# Preparing the Panther DAO for the mainnet launch **URL:** \ **Category:** Panther Improvement Proposals (PIPs)\ **Created:** [June 6, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/t/preparing-the-panther-dao-for-the-mainnet-launch/449 "2025-06-06T13:52:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Joris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pantherprotocol.io/joris/32/8_2.png) [@Joris](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/u/Joris)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/t/preparing-the-panther-dao-for-the-mainnet-launch/449/1 "2025-06-06T13:52:45Z")
Hey all, As you might know by now, we are on our way to Panther Protocol’s mainnet release. After years of developing and testing the protocol, it is now time for the DAO to prepare for its launch. Panther Protocol has been decentralized from its inception. Through a decentralized TGE called the [launchDAO](https://snapshot.box/#/s:launchdao.eth/proposal/0x2102148858ca04e62dddbf644d7412b114db710da97682a63a0e2d0fbd2d3bc1) and the decentralized deployment and configuration of Panther Protocol’s Advanced Staking protocol, the Panther community has demonstrated its ability to manage the Panther DAO for multiple years. And now, as an ecosystem, we must ensure that the DAO can continue to do this for years to come. Over the last year, we at Panther Protocol primarily focused on the testnet and the limited mainnet beta launch, which resulted in the last Panther Improvement Proposal ([PIP-20](https://snapshot.box/?ref=blog.pantherprotocol.io#/s:pantherprotocol.eth/proposal/0xd59d6aaaeb10301a6f4737ab201ac1100d0c8a1d1277649c4eff265bbd75d206)) being voted in approximately one and a half years ago. Therefore, it makes sense to check if the current Snapshot admins (multisig) and authors are still active members of the DAO and community. And if not, a refresh makes sense to ensure that the DAO is in good shape and fully operational before Panther’s mainnet launch - and the Panther Protocol Foundation is here to help! We would like to bring up the following action items: 1. Ensuring that all signers of the multisig are active and willing to do their part 2. Reassess the Snapshot authors to determine if a refresh is necessary. One and a half years is a long time in crypto, and the active Panther Protocol community has likely undergone significant changes. 3. Raw markdown of IPFS files for the PIPs. For each published Panther DAO Improvement Proposal, there’s a raw markdown file required. We have set up a tutorial on how to create one [here](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/t/creating-the-markdown-file-for-new-pips/448). Don’t worry, it’s easier than you think! 4. The consideration of a DAO advisory panel consisting of community members, privacy advocates, and industry spokespersons. We have experimented with an advisory panel before, and we would like your opinion on the concept of having a few contributors with specific experience and expertise helping the Panther community with proposals. Of course, the advisory panel holds no real power and is merely here to assist the Panther DAO (and, in turn, $ZKP holders) with the proposals themselves and assess their impact before the proposal drafts are put up for a vote. 5. Ensuring that the voting quorum is still effective after this long cooldown period of one and a half years of no DAO activity. Given that the last PIP was voted in a while ago, the voting activity expressed in $ZKP may be lower than before, which means that it could potentially be harder to reach the quorum. A discussion about this would make sense - we would love to hear your thoughts! Also, please let us know if we missed any action items. We aim to announce the testnet airdrop and provide more information, as well as a recap of the limited mainnet beta rewards distribution. Once these two have been completed and the Panther Protocol DAO is in good shape, the Panther ecosystem should be ready for its long-awaited mainnet launch. Onwards! ---
**Author:** ![ToXiC\_eHC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pantherprotocol.io/toxic_ehc/32/291_2.png) [@ToXiC\_eHC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/u/ToXiC_eHC)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/t/preparing-the-panther-dao-for-the-mainnet-launch/449/2 "2025-06-06T15:53:17Z")
Hello Joris this looks good, I agree with all points, especially point 2 related to our fallen brothers and sisters. ---
