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Tel Aviv, Israel, April 16th, 2026, Chainwire 
Orbs has officially launched its decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), introducing a governance framework that transfers protocol decision-making to its global community. The rollout will begin in the coming weeks, marking a significant step toward fully decentralized governance.
The DAO launch marks a milestone for Orbs after years of infrastructure development, product deployment, and regulatory planning. Rather than introducing governance prematurely, the protocol prioritized building a foundation of active products, integrations, and revenue streams to support meaningful, on-chain decision-making.
“Governance only works when there is something real to govern,” said Ran Hammer, Chief Business Officer at Orbs. “After years of building products, generating revenue, and scaling adoption, we are now in a position where the community can actively shape the protocol’s future with real data and real impact.”
Orbs has developed a suite of Layer-3 trading protocols currently in production, including dLIMIT, dTWAP, Liquidity Hub, Perpetual Hub, and dSLTP. To date, the ecosystem has processed more than $3 billion in cumulative trading volume and generated over $3 million in protocol revenue. The network supports more than 30 decentralized exchange integrations across multiple chains and is secured by over 1 billion staked ORBS tokens.
The DAO will govern key aspects of the protocol, including the allocation of protocol revenue, token economics, network upgrades, validator oversight, and ecosystem grants. This includes decision-making over how fees generated by Orbs’ trading protocols are deployed, as well as parameters related to staking rewards, token supply mechanisms, and liquidity strategies.
A defining feature of the Orbs DAO is its seasonal governance model. Rather than locking in long-term parameters, the DAO will operate in defined cycles, allowing the community to reassess priorities, adjust tokenomics, and reallocate resources based on evolving market conditions. This structure is designed to provide flexibility while maintaining operational discipline.
The rollout will begin with two initial governance votes. The first vote will establish the DAO’s core structure, including voting mechanisms and operational frameworks. The second vote will focus on Season 1 tokenomics, enabling the community to determine how protocol revenue is distributed across initiatives such as token burns, staking incentives, liquidity provisioning, and treasury reserves.
The move comes as decentralized finance protocols increasingly activate governance over revenue streams. Recent developments across the industry reflect a broader shift toward community-driven capital allocation and protocol sustainability.
With its DAO rollout, Orbs aims to extend its existing governance foundation, which includes Guardians and Delegators responsible for network security, into a broader framework for protocol-level decision-making. The transition positions the community to take a more active role in shaping the network’s long-term direction.
About Orbs
Orbs is a decentralized Layer-3 blockchain designed specifically for advanced onchain trading. Utilizing a Proof-of-Stake consensus, Orbs acts as a supplementary execution layer, facilitating complex logic and scripts beyond the native functionalities of smart contracts. Orbs-powered protocols such as dLIMIT, dTWAP, Liquidity Hub and Perpetual Hub expand DeFi execution capabilities by introducing advanced trading infrastructure to onchain markets.
Learn more at<a href="https://www.orbs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> https://www.orbs.com/</a> 
<h5>Contact</h5>Ran Hammer hello@orbs.com 
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Orbs Advances DAO Rollout to Decentralize Protocol Governance (16 Apr)

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