Before diving into concerns, thank you for your contribution to the governance process and proposing the first community OIP.
1. Proposal Premature While Claiming Window Is Open
The claiming process is still ongoing (open until 24 April 2025, 16:00 UTC) — redistributing tokens now would contradict the existing timeline and expectations. Retroactive changes undermine trust in governance and perceived fairness.
Voting on redistribution before the claim window closes is inappropriate. It’s unclear how many will still claim in the remaining days, especially ahead of TGE — preemptive redistribution could disenfranchise late but legitimate participants.
2. Better Uses for Unclaimed Capital
As laid out in OIP#3 , the Obol Collective aims to establish a grants framework — more structured, long-term allocation of resources. Redistribution to current holders doesn’t align with strategic goals like incentivizing development, governance participation, or ecosystem expansion.
3. Favoring Short-Term Over Long-Term Vision
This proposal risks encouraging short-termism: recipients may immediately dump tokens post-TGE. Instead, Obol should “play long-term games”, preserving these tokens for future contributors, builders, and strategic initiatives.
4. Technical & Timing Constraints
The proposed Unlock + Stake flow for TGE is already complex and time-sensitive. Adding another technical process now (redistribution logic, verification, execution) is not feasible to implement safely before TGE, unless we delay it.
5. Unsubstantiated Claims
Arguments about “liquidity improvement” or “price stabilization” are speculative. No evidence provided to suggest this redistribution will lead to meaningful positive price impact or deeper engagement.