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Polkadot governance referendum on DOT DAO strategy meets heavy initial opposition
Early voting on Referendum 1954 shows strong community resistance to a strategic mandate prioritizing user growth over other network metrics.
A governance proposal submitted on Polkadot's platform is facing broad opposition in its early voting phase. Referendum 1954, titled "[Wish For Change] DOT DAO Strategy Mandate," registered 73.2 percent of weighted votes against and 26.8 percent in favor three hours after opening on October 13, representing 53,030 weighted DOT opposed versus 19,370 in support.
Introduced by the Polkadot Community Foundation (PCF), the proposal does not contain technical specifications but seeks a strategic directive instructing the DOT DAO to prioritize user acquisition over other key performance indicators. The plan outlines four core objectives: placing user numbers ahead of total ecosystem size and locked capital, establishing permissionless DOT-backed stablecoins modeled on Liquity with DAO grant support, deploying a direct product platform featuring per-person incentive caps, and developing consumer-facing Web2-style application interfaces.
The submission is hosted on Polkadot's "Wish For Change" track. Passing a referendum on this track neither triggers treasury disbursements nor implements direct code alterations, serving instead as a formal record of community sentiment while leaving execution to subsequent decisions.
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