Balancer Token Holders Vote to Shut Down Protocol, Payouts Estimated at About 16 Cents per BAL

A near-unanimous vote to wind down a long-running DeFi protocol is a governance outcome few DAOs reach voluntarily, and the fixed claims timeline is the real substance here: it converts an open-ended treasury into a dated, one-off distribution, with a long gap before holders can claim. The near-total support suggests remaining holders had largely accepted the end, rather than a contested fight over residual value. What matters next is whether the scheduled process stays on track and how the estimated per-token payout compares with whatever thin market pricing BAL still carries.