# General Chat **URL:** https://forum.balancer.fi/c/general-chat/10.md [Latest](https://forum.balancer.fi/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.balancer.fi/categories.md) --- ## [BALANCER FORUM RFC: \[RFC\] Preventing $6M+ Treasury Dilution: Implementing a Merkle-Guard for BIP-928](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-forum-rfc-rfc-preventing-6m-treasury-dilution-implementing-a-merkle-guard-for-bip-928/7119)
**Author:** [@jaysmith83912](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/jaysmith83912)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-forum-rfc-rfc-preventing-6m-treasury-dilution-implementing-a-merkle-guard-for-bip-928/7119 "2026-09-26T17:09:15Z")
BALANCER FORUM RFC: \[RFC\] Preventing $6M+ Treasury Dilution: Implementing a Merkle-Guard for BIP-928 \*\*To the Balancer Treasury Council & Stakeholders:\*\* I am submitting a formal Technical Audit and Proposal to address… --- ## [Monthly Financial Reports by karpatkey](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/monthly-financial-reports-by-karpatkey/5945)
**Author:** [@kpk](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/kpk)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/monthly-financial-reports-by-karpatkey/5945 "2026-09-11T12:32:47Z")
As per BIP-648, as Balancer DAO’s partner for treasury management, @kpk is responsible for delivering financial reports and insights on the DAO’s treasury. After several months of mapping out addresses and labels, and c… --- ## [KPK H1 2026 Review for Balancer DAO](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/kpk-h1-2026-review-for-balancer-dao/7094)
**Author:** [@kpk](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/kpk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/kpk-h1-2026-review-for-balancer-dao/7094 "2026-08-14T14:31:29Z")
Treasury performance, movements, protocol revenue and key actions. January to June 2026. Since the start of our partnership in late 2022 (BIP-103), KPK has served as Balancer DAO’s strategic treasury partner, delivering… --- ## [Permissions Update Request #10](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/permissions-update-request-10/7077)
**Author:** [@kpk](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/kpk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/permissions-update-request-10/7077 "2026-07-14T14:39:28Z")
PR with payloads Abstract This proposal requests BalancerDAO’s approval for updates and new actions to the permissions policy governing the KPK-managed treasury on Ethereum Mainnet. The proposed changes expand the exi… --- ## [Help stuck in pool](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/help-stuck-in-pool/7041)
**Author:** [@UGROOTS](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/UGROOTS)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/help-stuck-in-pool/7041 "2026-07-05T07:44:40Z")
Hi, I’m in pool BAL-AURA-waBasUSDC address 0xdb373fd670c1767db9ac9f2512ccf3ef15fd9d3d. I can’t withdraw, I can’t get around this error: EstimateGasExecutionError Error details: Execution reverted with reason: panic: a… --- ## [Grant Application - Quantir Risk Monitoring & Explainable Alerts for Balancer Pools](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/grant-application-quantir-risk-monitoring-explainable-alerts-for-balancer-pools/7035)
**Author:** [@QuantirIntelligence](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/QuantirIntelligence)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/grant-application-quantir-risk-monitoring-explainable-alerts-for-balancer-pools/7035 "2026-04-25T13:15:05Z")
1) Overview Quantir is a DeFi risk monitoring and explainability platform. It collects on-chain and market signals, computes normalized risk indicators, detects abnormal behavior, and delivers machine-readable alerts tog… --- ## [rsETH Exploit: KPK Precautionary Actions & Balancer DAO Treasury impact summary](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/rseth-exploit-kpk-precautionary-actions-balancer-dao-treasury-impact-summary/7031)
**Author:** [@kpk](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/kpk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/rseth-exploit-kpk-precautionary-actions-balancer-dao-treasury-impact-summary/7031 "2026-04-24T08:35:42Z")
Background On Friday 18 April, an attacker exploited a vulnerability in Kelp DAO’s LayerZero V2 bridge route between Unichain and Ethereum, which allowed unbacked rsETH to be minted on Ethereum mainnet. The incident led … --- ## [\[BIP XXX\] Permissions Update Request #9](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-xxx-permissions-update-request-9/6972)
**Author:** [@kpk](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/kpk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-xxx-permissions-update-request-9/6972 "2026-04-22T14:23:15Z")
PR with payloads Note: This new permission request was created to accelerate the release of the previously reviewed permissions that remained in PUR#8 (ARB and Gnosis Chain). It covers the requests for Ethereum Mainnet,… --- ## [Alpha Pulse — public multi-model security first-pass of Aura Finance (Balancer V2 gauge-built)](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/alpha-pulse-public-multi-model-security-first-pass-of-aura-finance-balancer-v2-gauge-built/7023)
**Author:** [@alphapulseb703](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/alphapulseb703)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/alpha-pulse-public-multi-model-security-first-pass-of-aura-finance-balancer-v2-gauge-built/7023 "2026-04-22T04:35:41Z")
Hi Balancer community, I wanted to share a public multi-model security first-pass on Aura Finance — the Balancer-tuned yield-and-voting layer built directly on top of your V2 gauges. The review converged on an honest-ne… --- ## [\[RFC\] NLO x Balancer: AI-Powered Liquidity Management for Balancer V3](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/rfc-nlo-x-balancer-ai-powered-liquidity-management-for-balancer-v3/7007)
