Governance on Hold: Scroll DAO Plans Pause Amid Executive Restructuring and Strategic Redesign

Scroll DAO to Pause Governance Amid Leadership Turnover and Redesign Plans

The Scroll decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) is temporarily halting its governance process following leadership resignations and confusion over which proposals are active, according to a Wednesday delegate call.

DAOs operate on blockchain-based rules encoded in smart contracts, allowing members with voting tokens to influence decisions ranging from treasury management to feature changes or new initiatives.

Delegate Olimpio shared on X that co-founder Haichen Shen confirmed the team is “redesigning governance.” Scroll contributor Raza clarified that the move is a “pause” rather than a complete shutdown. Delegates—members entrusted to vote on behalf of others—play a key role for token holders who prefer not to track every proposal themselves.

The status of ongoing proposals, including a treasury management measure, remains uncertain. Olimpio noted that leadership figure Eugene resigned this week, leaving the team unsure about which proposals were live or previously approved.

Scroll plans to take time to “put everything in order” before announcing the next steps. Early indications suggest the DAO may shift toward a more centralized governance model, although details remain unsettled.

Top delegates remain in place, with Olimpio holding 176,000 SCR in voting power, ranking fourth overall. Governance proposals are technically still active, but their execution is uncertain.

SCR tokens have risen 3% in the past 24 hours amid a broader market rally, though they remain down 75% from their peak in December 2024.