SSV Labs Proposal to Reduce the Budget and Shift to Maintenance First
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SSV Labs submitted DIP-59, proposing to extend the management authorization, reduce the budget, and enter pure maintenance in the first half of 2027.
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SSV New proposal plans to significantly reduce the budget, shifting from an expansion strategy to “maintenance first”
BlockBeats reports that October 22，SSV Labs was recently submitted DIP-59 proposal, requesting that the network management authorization be extended to June 30, 2027, while substantially adjusting the budget and scope of work. The proposal marks that, amid market and funding pressure,SSV will shift from an expansion strategy to “maintenance first”.
Technically, 2026 will focus in the second half of the year on completing the Boole network fork and supporting Ethereum ePBS upgrade; 2027 will enter a pure maintenance period in the first half of the year, with no new products to be developed.
Financially,SSV Labs has reduced its funding request, 2026 is requesting 1500000 USDC，2027 is requesting 2700000 SSV tokens for the first half of the year (including an options conversion mechanism). The proposal waives some previously due unpaid funding and requires 900000 USD assets to serve as payment collateral.
Original link https://m.theblockbeats.info/flash/373078
Key points
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BlockBeats reports that SSV Labs recently submitted a DIP-59 proposal.
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The proposal requests that the network management authorization be extended to June 30, 2027。
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2026 plans to focus in the second half of the year on completing the Boole network fork and supporting the Ethereum ePBS upgrade.
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2027 plans to enter a pure maintenance period in the first half of the year, with no new products to be developed.
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SSV Labs requests 2026-year 1500000 USDC, as well as 2027 in the first half of the year 2700000 SSV tokens, the latter including an options conversion mechanism.
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The proposal waives some previously due unpaid funding and requires 900000 USD assets to serve as payment collateral.
AI-assisted interpretation
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This is a proposal to adjust the budget and scope of work that is still pending governance consideration. The core change is to reduce expansion and concentrate resources on established technical tasks and subsequent maintenance; under the proposal, 2027 will stop developing new products in the first half of the year.
Why it matters to readers
If the proposal is approved,SSV Labs’s funding arrangements, technical scope of work, and new product development plans will all change significantly, with the focus subsequently shifting from expansion to maintenance.
Beginners should understand this as a “plan in the proposal”, rather than a decision that has already been implemented. They can continue to monitor whether the proposal passes, how the funds are disbursed, and whether the technical tasks are completed as planned.
Risks and unknowns
The materials do not provide DIP-59’s governance voting results, so it is impossible to confirm whether the proposal has been approved.
The materials do not explain the valuation of 2700000 SSV tokens or the details of the options conversion mechanism.
The materials do not explain 900000 USD payment collateral’s specific asset composition or method of execution.
Whether the Boole network fork and Ethereum ePBS support can be completed as planned remains unknown.
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DIP-59
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The protocol incorporates an enshrined proposer-builder separation (ePBS) mechanism, bringing the responsibilities for selecting consensus blocks and assembling execution payloads, as well as the handoff process, into the core protocol.