**Author:** [@kevincoutinho](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/kevincoutinho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/rfc-nlo-x-balancer-ai-powered-liquidity-management-for-balancer-v3/7007 "2026-03-26T19:53:24Z")
Hi everyone, I have spent the last few days reading through the recent Balancer forum discussions very closely. Fernando’s announcement Operational restructuring BIP BAL tokenomics revamp sagix’s alternative proposa… --- ## [Cross-chain treasury fragmentation and capital deployment latency](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/cross-chain-treasury-fragmentation-and-capital-deployment-latency/6983)
**Author:** [@strkiz](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/strkiz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/cross-chain-treasury-fragmentation-and-capital-deployment-latency/6983 "2026-03-04T20:04:06Z")
Context Many mid-size DeFi DAOs now operate across multiple chains. Treasury capital is therefore spread across LP positions, incentives, grants, and chain-specific deployments. In practice this creates operational fric… --- ## [\[Feedback\] Using Balancer Flash Loans for Atomic De-leveraging on Base](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/feedback-using-balancer-flash-loans-for-atomic-de-leveraging-on-base/6980)
**Author:** [@SyncedgeSolutions](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/SyncedgeSolutions)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/feedback-using-balancer-flash-loans-for-atomic-de-leveraging-on-base/6980 "2026-03-01T19:00:53Z")
Hi everyone, I’m a smart contract developer building on the Base network. I recently completed an integration using the Balancer Vault and wanted to share the architecture with the community here to get some technical f… --- ## [Seeking Feedback: A New Tool to Prevent Crypto Transfer Mistakes](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/seeking-feedback-a-new-tool-to-prevent-crypto-transfer-mistakes/6965)
**Author:** [@marco0808](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/marco0808)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/seeking-feedback-a-new-tool-to-prevent-crypto-transfer-mistakes/6965 "2026-02-13T14:29:33Z")
Hi everyone, I’m exploring the development of a tool called Crypto Transfer Guard, designed to help users prevent costly mistakes when sending cryptocurrency. Before building it, I’d love to hear your thoughts. The bas… --- ## [\[BIP-909\] Permissions Update Request #8](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-909-permissions-update-request-8/6898)
**Author:** [@kpk](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/kpk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-909-permissions-update-request-8/6898 "2026-02-06T14:32:03Z")
PR with payloads Edit: Following the suggestions in our last ecosystem call, this Permission Update Request was divided into two: PUR #8 - Permissions for Arbitrum and Gnosis Chain PUR#9 - Permissions for ETH Mainnet … --- ## [BAL added as collateral on Morpho](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bal-added-as-collateral-on-morpho/6959)
**Author:** [@dav3](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/dav3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bal-added-as-collateral-on-morpho/6959 "2026-02-05T14:41:27Z")
Api3 is curating Kabu, a Morpho vault on mainnet focused on defi blue-chip protocols, allowing token holders to borrow USDC against their assets. Assets like BAL have real borrowing demand and strong liquidity character… --- ## [Balancer DAO Treasury: 2025 Annual Review](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-dao-treasury-2025-annual-review/6957)
**Author:** [@kpk](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/kpk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-dao-treasury-2025-annual-review/6957 "2026-01-30T15:02:17Z")
Executive Summary 2025 was a year defined by hands-on treasury execution and structural improvements for Balancer DAO. By year-end, the kpk-managed treasury stood at $13.7m, while Balancer’s broader balance sheet across … --- ## [Introducing a Deterministic On-Chain Audit & Treasury Reporting MVP](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/introducing-a-deterministic-on-chain-audit-treasury-reporting-mvp/6955)
**Author:** [@marco0808](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/marco0808)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/introducing-a-deterministic-on-chain-audit-treasury-reporting-mvp/6955 "2026-01-26T13:18:02Z")
Hello Balancer community, I’d like to share an MVP I recently built for DAO and DeFi treasury reporting, with a strong focus on deterministic calculations, auditability, and reproducibility. There are already many on-c… --- ## [\[BIP-885\] Permissions Update Request #7](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-885-permissions-update-request-7/6841)
**Author:** [@kpk](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/kpk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-885-permissions-update-request-7/6841 "2025-10-31T10:04:14Z")
PR with payloads Abstract This proposal seeks BalancerDAO’s approval to add permissions required for: Disassembling deprecated positions and reallocating assets in line with \[BIP-850\] Staking and delegating POL to th… --- ## [Balancer V2 - Token frontrun vulnerability disclosure](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-v2-token-frontrun-vulnerability-disclosure/6309)
**Author:** [@juani](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/juani)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-v2-token-frontrun-vulnerability-disclosure/6309 "2025-10-05T18:14:40Z")
This article describes a live vulnerability in the Balancer V2 Vault only, which has been a known issue to the Balancer team since March 2023 and has never been exploited up to this date. Funds currently deposited in the… --- ## [Balancer DAO Q3 2024 - Financial Performance Report](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-dao-q3-2024-financial-performance-report/6138)
