Ah what a sad read… What to say…
Thank you @bgdlabs for everything, Umbrella, the v3.6 upgrade, the Risk Steward mechanism, governance tooling, years of protocol maintenance and security work. The rigor and consistency you brought was unmatched. One of the most dependable contributors this ecosystem has ever had.
My most vocal take in this governance has always been v3 until 2030. We need an explicit, written commitment that v3 won’t be pushed toward deprecation in a way that pressures DAO members and users without consensus. I genuinely love v4, but I can’t in good conscience vote for it until there’s a formal agreement on v3 deprecation timelines, readiness criteria, security standards, and continuity obligations for v3. That has to come before any v4 mainnet launch.
If independent contributors feel sidelined by DAO-level centralization, maybe the answer is just structural clarity inside the DAO. Because this feels bigger than one team leaving.
I will wait for @AaveLabs response on this and go from there.