title: [ARFC] Update Signers and SAFE Configuration March 2026
author: @TokenLogic
created: 2026-03-25
Summary
This publication proposes updates to the Budget SAFE signer configuration to improve transaction execution reliability, signer availability, and operational efficiency.
Motivation
As the operational scope and financial responsibilities of the Aave ecosystem continue to expand, ensuring timely and reliable transaction execution across SAFEs is critical.
The current Budget Allocation SAFEs configuration has experienced occasional friction due to constraints on signer availability. Given the financial nature of transactions executed through these SAFEs, improving execution throughput while maintaining appropriate security standards is a priority.
To address this, the proposed changes aim to:
- Increase signer redundancy to reduce execution delays
- Maintain a secure but more flexible approval threshold
- Reflect updated team compositions across service providers
- Improve overall signability of transactions through a more optimistic governance structure
Transitioning from a 3-of-4 to a 3-of-5 signer configuration increases redundancy without increasing the execution threshold, thereby enhancing operational efficiency while preserving security guarantees.
Rationale for Configuration Change
- Increasing the signer count improves availability and reduces the likelihood of blocked transactions
- Maintaining a 3-signature threshold preserves a strong security standard while enabling faster coordination
- Financial operations benefit from a slightly more optimistic governance model, where execution speed is balanced with appropriate oversight
- Updated signer composition better reflects active contributors and current service provider responsibilities
Update
The 2k GHO monthly retainer for @Figue, who has been supporting the ALC budget, stopped at the end of 2025. We would like to thank Figue for his contributions to the ALC.
Specification
The following updates are proposed for the Budget SAFE:
Budget Allocation SAFEs
- Update signer threshold:
- From 3 of 4 → 3 of 5
- General Signer updates:
- Replace Barry (Chaos Labs) with Flavio (Chaos Labs)
- Replace Val (Llama Risk) with Aidar (Llama Risk)
- Add Emile (TokenLogic) as a new signer
Resulting Configuration
- Total Signers: 5
- Threshold: 3 signatures required for execution
Next Steps
- Gather feedback from the community
- If consensus is reached, escalate this proposal to Snapshot
- If the Snapshot outcome is YAE, TokenLogic will proceed with implementation
Disclaimer
TokenLogic is an active service provider to the Aave DAO, the beneficiary of stream 100072 and the KPI as outlined in this publication. The scope of this engagement is available via this forum proposal.
TokenLogic supports and maintains an independent delegate voting platform within the Aave community.
TokenLogic and associated entities have no undisclosed material conflicts of interest at the time of submission.
Copyright
Copyright and related rights waived via CC0.