Orca DAO has introduced a fresh governance proposal aimed at enhancing the performance and sustainability of the Orca decentralized exchange protocol. The new initiative centers around staking unused treasury assets on Solana and implementing a long-term ORCA token buyback program.
Unveiled on the Orca governance forum, the proposal gives the DAO’s Governance Council the authority to stake up to 55,000 SOL—currently held in the protocol’s treasury—into a dedicated Orca validator node. The move is designed to both improve transaction propagation within the Orca protocol and generate staking rewards, which could later fund grants, ecosystem incentives, or further protocol development.
A new ORCA Council governance proposal is live!
It would authorize using up to ~55K SOL of the DAO treasury to fund ORCA buybacks and stake in an Orca validator.
ORCA tokenholders may submit veto votes throughout the 5-day voting and 2-day cooldown periods.
— Orca 🌊 (@orca_so) August 6, 2025
In parallel, the Council seeks approval for a structured 24-month buyback plan for the ORCA token, using a mix of the treasury’s SOL and USDC holdings. The treasury currently holds approximately 55,000 SOL and $400,000 in USD Coin. To avoid market disruptions, the proposed buybacks would be carefully timed based on daily trading volume and would pause during periods of extreme price volatility.
Purchased ORCA tokens would be held in a DAO-controlled multi-signature wallet. According to the Council, these tokens could be allocated in various ways—including distribution as xORCA staking rewards, issuance as community grants, or permanent burns to reduce circulating supply.
Transparency remains a key pillar of the proposal. The Governance Council has pledged to publish quarterly reports detailing treasury activity, average buyback prices, and ORCA allocations. All related on-chain wallets will also be made publicly viewable for real-time tracking by the community.
A governance timeline has already been set: following a four-day community discussion window, the proposal will go to a five-day on-chain vote. If approved, a two-day veto window will follow, after which execution will begin—provided no valid objections are raised.
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