A proposal seeking to apply a “One Brand, One token” principle has been pushed to a vote on BitDAO’s Snapshot and calls for substituting BitDAO’s token (BIT) under a new governance token. Snapshot serves as an off-chain governance voting platform for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and other blockchain projects.
According to proposal BIP-21, the BitDAO ecosystem — governance (BitDAO) and product (Mantle) — will be unified as Mantle. Governance processes and treasury management will remain unchanged, but after community approval, BIT holders will undergo a token-conversion process for the new Mantle token.
The move comes ahead of the mainnet launch of Mantle, a scaling layer-2 protocol built on Ethereum. The mainnet launch is expected in the coming weeks. BitDAO is backed by crypto exchange Bybit, along with Pantera Capital, Dragonfly and venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
Token conversions may introduce a fixed exchange rate for all users, preserving all governance rights and other interests, according to the BIP-21 description. A gradual conversion process will be available on different channels, and holders will have a timeline for converting tokens.
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