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Decentraland DAO: 2030 Transition Plan

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Proposal Details

Author0x7bbe…ef1c
PublishedMay 06, 2026 01:51
Voting beginsMay 06, 2026 01:51
Voting endsMay 20, 2026 01:51
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Description

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.

Voting Rationale

0xBf38…f9D9Yes1,059,080

this would help w/ convincing more people to start building & using dcl's amazing tools & gives peace of mind to creators already building.

0x9DAb…b6c1Yes579,770

Curious to see where this conversation will take us

0xe659…B36BYes323,171

Praetor approves.

0xBC02…Dc7dYes283,616

time is running out

0x1736…034fYes190,529

Quack quack quack!

0x56D9…8F0FYes54,830

I'm voting yes so we can start to have a plan

9 Comments

Existential14May 21, 2026

First and foremost ---a big thank you to every single one of the 47 YES votes. That turnout means something. Every one of you showed up for Decentraland when it mattered. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for those with the voting power to have made this binding. Once again, the wallets that could have acted chose not to. No votes against. No objections raised. Just silence from the people with the most to say about Decentraland's future. The questions this proposal raised do not disappear because it didn't pass. The Foundation vesting ends February 2030. There is still no transition plan. There is still no definition of success. There is still no roadmap. I can only hope the Council chooses to act in the spirit of what the community clearly wants --- because there is nothing binding that requires them to. As has been the case from the beginning. The community held up their end. The rest is up to the people who actually hold the power here.

3Point1FourMay 21, 2026

Its unfortunate that this proposal did not pass due to lack of participating VP but im relieved to hear that the Council has plans on pursuing this despite the results Hi @Canessa is there a timeline in which we can expect an update on this? It'll be good for everyone to know what's the direction, even if general, that the Council is looking at.

daoMay 20, 2026

Decentraland DAO: 2030 Transition Plan This proposal is now in status: REJECTED. Voting Results: * Yes 99% 4,754,294 VP (51 votes) * No 0% 0 VP (0 votes) * Abstain 1% 2,000 VP (1 votes)

Existential14May 16, 2026

I want to clarify something in regards to the timeline of events. For anyone questioning the deadlines --- the 120-day requirement is for the publication of the Transition Roadmap, not for the completion of everything in it. The roadmap is the plan. Legal entity formation, governance automation, asset recovery --- none of these need to be finished in 120 days. They need to be formally acknowledged, assessed, and have a committed timeline attached to them. Think of it this way: the 120 days produces the blueprint. The work that follows executes it. The whole point of starting this process now is that there is enough time left before 2030 to actually get things done --- but only if the planning starts now.

Existential14May 16, 2026

I greatly appreciate having yours and the rest of the council's support on this initiative.

CanessaMay 16, 2026

The Council intends on pursuing a 2030 plan, regardless of the final outcome of this vote. We need a clear, attainable plan to move forward.

PeterParker420May 07, 2026

the recent updates have been awesome and the current team have been awesome! that being said i voted yes as a structure is never a bad thing. I look forward all the future updates!

AaronLeuppMay 07, 2026

The @metabeast a legend and asked me to check this out so of course I did. It a YES from me. Purely on the fact that it is from MetaBeast intentions have only been proven to be good for everyone that I remember. I don't have much context since last I heard like a year or so ago that the DAO was no more because 2 of the 3 guys continue to refuse (or MIA) to enact contracts voted in by the community and heard that was still the case so don't really know what anyone can do with this anymore yet alone make plans for 2030 but who knows there may be a ton of data I am missing and don't see the hurt so again 100% yes on whatever this is about and hope it helps the future of such an amazing platform and community. :saluting_face:

Existential14May 06, 2026

This is a long time coming. Thank you to everyone who voted, will vote were engaged and supported this effort. The words of support from a few in the community has been amazing, truly appreciated and it reminds me of how it felt when I first came to Decentraland. The work starts now --- looking forward to building this plan together with the community.