Today we’ve made the difficult decision to wind down StableLab. StableLab (originally StableNode) launched in 2021 because we wanted to define the newly emerging DAO space. Back then, governance was still in its infancy. Protocols launched tokens, formed DAOs, and hoped the community would figure out how to govern themselves. The system was informal and chaotic. Governance work was not seen as work. We thought this was broken and so we built a team. We hired delegates and governance experts to help push forward responsible DAO design. People who understood how DAOs actually work. We were one of the first professional governance service firms in the space. Some things we achieved and are proud of: ‐ Worked with the biggest and most respected ecosystems, including: Aave, Uniswap, Compound, Sky (MakerDAO), Euler, Optimism, Arbitrum, 1inch. ‐ 4,000 governance votes cast ‐ Over $1B in governance decisions influenced ‐ Helped establish that delegate work should be paid. This used to be controversial. ‐ Transformed ourself from a services firm to a product-first startup Over these five years we’ve seen the DAO space mature and evolve. We built governance frameworks that protocols still use today and contributed to higher standards around proposal quality, voting transparency, and delegate accountability. We showed up to hundreds of community calls, wrote thousands of insightful forum posts and comments. To our partners and clients, we are incredibly grateful for the collaboration and time we shared together pushing the space forward. The relationships and connections meant more than anything. To the StableLab team, past and present, we want to thank you for being part of our story and for having joined us on our mission. So many talented individuals have left their mark on our company’s history, something we deeply appreciate. We have begun the process of helping each and every one of our team members find their next home. We still believe in governance and DAOs. There's so much room left to explore as institutional adoption accelerates, privacy protocols mature, and new coordination mechanisms emerge. Five years ago, we set out to prove that DAO governance matters and could be professionalized. We proved it. Not alone, but alongside the protocols and people who believed the same thing. Thank you for everything. See you onchain ❤️ Gustav, Doo, and the StableLab team

After 5 years our journey with @StableLab comes to an end. Its been an incredible experience as a first time founder building for so long with one of my best friends and the perfect Co-Founder @DooWanNam. A big thanks to everyone who worked alongside us, to our investors who believed in us, and our partners for allowing us to contribute to some of the best teams in the space. Not sure whats next, but I'll take the first proper vacation in five years.

Calling Scroll d/acc Cohort 1 Alumni! We've prepared a commemorative POAP to celebrate your participation in the accelerator. Thank you for helping develop a more competent and diverse delegate base for Scroll DAO. 🎖️ go mint it 🤝

Forse completed Hedera Boost, earning 280K HBAR. Powering ecosystem intelligence, capital efficiency tracking, and incentive ROI analytics. 🫡 @Forseapp by @stablelab | @hedera

We're keen to continue collecting feedback from delegates and community members Plus we recently finished the DAO delegate accelerator to help ppl understand the core principles of governance: x.com/StableLab/status/19962…

Wishing you a great holiday season from everyone at StableLab 🎄

Governance Lab #121 Top Stories of the Week: 🔵 @aave DAO weighs proposal that would move “Aave” brand assets, domains, and comms channels into a DAO-controlled vehicle 🟠 @gnosis_ DAO debates a proposed hard fork in the aftermath of a Balancer-related hack 🟣 @CurveFinance DAO reviews Swiss Stake AG’s 2026 funding request . . . plus updates from across the ecosystem Full roundup → dub.sh/GL121

update: in September I joined @StableLab why @StableLab? 🧵👇

Thanks to @Forseapp’s innovative approach to streamlining and systemizing data analytics and optimization, we can now deliver results to our clients 10x faster than before. Read more here:

Messy, fragmented data is still one of the hardest problems for protocols. In this piece, Johannes, Head of Engineering, walks through how we use CDP FGL in @Forseapp to standardise those feeds into one view teams can actually operate on.

Rootstock Collective has been one of the most rewarding DAOs to be a delegate in during 2025. The team’s energy and genuine commitment to people, the community, builders, and delegates has been energizing. I’m excited to continue contributing in 2026! Shout-out to @StableLab for stewarding the delegate program, as well as other key initiatives.

Excited to announce that @fungibletaco has joined StableLab as our Head of Product Stan brings deep 0→1 experience from building products like LandWorks and VillageDAO at ConsenSys. He'll be leading product strategy and helping us scale @Forseapp as we enter our next phase of growth. Learn more about Stan: stablelab.xyz/blog/meet-the-…

Not too spicy, but a couple interesting DAO proposal fails this week: 1. ENS DAO rejects a proposal to wind down working groups 2. CoW DAO rejects 2026 core team funding proposal Follow top proposals in @StableLab's weekly Governance Lab newsletter x.com/StableLab/status/19992…

Proud to have worked alongside @SEEDGov, Factory Labs, Proxy, and @Scroll_ZKP on this. 🤝 The curriculum is now open source—covering everything from governance fundamentals to proposal evaluation. Worth checking out if you still haven't. 📚

Governance Lab #120 Top Stories of the Week: 🔵 @ensdomains DAO rejects a proposal to replace working groups 🟢 @SushiSwap DAO votes on raising the SUSHI emissions ceiling 🟠 @CoWSwap DAO rejects bundled 2026 core funding request . . . plus updates from across the ecosystem Full roundup → dub.sh/GL120

PYUSD has grown quickly, and we wanted to understand how that usage actually looks onchain. We analyzed ~2M PYUSD transfers between Apr 2024 and Sep 2025, across roughly 70k wallets on Ethereum and Solana to see where activity concentrates and how DeFi programs shape it. Here is what we found:

just touched down. i’ll be at main & side events reconnecting with old friends. find me to talk data-driven protocol growth & governance

We’re heading to @SolanaConf Breakpoint 🇦🇪 Catch @nneomack (Technical BD Lead) in Abu Dhabi from December 11–13 to talk all things governance, protocol growth, and the future of @solana. Message us to meet!