Scrolled Distributed Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are set to “pause” the governance process after leadership resignation and confusion over live proposals.
DAOs operate according to blockchain rules, not centralized authorities. Rules are coded into smart contracts, and members usually hold tokens that allow them to vote for decisions, such as spending money, changing features, or starting a project.
According to X’s post by representative Olipio, co-founder Haichen Shen said the team is “redesigning governance.” Scrolling contributor Raza emphasized that the move is a “pause” and not a complete stop.
Today: Scroll DAO📜Governance is to be “paused”
Although DAO’s leadership has resigned, the government’s proposal is still alive and ongoing. Directly from today’s delegate call:
1. haichen @shenhaichen (co-founder of SCR) has begun: They are “redesigning governance.”
2. RAZA@RAZACODES (SCR team…pic.twitter.com/uhrbipfi2o
-olimpio (@olimpiocroypto) September 10, 2025
Representatives are members who are trusted to vote on behalf of others. Those who don’t want to track every decision can “delete” their voting power to someone they believe is to represent their interests.
It is unclear whether aggressive proposals, including financial management measures, will be respected.
Olimpio said DAO leadership resigned this week and admitted Scroll Team members that they didn’t know which proposals were live or had previously been approved.
Scrolling asked for time to “organize everything” before laying out the next step. The structure and process of governance remains unstable, with directions appearing to be leaning towards a more centralized approach.
Meanwhile, the top representative remains in that position. Olipio ranks fourth with 176,000 SCRs voting power. Governance proposals are still technically live, but the extent to which they will be implemented is unknown.
Scroll’s SCR tokens have risen 3% with overall market gains over the past 24 hours, but have fallen 75% since their peak in December.
