Treasury raiders set sights on Gnosis DAO, launching a massive redemption proposal
- Core Viewpoint: Gnosis DAO faces a treasury redemption proposal (GIP-150) from activist investors, aiming to proportionally distribute over $220 million in reserves. This proposal has sparked heated debate within the community between short-term arbitrage and long-term ecological value, with opposition votes currently in the majority.
- Key Elements:
- GIP-150 proposes a one-time, proportional distribution of approximately $220 million in treasury reserves, with a redemption value of about $170 per GNO (a nearly 30% premium over the market price of $131). Voting closes on May 12, with 65% of the current 330,000 votes against it.
- The proposer, Wismerhill, points out that GNO has traded at a long-term discount to net asset value, and the discount widened after a recent allocation of $22.5 million. Redemption is limited to 1.3 million eligible GNO, excluding tokens held by Gnosis Ltd.
- The DeFi community is polarized: some participants like Ignas and ivangbi view it as an arbitrage trade, arguing it lacks moral justification; Gnosis founder Sebastian Bürgel and Jito ecosystem lead Nick Almond criticize the proposal for undermining ecosystem development.
- Gnosis oversees core infrastructure projects including Safe, CoW Swap, Gnosis Pay, and Gnosis Chain, and the community fears that depleting the treasury will harm its long-term development capabilities.
- Similar RFV arbitrage actions have precedent: in 2023, projects like Rook, FEI/Tribe, and Aragon were targeted, with Aragon being forced to convert its treasury into an ecological donation program. More recently, Beefy Finance proactively defended against such attacks through a buyback mechanism.
原文作者:Protos
原文編譯:Chopper,Foresight News
一群激進投資者(或者說是財庫「掠奪者」)正針對 GNO 代幣持有者發起一項財庫贖回計畫提案。
GIP-150 提議推出一次性、自願參與、按比例分配的財庫贖回方案。如果提案通過,支持方持有者將按比例瓜分 Gnosis DAO 財庫中超過 2.2 億美元的儲備資金中的一部分。
此次提案距離 Gnosis DAO 投票罷免前任財庫管理人 KPK 還不到六個月。提案發起人 Wismerhill 表示,GNO 代幣市價相較於 Gnosis DAO 財庫淨資產價值,長期處於折價狀態且折價幅度還在不斷擴大。他補充稱,儘管 DAO 近期向 Gnosis Ltd 撥付了 2250 萬美元資金,但代幣相對淨資產的折價反而進一步拉大,GNO 所能捕獲的價值增益微乎其微。
目前提案投票已開啟,截止日期為 5 月 12 日。雖然初期支持票曾大幅領先,但當前已投的 33 萬張選票中,65% 都投了反對票。
贖回金額將基於 130 萬符合條件的 GNO 代幣按比例計算,Gnosis Ltd 所持代幣不在贖回範圍內。提案給出的理由是,該實體本就長期獲得 DAO 資金扶持。
據此測算,單枚代幣贖回價值約 170 美元,較 GNO 當前 131 美元的市價高出近 30%。

DeFi 社區各方反應
DeFi 評論員、GNO 持有者 Ignas 坦言:「RFV 這套邏輯確實有一定道理」,但同時指出「這純粹就是一筆套利交易,根本算不上什麼道義之舉」,他本人已投下反對票。(註:RFV 是 risk-free value 的簡寫,意為無風險價值。)
以太坊基金會 DeFi 負責人 ivangbi 也持相近觀點,既然 Gnosis 從未對外宣傳財庫資產為代幣價格兜底,那持有者在道義層面並無主張瓜分財庫的正當權利。
也有不少人顧及 Gnosis 為行業生態做出的貢獻,不認同這項提案。Gnosis 旗下擁有 Safe、CoW Swap、Gnosis Pay、Gnosis Chain 等核心基建項目。
Gnosis 創始人 Sebastian Bürgel 直言,業內最受敬重的生態建設者,何時淪為了對沖基金的收割標的?Jito 生態負責人 Nick Almond 則直接將該提案定性為赤裸裸的財庫砸盤跑路行為。
曾在 2023 年遭同類勢力狙擊的 Aragon 團隊代表 Anthony Leutenegger 觀點更為折中理性。他呼籲行業完善程序化代幣持有者權益機制,以此更好協調各方激勵、化解此類爭議。
過往 RFV 狙擊案例
該群體曾在 2023 年多次發起同類財庫套利行動,業內也因此給他們貼上 RFV 掠奪者的標籤,不過該群體並不認可這一稱呼。
當年被盯上的項目包括 Rook、FEI/Tribe 以及 Aragon,其中 Aragon 最終被迫調整財庫資金用途,將其改造為生態捐贈資助計畫。
就在不久前,Beefy Finance 代幣 BIFI 在 4 月跌破其財庫淨資產價格後,該 DAO 迅速推出回購機制,正是為了避免遭到 RFV 勢力的突襲套利。
而針對此次 Gnosis 事件,提案發起人 Wismerhill 此前曾坦言自己一直十分欣賞 Gnosis DAO,還曾預判罷免 KPK 之後,Gnosis 後續會做出更多商業利益導向的決策。
眼下這場投票,終將檢驗 GNO 持有者究竟更看重短期商業套利收益還是長期生態建設價值。


