyond 2030. That is not an exaggeration. It is simply what is at stake. The time to act is now, while there is still enough runway to get it right.

For: Vote YES to formally require the DAO Council to lead the 2030 transition planning process

Against: Vote *NO *if you believe the current work underway is sufficient, that formal planning is unnecessary, or that this should be addressed through other means.

This proposal is summarized due to technical limitations. To view it complete and vote on it, visit the DCL DAO Governance dApp