What Are the Primary Governance Risks in a DAO Managing a Derivatives Protocol?

Key risks include voter apathy, where a small group of active token holders can exert disproportionate control, leading to centralization risk. Another risk is malicious governance proposals, where a whale or coordinated group could vote to drain the treasury or alter protocol parameters for personal gain.

Furthermore, smart contract bugs in the governance module itself pose a critical technical risk to the protocol's security and financial integrity.

How Can Gas Fee Costs Contribute to Voter Apathy in On-Chain Governance?
How Does Immutability of a Smart Contract Affect the Ability to Fix Bugs?
How Does the Complexity of Governance Proposals Affect Voter Turnout?
What Is a ‘Governance Attack’ in the Context of a DAO?
Explain the Concept of ‘Voter Apathy’ in DeFi Governance and Its Connection to Token Concentration
How Does a Voter’s Budget Constraint Influence Their Quadratic Voting Strategy?
What Is the Difference between a ‘Soft’ and ‘Hard’ Treasury Proposal?
What Is ‘Voter Apathy’ and Its Risk to DAO Security?

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