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What Is the Process for “Renouncing Ownership” of a Mutable Contract?

Renouncing ownership involves setting the admin key to a zero address or a burn address, or transferring the admin key to a governance contract that has no owner (like a DAO with a time-lock). Once renounced, the contract becomes immutable, as no one can initiate further upgrades, which is a common step toward full decentralization.

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