Orbs DAO to shift Layer-3 trading revenue and control to token holders

Orbs has launched an Orbs DAO to hand protocol governance and revenue allocation for its Layer-3 trading infrastructure to the community. In the coming weeks, control will move from core contributors to token holders via on-chain decision-making, including fee allocation, tokenomics, network upgrades, validator oversight, and ecosystem grants. The Layer-3 suite—dLIMIT, dTWAP, Liquidity Hub, Perpetual Hub, and dSLTP—has processed over $3B in cumulative trading volume and generated more than $3M in protocol revenue, with support across 30+ DEX integrations and 1B+ staked ORBS tokens. Orbs says the rollout follows years of product deployment and regulatory preparation. A key feature is “seasonal” governance. Orbs DAO will run time-bounded cycles so token holders can revisit priorities as market conditions change. The initial rollout includes two on-chain votes: ratifying the DAO’s operating structure and setting “Season 1” tokenomics, covering how revenue is split across token burns, staking incentives, liquidity provisioning, and treasury reserves. Orbs DAO positions on-chain governance as a way to align a revenue-producing execution-layer network with ORBS holders, echoing the broader DeFi trend of fee switches and treasury control becoming more common as protocols mature into cash-flow businesses.