**Author:** ![Joris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pantherprotocol.io/joris/32/8_2.png) [@Joris](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/u/Joris)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/t/preparing-the-panther-dao-for-the-mainnet-launch/449/3 "2025-06-10T10:49:59Z")
Thanks @ToXiC_eHC! Re point 2, if would propose that we ask our Telegram community members if they are interested in becoming Snapshot authors to ensure that the influence of the active community members increase. This would also be great for the sustainability of the DAO. Out of my head, these 3 authors (out of 5) are no longer active community members: - Mibrody (Discord: MIBrody#2617), well-known Community member. Address: 0x9E2A8e8Be6a0049D14C10be4a1854a06A72e25d0 - Marcus, (Discord: marcusrc#0226), well-known Community member. Address: 0xdfc8cE21F67FBC4115DAddCdC740948BD8fAe317 - Markus, (Discord: Markus\_KK#6674 ), well-known Community member. Address: 0xF68813feF24Ae1CE7000f0f1771Cd3042d5702be Of course, please correct me if I am wrong 🙂 So we could use 3 new community members there. There should be an incentive for them to help the protocol succeed. I think that Marrco, Elysium, MM, Hakan, or Malcolm for example would be great candidates. ---
**Author:** ![ToXiC\_eHC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pantherprotocol.io/toxic_ehc/32/291_2.png) [@ToXiC\_eHC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/u/ToXiC_eHC)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/t/preparing-the-panther-dao-for-the-mainnet-launch/449/4 "2025-06-10T11:06:56Z")
Yes agreed, I definately nominate some active members: @Elysium\_x, @Hakan\_zKp MM I don’t know his username its hidden 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Markhobbit](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pantherprotocol.io/markhobbit/32/264_2.png) [@Markhobbit](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/u/Markhobbit)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/t/preparing-the-panther-dao-for-the-mainnet-launch/449/5 "2025-06-10T11:12:55Z")
I will be very happy to be part of the Snapshot authors ❤️‍🔥🔥 ---
**Author:** ![Gulum.Zkp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Gulum.Zkp](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/u/Gulum.Zkp)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/t/preparing-the-panther-dao-for-the-mainnet-launch/449/6 "2025-06-10T15:57:49Z")
Hey Team, thank you for the consideration. I too would bee more than happy to take part 💪 ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_W](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Scott\_W](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/u/Scott_W)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/t/preparing-the-panther-dao-for-the-mainnet-launch/449/7 "2025-06-11T16:36:50Z")
Hi @Joris - as an active sometimes outspoken member since day one, I’d like to help get this in motion. Agree with all points. RIP fallen members. Discord: S.W Telegram: S.W ---
**Author:** ![Joris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pantherprotocol.io/joris/32/8_2.png) [@Joris](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/u/Joris)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/t/preparing-the-panther-dao-for-the-mainnet-launch/449/8 "2025-06-11T16:44:39Z")
Appreciated as always Scott! I would propose that we wrap up the above in a formal Panther Improvement Proposal (PIP) somewhere next week, given that we have 3 awesome candidates as new authors. ---
**Author:** ![ToXiC\_eHC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pantherprotocol.io/toxic_ehc/32/291_2.png) [@ToXiC\_eHC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/u/ToXiC_eHC)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/t/preparing-the-panther-dao-for-the-mainnet-launch/449/9 "2025-06-12T09:51:28Z")
Great - we still have to discuss the voting QUORUM requirement any suggestions there? I see there is over 26 million ZKP in HTX, in excess of 10 million in MEXC and a serious amount of the tokens are stuck in the advanced staking protocol. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/pantherprotocol/original/1X/372d05eb59493e7861c7dcb649352a3164dbd8b2.png) ---
**Author:** ![Joris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pantherprotocol.io/joris/32/8_2.png) [@Joris](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/u/Joris)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/t/preparing-the-panther-dao-for-the-mainnet-launch/449/10 "2025-06-12T12:13:02Z")
I think that this is a good idea, given that reaching the voting quorum was an (unnecessary) pain point in the past. Due to the one and a half years of testing the protocol, and therefore a lack of supply distribution (due to no live mainnet), I think that it would make sense to lower the voting quorum from 4% of the total circulating $ZKP supply to 2% of the total circulating $ZKP supply. This way, a minimum amount of $ZKP is still required for voting in a new PIP, but it’s well within reach. ---
**Author:** ![ToXiC\_eHC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pantherprotocol.io/toxic_ehc/32/291_2.png) [@ToXiC\_eHC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/u/ToXiC_eHC)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/t/preparing-the-panther-dao-for-the-mainnet-launch/449/11 "2025-06-12T12:23:34Z")
It is a good idea, that is roughly 7.521.798,56 ( 7.5 million ). I agree that we should reduce it. ---
