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Governance

Proposals and on-chain governance tracking

Explore past and active governance proposals with summaries, links, and voting instructions. Learn how to participate in the Namada governance process.

Proposals #19. Whitelisting USDC, UM, NYM, and NTRN for Namada

Voting Period: May 2, 2025, 09:05:52 – May 8, 2025, 03:05:28 (UTC)

Details: This proposal seeks to add support for four new assets — USDC (via Noble), UM (Penumbra), NYM (Nym), and NTRN (Neutron) — to Namada’s MASP and transparent platform. These assets were selected based on community feedback, ecosystem alignment, and ease of integration. The proposal sets IBC rate limits and allows these assets to be used for gas payments.

Technical parameters:

USDC

  • Global mint limit: 5,000,000

  • Per-epoch limit: 1,000,000

  • Gas price: 3 uusdc / gas unit

UM

  • Global mint limit: 5,000,000

  • Per-epoch limit: 1,000,000

  • Gas price: 10 upenumbra / gas unit

NYM

  • Global mint limit: 5,000,000

  • Per-epoch limit: 2,000,000

  • Gas price: 50 unym / gas unit

NTRN

  • Global mint limit: 10,000,000

  • Per-epoch limit: 2,000,000

  • Gas price: 20 untrn / gas unit

Discussion: https://forum.namada.net/t/proposal-add-support-for-usdc-usdy-um-nym-ntrn/1648

How the BlockPro validator votes and why: ✅ Vote: Yes

Rationale:

BlockPro supports the inclusion of USDC, UM, NYM, and NTRN as it enhances Namada’s interoperability, aligns with the broader ecosystem, and provides users with more options for gas payments and liquidity. The proposal includes reasonable rate limits and gas fees, minimizing systemic risks while encouraging adoption. We also appreciate the community-driven asset selection process and transparency of the implementation.

Proposals #20. Signalling - Support for Wormhole as Namada’s First New Bridge Integration

Voting Period: May 4, 2025, 14:05:27 – May 14, 2025, 03:05:19 (UTC)

Details: This proposal asks voters to signal support for integrating Wormhole as Namada’s first new bridge integration. The goal is to expand Namada’s interoperability with other ecosystems, aligning with its vision of being a composable privacy layer across chains. If approved, Heliax will prioritize engineering resources to implement Wormhole integration.

The proposal notes Wormhole’s broad adoption and reliability despite its early 2022 exploit, highlighting its recovery, continued growth, and position as the leading bridging solution for many new chains. This integration is intended as a first step and does not exclude future bridge integrations like IBC Eureka.

Discussion: https://forum.namada.net/t/prioritize-building-out-a-wormhole-integration/1652

How the BlockPro validator votes and why: ✅ Vote: Yes

Rationale: BlockPro supports this proposal as it aligns with Namada’s mission to enable privacy across multiple ecosystems by broadening the range of supported assets and chains. Integrating Wormhole will unlock new opportunities for shielded asset transfers and composability. We recognize the concerns raised about Wormhole’s past security incident but believe its resilience, adoption, and improvements since then demonstrate maturity and readiness for integration. Supporting Wormhole now accelerates Namada’s growth without limiting future bridge options.

Proposals #21. Coordinating mainnet software upgrade to namada v101.0.0 at height 2,176,000

Voting Period: May 19, 2025, 15:05:09 – May 22, 2025, 21:05:45

Details: This proposal seeks social consensus to coordinate a software upgrade of Namada nodes at block height 2,176,000, expected around 15:00 UTC on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. The upgrade involves a hard fork to transition Namada mainnet to version v101.0.0, alongside updates to off-chain infrastructure such as indexers. The goal is to prepare the network for the upcoming Phase 4, with discussions for Phase 4 to occur separately. The upgrade has been successfully tested on Campfire and Housefire testnets, and detailed instructions for operators are available in a hackMD document. The proposal encourages community discussion to finalize the upgrade plan.

Discussion: https://forum.namada.net/t/coordinating-the-pre-phase-4-hard-fork-upgrade-to-namada-v101/1670

How the BlockPro validator votes and why: ✅ Vote: Yes

Rationale: BlockPro supports this proposal as it ensures Namada’s mainnet remains robust and ready for future phases, particularly Phase 4.

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