DAO Committee Deprecation & Replacement

by 0x8dd060ad7f867ad890490fd87657c1b7e63c622f (Jungle)

Linked Draft Proposal

DAO Committee Deprecation & Replacement

Summary

We propose to deprecate the DAO Committee and migrate its execution-only duties to a lean 3-of-5 operational multisig that reflects ecosystem representation. This change preserves the Council’s approve/oversee role and enforces fund-scoped execution

Abstract

The DAO Committee historically acted as an operational and governance-enactment body: executing transactions, paying grants, and coordinating treasury operations. With the discontinuation of the grants program and the creation of the DAO Council, the Committee’s scope has significantly diminished.

This proposal introduces a transition strategy that retires the DAO Committee in its current form while reassigning execution responsibilities to a hybrid multisig structure composed of trusted representatives from existing entities within the Decentraland ecosystem.

Important note: After multiple attempts to secure the continuity of one Committee member in the multisig without receiving a response, the DAO Council has initiated conversations with external security providers that offer professional signer services. In parallel, the Council will also evaluate other candidates from the community or the Decentraland ecosystem who are considered suitable for the role.

The proposed multisig will consist of trusted representatives from the DAO Council, the Security Advisory Board (SAB), the Decentraland Foundation, and a security specialist or technically capable representative from the Decentraland ecosystem, forming a balanced and technically competent 3-of-5 multisig structure.

Motivation

The DAO Committee was once central to Decentraland’s operations: managing grants, paying contributors, executing transactions, and acting as a safeguard to ensure community-approved proposals were responsibly enacted. However, this role has fundamentally changed.

• Reduced Scope: With no grants program and significantly fewer operational transactions, the workload and responsibility no longer justify the current structure or its $2.4k USD in MANA/month compensation per member (3 members -> $7.2k a month).
• Legacy Role: The Committee historically coordinated treasury-related execution to enact community-approved decisions. Going forward, the Council sets mandates and provides oversight; execution remains with the operational multisig as defined in this proposal.

DAO Committee current Ops

Polygon Multisig: https://polygonscan.com/address/0xb08e3e7cc815213304d884c88ca476ebc50eaab2

• Kyllian: 0x521B0fEf9CDCf250aBaF8e7BC798CBE13fa98692

• Tobik: 0x0E7C2D47D79D4026472F4f942c4947937dAa94a8

• Rizk: 0x2D83fFF2D4cE9F629bd636efCCff1662eb206fC4

Ethereum Multisig: https://etherscan.io/address/0x89214c8ca9a49e60a3bfa8e00544f384c93719b1

• Kyllian: 0xBef99f5f55CF7cDb3a70998C57061B7e1386a9b0

• Rizk: 0xfb1AFA4DC069ffb47b19dBeE196045D508fcD5A2

• Tobik: 0x88013D7eD946dD8292268a6FF69165a97A89a639

DAO Committee responsibilities since the suspension of the Grants Program are:

• Recurring payments (monthly):

  • Council members’ salaries
  • DAO Committee members’ salaries
  • Wearable and Emote curator fees

• Operational tasks (as needed):

  • Refilling the Polygon Gas Tank for meta transactions (rarely)
  • Granting LAND permissions from the DAO’s LAND pool (rarely)
  • Refunding Immunify bounties (rarely)

Over the past year, the Polygon Multisig has only sent MANA tokens to the Council or Committee members (compensations). No other outbound token transfers have been made: https://polygonscan.com/advanced-filter?fadd=0xb08e3e7cc815213304d884c88ca476ebc50eaab2&p=1

Since the grants stopped, the Ethereum Multisig has only sent payments to Wearable/Emote Curators, and made one Immunify Refund.

Moving Forward

The DAO’s evolution now requires a leaner, more transparent mechanism. Transitioning to a council-driven multisig mitigates these risks while ensuring operational continuity.