**Author:** [@kpk](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/kpk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/balancer-dao-q3-2024-financial-performance-report/6138 "2025-10-04T05:50:18Z")
Authors: @Xeonus @0xDanko @kpk Introduction Operating expenses in the third quarter of 2024 exceeded income streams by $526,967, resulting in a net negative operating P&L. Despite a 19% reduction in expenses compared to… --- ## [Question about max/min weighting in Balancer pools](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/question-about-max-min-weighting-in-balancer-pools/6832)
**Author:** [@denizen0687](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/denizen0687)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/question-about-max-min-weighting-in-balancer-pools/6832 "2025-09-17T13:30:26Z")
Hi, Just a general question for the Balancer dev team. In the Balancer AMM it uses a maximum/minimum weighting for the tokens which is 0.99/0.01. I wanted to know if there is any particular reason for restricting the we… --- ## [Changing fee of pool](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/changing-fee-of-pool/6636)
**Author:** [@serpentum](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/serpentum)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/changing-fee-of-pool/6636 "2025-08-04T06:45:01Z")
Probably a stupid question, but how do i change the fee of a pool that i’m fee manager of? Made the pool myself, i’m the only one in it and wanna try a different fee percentage. Making thr pool was easy, is there an eq… --- ## [Kpk H1 2025 Review for Balancer DAO](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/kpk-h1-2025-review-for-balancer-dao/6626)
**Author:** [@kpk](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/kpk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/kpk-h1-2025-review-for-balancer-dao/6626 "2025-07-17T15:30:07Z")
Since the start of our partnership in late 2022 (BIP-103), kpk has served as Balancer DAO’s strategic treasury partner, supporting the ecosystem through non-custodial asset management, protocol integrations, and financia… --- ## [Trying to exit an INVESTMENT pool with the UI but its not working](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/trying-to-exit-an-investment-pool-with-the-ui-but-its-not-working/6586)
**Author:** [@cobalt2102](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/cobalt2102)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/trying-to-exit-an-investment-pool-with-the-ui-but-its-not-working/6586 "2025-06-23T06:35:45Z")
I have tokens in an investment pool from Balancer V2. I’d like to withdraw but its giving errors when I click Remove. Its not showing the amount of tokens I have in the pool but does show my liquidity there. --- ## [\[BIP-843\] Balancer DAO Investment Policy Statement](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-843-balancer-dao-investment-policy-statement/6556)
**Author:** [@kpk](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/kpk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-843-balancer-dao-investment-policy-statement/6556 "2025-06-12T18:49:37Z")
Abstract Introduction of an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) for Balancer DAO Treasury management. Introduction Officially established in November 2022, as per BIP-103, The Balancer DAO Treasury has grown to play a cri… --- ## [\[BIP-842\] Deploy kpk Sub-Roles architecture](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-842-deploy-kpk-sub-roles-architecture/6473)
**Author:** [@kpk](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/kpk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-842-deploy-kpk-sub-roles-architecture/6473 "2025-06-12T18:29:47Z")
PR with payload https://github.com/BalancerMaxis/multisig-ops/pull/1892 Tenderly simulation available here. Abstract Following our initial post, we’re proposing to roll out a new feature that boosts both flexibility an… --- ## [Why are certain tokens not swappable?](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/why-are-certain-tokens-not-swappable/6530)
**Author:** [@malik](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/malik)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/why-are-certain-tokens-not-swappable/6530 "2025-05-19T08:06:03Z")
Ondo US dollar yield with the arbitrum token address 0x35e050d3c0ec2d29d269a8ecea763a183bdf9a9d cannot be used for swapping even though its part of a abalancer pool. What could be the reason? --- ## [Treasury Monthly Reports by karpatkey](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/treasury-monthly-reports-by-karpatkey/5079)
**Author:** [@kpk](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/kpk)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/treasury-monthly-reports-by-karpatkey/5079 "2025-02-10T15:39:28Z")
As per BIP-103, @kpk is Balancer DAO’s partner for treasury management, tasked with deployment of yield generating strategies, risk management and reporting. After several months of hard work on our reporting engine, we… --- ## [Lack of balancer support](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/lack-of-balancer-support/6336)
**Author:** [@huitzil099](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/huitzil099)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/lack-of-balancer-support/6336 "2025-02-08T10:26:57Z")
I was looking for help to solve a problem about a pool and a person named Diego contacted me and he sent me this link. You must be careful, he stole the money from my wallet. Balancer has no way to report people and thi… --- ## [\[BIP-714\] Allocate 250,000 USDT to sGYD](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-714-allocate-250-000-usdt-to-sgyd/6038)
**Author:** [@kpk](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/kpk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/bip-714-allocate-250-000-usdt-to-sgyd/6038 "2025-02-06T18:09:16Z")
PR with payload Summary This proposal seeks approval from the BalancerDAO to allocate 250,000 USDT, currently sitting idle in the DAO’s main multisig wallet following the termination of the Fjord fee share agreement, t… [Next page](https://forum.balancer.fi/c/general-chat/10.md?page=1)