**Author:** ![ToXiC\_eHC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pantherprotocol.io/toxic_ehc/32/291_2.png) [@ToXiC\_eHC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/u/ToXiC_eHC)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/t/preparing-the-panther-dao-for-the-mainnet-launch/449/12 "2025-06-12T16:05:27Z")
Please find the draft for Proposal 21: PIP-21: Revising Snapshot Authors and Adjusting Voting Quorum ### Background This proposal aims to prepare the DAO for Panther Protocol’s mainnet launch by revising some of its Snapshot authors and adjusting the voting quorum from 4% of the total circulating supply to 2%. ### Description Updating the Snapshot authors ensures that the number of active Panther Protocol community members who can publish Panther Improvement Proposals (PIPs) is maintained by replacing inactive community members. Adjusting the voting quorum from 4% of the total circulating supply to 2% would mean that roughly 7.521.798,56 $ZKP (7.5 million) needs to be put up for a vote on a Panther Improvement Proposal (PIP) rather than approximately 15 million $ZKP that is required currently. If this proposal passes, the [Panther Protocol Space](https://snapshot.box/#/s:pantherprotocol.eth) will have 3 new whitelisted Authors. ### Section #1: Remove the following Snapshot Authors This proposal involves removing the right to introduce Panther Improvement Proposals (PIPs) in [Panther’s Snapshot.org space](https://snapshot.org/#/pantherprotocol.eth) from the following Snapshot Authors: - Mibrody (Discord: MIBrody#2617), well-known Community member. Address: 0x9E2A8e8Be6a0049D14C10be4a1854a06A72e25d0 - Marcus, (Discord: marcusrc#0226), well-known Community member. Address: 0xdfc8cE21F67FBC4115DAddCdC740948BD8fAe317 - Markus, (Discord: Markus\_KK#6674 ), well-known Community member. Address: 0xF68813feF24Ae1CE7000f0f1771Cd3042d5702be ### Section #2: Introduce new Snapshot Authors - Markhobbit (Discord: markhobbit360), well-known Community member. Address: 0xC745dD3E29ec5d28634AF588D5dd50a2c3Efb6A4 - Gulum\_ZKP (Discord: .reaper), well-known Community member. Address: 0x86CEf673a8eF51DCF92E1a699128Fb12f6C0C0D8 - Scott\_W (Discord: scottw1991), well-known Community member. Address: 0xE9054f6723a67f5f0Af8cC5184c778823018F657 ### Section #3: Send the deployment rewards related to [PIP-](https://snapshot.org/#/pantherprotocol.eth/proposal/0xbed8212b3a53c7c82d1fe252642cb4eaaf3f09c65031492af4b8e27ec538e3fc)20, namely: 1. The distribution of 5200 $ZKP towards the following address for deploying the updated front-end (v0.5.6) onto 0xE1B583De9cB37196031b771686734a31ec365768 2. The distribution of 5200 $ZKP to the following address who executed the blockchain transactions to deploy and configure the smart contracts on the Ethereum Mainnet and Polygon network:0xE1B583De9cB37196031b771686734a31ec365768 3. The distribution of $132 USD in $ZKP tokens - which is $ZKP 14667 at the rate $ZKP=0.009 USD - as a gas fee compensation for the community member who executed point 3 of the Proposed Actions section, PIP-20: :0xE1B583De9cB37196031b771686734a31ec365768 ### Summary This will update the current Snapshot authors to: - Victor, (Discord: Black322#9757), Discord community admin. Address: 0xDC885850D72c3269aa2d2bCB32C70E2080b3ACF1 - Toxic Entity, (Discord: toxicehc#5599), well-known Community member. Address: 0xE1B583De9cB37196031b771686734a31ec365768 - Markhobbit (Discord: markhobbit360), well-known Community member. Address: 0xC745dD3E29ec5d28634AF588D5dd50a2c3Efb6A4 - Gulum\_ZKP (Discord: .reaper), well-known Community member. Address: 0x86CEf673a8eF51DCF92E1a699128Fb12f6C0C0D8 - Scott\_W (Discord: scottw1991), well-known Community member. Address: 0xE9054f6723a67f5f0Af8cC5184c778823018F657 ### Proposed Actions The following actions are proposed: 1. Update the list of Snapshot Authors as described in the Sections #1 and #2. 2. Adjust the voting quorum from 4% of the total circulating supply to 2%. 3. Send the deployment rewards related to [PIP-20](https://snapshot.box/#/s:pantherprotocol.eth/proposal/0xd59d6aaaeb10301a6f4737ab201ac1100d0c8a1d1277649c4eff265bbd75d206) ---
**Author:** ![ToXiC\_eHC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pantherprotocol.io/toxic_ehc/32/291_2.png) [@ToXiC\_eHC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/u/ToXiC_eHC)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.pantherprotocol.io/t/preparing-the-panther-dao-for-the-mainnet-launch/449/13 "2025-06-17T08:04:19Z")
This is now live for voting: [https://snapshot.box/#/s:pantherprotocol.eth/proposal/0x23fa3ba0d7ee5f8ab5a47fa38176792ee104f9d7bc9247d5c138ae1fcfb9b07d](https://snapshot.box/#/s:pantherprotocol.eth/proposal/0x23fa3ba0d7ee5f8ab5a47fa38176792ee104f9d7bc9247d5c138ae1fcfb9b07d)