The new multisig model offers clear benefits:

• Representation: Aligns execution with representatives from major stakeholder entities across the project.
• Accountability: Authority is distributed, reducing risks of over-concentration.
• Cost Alignment: Updates compensation to reflect the reduced scope and new responsibilities.

Specification

1. Deprecation of the DAO Committee

   • Disband the Committee as an operational and decision-making body.
   • Transition its functions to the newly appointed multisig structure, while retaining the existing operational multisigs on both Ethereum and Polygon to ensure continuity.

2. Multisig Configuration

   • Structure: The multisig will operate as 3-of-5, retaining the existing operational multisigs on Ethereum and Polygon for continuity.
   • Designation: Signers will be appointed at the DAO Council’s discretion, following standard security practices, and may be rotated or replaced by the Council to maintain security and liveness.
   • Geographic Distribution Requirement: To strengthen resilience and reduce correlated risks, The DAO Council will take geographic diversity into account when appointing and rotating signers, with the aim of ensuring distribution across multiple regions and time zones.
   • Members will be designated as follows:
     • 2 current DAO Council members
     • 1 appointed SAB member
     • 1 appointed Foundation representative
     • 1 security specialist or technically capable representative from the Decentraland ecosystem

3. Responsibilities:

   • Execute all on-chain transactions required to enact:
     (a) passed governance proposals, and
     (b) Council-approved mandates (treasury management strategies, operational budgets, etc)
   • No policy-making power. The operational multisig does not approve plans or re-interpret mandates.

4. Signer Replacement Procedure

   • In the event of resignation or removal, the DAO Council will appoint replacements through an internal vote.

5. Compensation

   • Multisig signer responsibilities can be divided into two categories:
     • Passive tasks: Infrequent actions such as authorizing transfers replenishing the operating wallets. These are on-demand responsibilities and do not require continuous involvement. For these roles, compensation will be limited to reimbursing any transaction fees incurred.
     • Active tasks: Ongoing operational actions such as executing monthly compensations and handling smaller recurring payments or operations. These require consistent engagement. The Council will appoint an “operator” for the operating wallet, leveraging Safe’s native allowance feature. This role will have a predefined allowance limit for operational needs and will receive specific compensation to reflect its more active responsibilities.
   • This structure balances fairness, ensures costs are covered, and recognizes the difference between occasional signers and those taking on day-to-day operational duties.

Impacts

• Operational Agility: Faster execution DAO mandated proposals and treasury transactions, reducing unnecessary delays and bottlenecks.
• Balanced Authority: Distributes trust into trusted members across the DAO Council, SAB, Foundation, and a security specialist or technically capable representative from the Decentraland ecosystem, avoiding over-concentration.
• Cost Alignment: Adjusts compensation to reflect reduced responsibilities, ensuring sustainability.

Implementation Pathways

Until completion of the handover, the current DAO Committee remains the executor of transactions from the DAO Treasury, under Council mandates. Upon completion, the new operational multisig assumes that execution role as specified.

1. DAO Committee Offboarding

• Add the new set of signers to both multisigs.

• Remove old members from both multisigs.

• Discontinue DAO Committee compensation.

3. Multisig Configuration

• Implement designated representatives into the new 3-of-5 multisig.

• Update documentation and signer records.

• Assign operator’s ‘allowance’ (using the native allowance feature of the Safe), and appoint them to perform the monthly operations

3. Public Announcement

• Publish the new structure, disclose signer addresses, and responsibilities on the DAO governance forum and official channels.

Conclusion

This proposal addresses the diminished role of the DAO Committee by introducing a leaner and more transparent operational framework. By transitioning execution-only duties to a balanced 3-of-5 multisig composed of trusted representatives from across the ecosystem, the DAO ensures continuity while reducing unnecessary overhead. This change safeguards accountability, aligns costs with the actual scope of work, and distributes authority across key stakeholders. Ultimately, it strengthens Decentraland’s governance infrastructure, making operations more agile, resilient, and sustainable for the long term.

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