A contested Optimism governance vote passed, redirecting roughly 546.9 million OP tokens, or about 12.7% of total supply, from planned user airdrops to the Foundation-managed Strategic Ecosystem Fund. The proposal only passed after a large delegate voted 17 minutes before the deadline.
Matters because: it shows governance concentration risk in DAOs and reduces near-term token distribution to retail users. More supply is being steered toward institutional partnerships.