👨‍🔬 Governance Lab #086

Lab Report #086 - Lido V3 Infrastructure, Everclear Ecosystem Grants, GHO Gas Token Framework, and more

Feb 13, 2025

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Welcome back to the Governance Lab, your weekly source for all things StableLab, DeFi, and DAO Governance.

As always, we've filtered through the noise to bring you the governance signals (and drama) that matter.

At a Glance 👀
3️⃣ Lido introduces V3 staking infrastructure with stVaults
💰 Everclear DAO considers 100M CLEAR ecosystem grants program
⛽ Aave Labs introduces GHO gas token framework

Let’s dive in 🏊

Lido

Lido shares V3 staking infrastructure with modular stVaults

Lido has unveiled its V3 infrastructure, introducing "stVaults" as a new primitive that transforms its staking architecture from a monolithic pool into a flexible, modular system. This update aims to maintain the core benefits of stETH liquidity and composability while accommodating a broader range of staking requirements. The stVault system allows institutions, large token holders, and specialized validators to create dedicated vaults with customizable parameters, including validation settings, fee structures, and risk-reward profiles.

The implementation of V3 will proceed through a strategic three-phase rollout: initial early adopter testing, testnet deployment, and mainnet launch. Community discussions have highlighted the importance of strengthening protocol-community alignment through enhanced LDO staking mechanisms and revenue sharing initiatives.

Everclear

Everclear DAO considers 100M CLEAR grants program

Everclear has proposed allocating 10% of the total CLEAR supply (100M tokens) to ecosystem development through a structured grants program. The initiative aims to onboard key ecosystem participants—including solvers, rebalancers, market-makers, and intent-bridges—as stakeholders and volume drivers of the protocol.

The program outlines a distribution of 4.2M CLEAR monthly over 24 months, starting March 2025. All tokens will be subject to a 12-month linear unlock period to ensure long-term alignment. This strategic initiative targets increasing monthly rebalancing volume to $1B, enabling the protocol to achieve greater economies of scale and deliver substantial cost savings across the industry.

Aave

Aave Labs introduces framework for GHO as network gas token

Aave Labs has proposed a framework for implementing GHO as a gas token across various networks. The framework emphasizes the use of native bridges as primary liquidity pools, embedding security and liquidity management directly into network infrastructure. This design choice reduces dependency on external liquidity providers while maintaining compatibility with Aave's broader cross-chain strategy, including potential integrations with messaging protocols like Chainlink CCIP.

Proposal Tracker™️

⚡ VOTING UNDERWAY | Gitcoin DAO - Voting for 5 Delegates (2025 Delegate Nominations)

Summary: This proposal outlines Gitcoin's shift to a professional delegate system for 2025, replacing the current steward model. Five delegates will serve January-June 2025, each receiving $2,500 GTC quarterly and managing ~1M GTC from treasury. Delegates must maintain 90% vote participation while contributing to strategic planning and GG Community Rounds. Eligibility requires Web3 experience, security compliance, and conflict disclosure. Nominees up for election include PGov, SEEDGov, Tané, and more.

⚡ VOTING UNDERWAY | Everclear - Grants BORG Formation

Summary: This proposal seeks to establish the Everclear Grants BORG, a “cybernetic organization” with $96,000 in setup costs ($70,000 MetaLeX, $26,000 Cayman Islands) and $11,500 annual maintenance. The initiative uses multisig SAFEs with programmatic treasury controls, features automated CLEAR token sale limits, grant caps, and failsafe protocols. Security includes deadman's switches and DAO veto powers. The framework combines onchain and offchain enforcement, integrates MetaVesT smart contracts for time-vested grants, and maintains conflict of interest policies.

💬 DISCUSSION | Aave - Deploy Aave on Soneium

Summary: This proposal outlines Aave's deployment on Soneium, an Ethereum L2 developed by Sony Block Solutions Labs. The plan details specific asset deployments for USDC ($11.08M market cap), WETH ($13.27M bridged liquidity), and ASTR ($18.6M market cap), supported by 100M ASTR for liquidity incentives.

From the Lab

Near House of Stake Delegate Proposal

We’ve formally submitted a proposal to be onboarded as an Endorsed Delegate to the NEAR House of Stake governance framework. As NEAR positions itself at the intersection of AI and Web3, structured governance expertise becomes crucial. We're committed to implementing best practices and aligning with NEAR's technological evolution.

▶︎ Check out our proposal HERE

Uniswap Delegate Reward Initiative - Cycle 3

In collaboration w/ Arana Digital, PGov, and SEEDGov, we've published a proposal introducing Cycle 3 of the Uniswap Delegate Reward Initiative. Building on the success of previous cycles, this iteration introduces improvements including a refined scoring system, increased rewards pool, and expanded eligibility criteria.

▶︎ Read the full post HERE

Livepeer Establishing GovWorks

This week we published a proposal to establish GovWorks at Livepeer DAO. The initiative aims to create a meta-governance Special Purpose Entity (SPE) that will oversee treasury management, governance processes, and SPE support within the ecosystem. Led by StableLab as Chair alongside Livepeer Inc. members and community representatives, GovWorks builds on existing achievements including the launch of the Governance Hub and development of the Contribution Efficiency Framework.

▶︎ Read the full proposal HERE

Delegate to us at Summer.fi

With the recent launch of the SUMR token and the Lazy Summer Protocol we’ve joined the Lazy Summer DAO as active delegates. We’re bringing our governance expertise to ensure Summer continues to lead DeFi with secure, automated borrowing, lending, and yield optimization.

▶︎ Make your SUMR count by delegating HERE