Admin key custody type

Balancer (v2 + v3)'s assessment for RD-F-025 — scored yellow on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

Admin custody type is multisig without timelock. AuthorizerWithAdaptorValidation (0x6048A8c631Fb7e77EcA533Cf9C29784e482391e7) delegates permissions to the DAO Multisig (6-of-11 Gnosis Safe). No timelock is active on the v2 Vault authorizer path. v3 VaultAdmin pause is Emergency subDAO (3-of-7). Categorical classification: multisig without timelock.

Sources #

Docs
Balancer Governance OverviewBalancer governance docsretrieved 2026-05-05
Etherscan
Balancer V3: Authorizer With Adaptor ValidationAuthorizerWithAdaptorValidation 0x6048A8c631Fb7e77EcA533Cf9C29784e482391e7retrieved 2026-05-05

Methodology #

Read the effective admin/owner/upgrader role on deployed contracts and classify as: EOA / multisig / multisig+timelock / full DAO+timelock / immutable.

See the full factor methodology and distribution across all protocols →

rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol balancer factor RD-F-025 score yellow collected_at 2026-05-05 12:41:36