Scroll DAO Pauses Governance Amid Leadership Shake-Up and Redesign

Scroll, a popular decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), has paused its governance operations due to the resignation of its leadership. The DAO behind the Ethereum (ETH) scaling project is also struggling to clear the confusion over live proposals. The decision was made after a discussion during a delegated call and was later confirmed to the community via a statement released on X.com.

A DAO doesn't have a central leader. Instead, it is based on blockchain-based regulations that are written into smart contracts. Members usually have governance tokens that let them vote on proposals, which can be anything from managing the treasury to starting a new project. Delegates, who vote for others and are trustworthy representatives, are very important in this organization.

Eugene, a prominent leader in Scroll DAO, has resigned, which is why there is a pause. His leaving has made it hard for the other team members to know which governance initiatives are still open for discussion or have already been approved. Delegates acknowledged that proposals, including one tied to treasury management, may be in limbo until governance is restructured.

Co-founder Haichen Shen, speaking through delegate Olimpio on X, said the organization is actively “redesigning governance.” Scroll contributor Raza stressed that this is a temporary “pause,” not a permanent shutdown. “The goal is to put everything in order before moving forward,” Raza said.

Although governance proposals remain technically live, Scroll delegates admitted uncertainty over their execution. Olimpio, currently ranked fourth among delegates with 176,000 SCR tokens in voting power, highlighted that the system lacks clarity on what decisions remain valid. The broader direction appears to be shifting toward a more centralized model, though no final structure has been revealed.

Scroll's native SCR coin climbed 3% in the last 24 hours, which is in line with a general rise in the crypto market. This happened even though there was an internal shake-up. The coin is still down 75% from its peak in December, though, because investors are being careful because of problems with governance and leadership. Scroll DAO has asked for time to reorganize before laying out concrete next steps. Until then, the project’s governance process remains in flux, leaving both token holders and delegates waiting for clarity on the future decision-making framework.

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