Scroll DAO Suspends Operations Following Mass Resignations
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The DAO’s pause has left key proposals, including council formation and treasury management, stalled in uncertainty.
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Scroll DAO, the decentralized governance body behind Ethereum Layer 2 project Scroll, has suspended operations after several leaders resigned and uncertainty grew over the group’s direction.
After a recent delegate call, community representative Olimpio confirmed governance would be paused. Proposals remain live on the platform, but there is no clarity on how they will be handled.
“They don’t want to say “STOP”/”Dismantle” governance, they want to say “PAUSE,” Olimpio wrote on X, summarizing the discussion.
Governance In Limbo As Senior Members Depart.
The turbulence follows the departure of Eugene Chen, a key figure in the DAO’s leadership. In a farewell message, Chen cited “a recent desire to minimize governance at Scroll” and disagreements with leadership as reasons for his resignation. He added that he could not “in good faith stay at Scroll” under the current direction.
Chen said his last day will be Sept. 30, though he intends to advocate for the community until then.
“While there isn’t any clarity at the moment on where governance at Scroll is headed, the mandate of minimizing governance and slowing down if not halting progressive decentralization is not something that I intend to support,” he wrote.
Another governance member, Jamilya K, expressed shock at the disarray and said she was still processing the changes. She urged community members to wait for the upcoming call for more clarity.
“I joined this space back in 2016 because I saw it as an embodiment of resistance to the status quo,” she said, adding that building the DAO had been “an incredible journey.”
Unfinished Proposals Hang In Balance As Governance Pauses.
The shake-up has left several active proposals in limbo. These include a governance council formation, contribution recognition for the May–December 2025 cycle, a treasury management request for proposal and a timelock test. Delegates debated whether such items should still be honored given the pause.
Scroll co-founder Haichen Shen told delegates that governance is being “redesigned” but provided no firm timeline or roadmap.
Another team member, Raza, stressed the importance of using the word “pause” rather than “stop,” reflecting the uncertainty around whether governance would be revived in its current form.
Delegates noted leadership used the word “experiment” multiple times, suggesting a shift toward a more centralized or restructured model. However, there was little clarity on what process will follow or how much decision-making power the community will retain.
Scroll’s $SCR Token Holders Left Waiting For Clarity.
Scroll DAO was created as part of the project’s progressive decentralization strategy. It gave $SCR token holders the ability to vote on key proposals. The DAO aimed to guide Scroll’s development, manage its treasury and recognize contributors. Therefore, the suspension marks a critical setback to that vision.
Scroll itself, founded in 2021 by Ye Zhang, Sandy Peng, and Haichen Shen, is one of Ethereum’s most closely watched scaling solutions. Built with...
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