Today in DeFi Research Delegate Communication Thread

[TodayInDeFi]

Proposal: Updates to the DIP, The Complete 1.7 Version
Date: Aug 5 2025
Snapshot Vote: Yes
Rationale:

• The concern we raised earlier has been addressed by SeedGov’s response below

@SEEDGov

Hi @TodayInDeFi !

@TodayInDeFi

We dont have a huge pushback on this, (although it would be good to keep having a mechanism for smaller delegate participation, either through DIP or an alternate mechanism)

But we wonder if retroactive activation is necessary?

if there is a vote for DIP 1.7 and that vote retroactively determines if August is 1.6 or 1.7, that changes the participation criteria for August drastically, based on a vote which is concluding in august.

It’s an extremely strange situation that is hard for Delegates to adapt to and is not how laws work or are passed normally.

Why not simply make the DIP vote apply on the next month? this is how normal laws apply: after the vote concludes not retroactively, making it difficult or impossible for the people affected to adapt.

We believe this response should address your concern:

@SEEDGov

There will be no retroactive changes for July. However, we want to be clear that if the proposal is approved during the first half of August, the changes will apply to that month, as delegates will have already been informed of the potential updates in advance.

This RFC has been public for two weeks. Given that most of the DAO is already aware of the proposed changes — and that they were also discussed in yesterday’s Open Discussion of Proposals Governance Call — we see no reason to delay implementation further.