Governance
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Voting gives a voice to the PancakeSwap community, letting the community have a say in how PancakeSwap develops into the future.
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Voting Power
1 veCAKE = 1 voting power
1 CAKE = 1 voting power
Delegation
Allowed (via veCAKE mechanics)
Delegation is not allowed
Proposal Submission Threshold
Snapshot 100K veCAKE required
Snapshot 100K CAKE required
Core vs Community Proposals
Defined roles and purposes for each proposal type
No change
Voting Period
Community: Fixed Core: Variable
No change
Snapshot Timing
At proposal posted block
No change
Quorum
No minimum quorum
No change
All CAKE holders have direct voting rights.
Voting power directly corresponds to the number of CAKE held in wallet address during snapshot
1 CAKE = 1 voting power
CAKE staked in Syrup Pools does not count toward your voting power, as it is not part of your wallet balance at the time of the snapshot
Snapshot balance = Same block proposal posted
Delegation is no longer supported. Every CAKE holder must vote individually.
How to Submit a Proposal
Must include:
Title
Content
Description
On-chain action(s) (if needed)
Voting Duration
Types of Proposals
Core Proposals
Can only be proposed by the PancakeSwap Core Team.
Require a vote by CAKE holders.
If passed, will be implemented by the PancakeSwap team.
Examples
Protocol adjustments (product changes, fee changes)
Significant uses of Ecosystem Growth funds not covered by previous proposals
Community Proposals
Community proposals are posted by the PancakeSwap community. These are used to propose ideas and express the community's point of view. These are non-binding suggestions from the community.
Anyone with 100,000 CAKE (snapshot balance) can submit.
The PancakeSwap team may adopt strong proposals into future Core Proposals
All CAKE holders can vote during the voting window for each proposal.
Community proposal: Fixed at 3 days
Core Proposal: Variable, set by PancakeSwap
Your voting power is determined by a snapshot of your CAKE balance at the block when the proposal is posted.
Adding more CAKE after the proposal is posted will not increase your voting power for that specific vote.
The outcome is based on total votes cast (total CAKE used for voting)
There is currently no minimum quorum required for a proposal to pass.
To protect the protocol, the PancakeSwap Core Team reserves the right to intervene in critical situations—such as security threats or issues affecting the stable operation of the platform—without requiring a community vote or Snapshot poll.
In any case where a veto action is taken, the Core Team will publicly share a clear explanation of the decision.
Possible veto actions may include:
Temporarily pausing smart contracts to fix urgent bugs or vulnerabilities.
Overriding a successful gauge vote if the token(s) involved are determined to be unsafe, malicious, or harmful to the PancakeSwap ecosystem.
Summary - What Changed (after )
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Community members may also utilize our to provide feedback and make suggestions to the protocol.
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