Decade‑Old DAO Funds Become Ethereum’s New $220M Security Budget
A decade‑old DAO experiment has been reborn as a $220 million security budget for Ethereum, marking a shift away from venture-style deployments toward long-term protocol protection. Rather than chasing investments, the treasury will be used to fund proactive defenses and rapid responses that aim to reduce systemic risk and protect user funds — a pragmatic pivot many in the community have argued is overdue.
The move matters because a dedicated security fund can provide sustained support for audits, bounty programs, core maintenance and emergency remediation without the stop‑start cycle of ad hoc grants. For holders and builders, that translates to stronger assurances around network integrity and a lower probability of disruptions that can erode trust and value. If governance follows through, this could become a model for how mature chains finance ongoing security needs.