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Radix Weekly

Week #14 · 10–16 Aug 2026 · t.me/radix_dlt
What the room was really talking about
COMMUNITY MOOD5/10

Previously: the Constitution Proposal was on a four-week clock, AI builds impressed the room, OTER unveiled bonded governance voting, and treasury runway questions surfaced.

A tense, reflective week. The first anniversary of Dan Hughes' passing ignited a sharp disagreement about his legacy, while midweek saw frustration with RAC communication gaps boil over. A detailed progress update and projectShift's bullish DAO outlook helped steady things, and the quieter days brought hardware ideas and wry reflection on community fatigue.

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What the room talked about

Dan Hughes legacy ignites sharp debate

The one-year anniversary of Dan's passing surfaced a raw clash: flightofthefox called him incompetent and accused him of extracting money while investors went to zero. Gary, tomsn and projectShift urged respect and unity, with projectShift calling for civility and remembering other community members who have passed away.

driven by flightofthefox (hyperscale.rs), projectShift, Gary

RAC communication gap frustrates community

Phil Gibson criticized the RAC for going 34 days without an update, asking for communication guardrails in the permanent RAC election process. projectShift and others pushed back, noting RAC members work in limited free time and that relevant news is scarce.

driven by Phil Gibson, projectShift, Azel | genesisclown.xrd

DAO transition gathers momentum

Daffy and Timan shared that DAO setup is nearly complete, with a vote requiring 10% of total supply expected within a month. BassPhil posted a detailed update: Foundation approved the OA, tranche 2 grant received, MI submission expected in days, and at least 7 people declared interest in the 7-seat permanent RAC.

driven by BassPhil, Daffy, Timan | Astrolescent

Governance automation design discussed

Daffy questioned whether optimistic oracle-based governance fits Radix's DAO, noting treasury proposals rarely suit pure automation. L countered that the system targets milestone escrow, formula-derived payouts, and parameter changes — and that a working prototype gets better feedback than a proposal.

driven by Daffy, L, Seven
Council & insider watch
No RAC room extracts this week, but BassPhil posted a comprehensive update in main chat: the Foundation approved the OA and tranche 2 grant is received, the Marshall Islands submission is expected within days, the Charter is nearing final form ahead of a high-threshold ratification vote, and at least 7 people have declared interest in the 7-seat permanent RAC — which can only…
projectShiftRAC member

Called for civility during the Dan Hughes legacy debate, defended RAC against communication-gap criticism, and praised the DAO governance design as adversarially built and likely to become a template.

I'm willing to bet we'll have the best god damn DAO 6 months in to running it and it will be copied as a template for future ones.
flightofthefox (hyperscale.rs)Hyperscale-rs developer

Marked the anniversary of Dan Hughes' passing by calling him incompetent and accusing him of extracting money while investors went to zero. Admitted hyperscale-rs was partly built 'out of spite' and challenged the chat to ban him if they disagreed.

could any other project have annoyed me so much, as to make real functioning tech out of spite - i'm not not sure
Question of the week
Is it safe to let AI work on software that's important to the DAO?

Yes, as long as you follow a good development process with testing, QA, and manual code review. The hard part is validating the quality of the person driving the process.

asked by Markus · answered by Daffy
Debate of the weekRAC communication standards
One side
Phil Gibson argues 34 days without updates is unacceptable for a body called the Accountability Council and that guardrails should be built into the permanent RAC election.
The other
RAC members and supporters argue they work in limited free time, updates will come when there's something relevant to say, and persistent criticism discourages future candidates.
Still open — expect a rematch.
Heard in the room
Everyday same Drama. It is only different flavours of „wen". Wen ico? Wen marketing? Wen Coinbase? Wen Babylon? Wen Liquidity? Wen VC? Wen Xi'an? And now wen RAC?
rotane.xrd rotane
What's funny is we get more DAO updates from Daffy and Timan who aren't even in the DAO.
Phil Gibson
It wasn't built instead of the conversation, it was built to have a conversation about. A working thing people can poke at gets better feedback than a proposal describing one.
L
Prediction tracker
Pending
Constitution Proposal runs within four weeks
DAO setup said to be nearly complete; vote expected within a month.
Pending
Native stablecoin coming later this year
Pending
DAO Marshall Islands filing after OA legal review
BassPhil says MI submission expected within days.
New
Permanent RAC election after Charter ratification
7 seats, at least 7 declared candidates so far.
Around the ecosystem
OVERRIDE game competition launches
Ascent's OVERRIDE is live — five rounds, one every 48 hours, with a 1000 XRD entry pass and a top-10 prize pool split.
Worth a click
Astrolescent staking rewards
Compare validator rewards including weekly ASTRL token drops.
Genkipool staking dashboard
Community dashboard for comparing Radix validators.
Consultation dApp shared-logic
xStelea's reusable governance dApp package for developers.
Jargon, decoded
Optimistic oracle governanceA governance pattern where proposals automatically pass unless someone challenges them within a time window.
Majority Judgment votingA voting method where voters grade each candidate rather than simply choosing one.
The pulse

The mood: Tense and reflective early, steadying midweek as real DAO progress came into view, then trailing into quiet weekends.

The bottom line
Remember this
The first anniversary of Dan Hughes' passing surfaced an unresolved disagreement about his legacy — a reminder that the community's identity is still being negotiated even as DAO infrastructure advances.
Next week
Watch for: BassPhil's promised Marshall Islands submission in the coming days, and the DAO transition vote expected within a month.
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Written by AI from the public community Telegram chat — may contain mistakes. Never financial advice. · generated 2026-08-17