Market-listing governance threshold
Compound V3 (Comet)'s assessment for RD-F-072 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
High-threshold DAO vote required for all new markets and collateral additions. GovernorBravo: 100k COMP proposal threshold, 400k COMP quorum, 3-day vote, 2-day Timelock. Classification: high-threshold.
Detail #
Any new Comet deployment or new collateral asset addition requires: (1) GovernorBravo on-chain proposal — requires 100,000 COMP to submit; (2) 400,000 COMP quorum to pass (approximately 12% of circulating supply); (3) 3-day voting period; (4) 2-day Timelock delay. End-to-end minimum cycle = ~5 days. This meets the 'high-threshold (full DAO vote required)' classification = green. Risk note: July 2024 Golden Boys governance attack (Proposal 289) demonstrated that ~228k delegated COMP can swing governance — not a theoretical threat. However, this is a governance risk (Cat 2 scope), not a market-listing-governance-threshold finding.
Sources #
- InternalProtocol profile §6 governance topologyProfile §6: GovernorBravo governance parameters confirmed; quorum 400,000 COMP; voting period 17,280 blocks (~3 days)retrieved 2026-04-27
- Compound V3 governance documentationdocs.compound.finance/governance — proposal threshold 100k COMP, quorum 400k COMP, voting 3 days, timelock 2 daysretrieved 2026-04-27
Methodology #
Classify the governance threshold required to list a new market as: permissionless / low-threshold (team multisig) / high-threshold (DAO vote) / no new listings.
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