Balancer proposal outlines orderly protocol wind-down

Balancer contributors are discussing a plan to wind down the protocol in an orderly way and eventually return remaining treasury assets to BAL holders. The proposal is still only under discussion on the Balancer governance forum. According to the article, the plan would stop new pool creation, reduce activity across the protocol, and give liquidity providers time to exit before any shutdown steps are carried out. A Snapshot vote is expected to take place from September 25 to September 29, but no decision has been approved yet. The article says the process is meant to avoid a disorderly shutdown and provide a clear path for handling the DAO’s remaining assets if the proposal passes.