Multichain governance has arrived on Aragon OSx, revolutionizing the way decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) govern assets and permissions across multiple chains. The new plugin leverages the LayerZero protocol for cross-chain messaging and the zkSync Era rollup for low-cost and secure voting.
With this new plugin, DAOs can now govern assets and permissions across EVM chains from one mainnet DAO smart contract. This major step forward in governance allows for seamless management of protocols deployed across chains, all from one central location.
The plugin enables DAOs to create a custom census with tokens across chains, cast low-cost votes on zkSync, and execute actions across chains simultaneously. This streamlined process saves time and resources for DAOs, while also increasing token participation and reducing gas costs for voters.
The architecture of the plugin is diagrammed to show how governance in multichain DAOs will work from proposal to execution. The code is open-source and currently undergoing audits, with plans to launch on the no-code Aragon App in the new year.
This multichain governance design would not be possible without Aragon OSx’s modular permission management system, which makes it simple to grant and revoke permissions to external contracts from a DAO contract.
Overall, the multichain governance plugin offers the best of both Layer 1 and Layer 2 blockchains, providing the security and liquidity benefits of Ethereum mainnet with the scalability of voting on a Layer 2. This advancement in onchain governance is set to change the way organizations govern onchain forever.
If you’re interested in implementing this plugin for your own DAO, you can explore the codebase and inquire about a custom build. The plugin is set to launch in the new year, offering a new era of multichain governance for the decentralized ecosystem.
