# DRC - Increase Governance Quorum to 50%
**URL:** https://dydx.forum/t/drc-increase-governance-quorum-to-50/5130
**Category:** Proposals
**Tags:** drc
**Created:** [July 21, 2026, 6:47am UTC](https://dydx.forum/t/drc-increase-governance-quorum-to-50/5130 "2026-07-21T06:47:20Z")
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### Author:  [@eguegu](https://dydx.forum/u/eguegu)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2026, 6:47am UTC](https://dydx.forum/t/drc-increase-governance-quorum-to-50/5130/1 "2026-07-21T06:47:20Z")
## Summary
This proposal seeks to increase the governance quorum on the dYdX Chain from 33.4% to 50%.
## Abstract
Quorum is the minimum share of staked DYDX that must vote on a proposal for the result to be valid. dYdX currently sets this at 33.4%, meaning a proposal can take effect with participation from roughly a third of staked DYDX. This proposal raises the quorum to 50%, so that any proposal requires participation from a majority of staked DYDX before it can pass. The goal is to strengthen the mandate behind on-chain decisions, building on the network’s recently [extended](https://www.mintscan.io/dydx/proposals/367) voting periods.
## Motivation
A few considerations support this change:
- **Stronger mandate for on-chain decisions.** Governance proposals can adjust chain parameters and direct protocol funds. Requiring a majority of staked DYDX to participate helps ensure these outcomes reflect the broader validators and stakers base.
- **A healthier margin for the governance process.** A higher quorum raises the amount of stakeweight required for a proposal to pass.
## Specification
This proposal seeks community approval to make the following change to the quorum parameter in the `x/gov` module:
| Parameter | Current Value | Proposed Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| quorum | 33.4% | 50% |
Note that dYdX’s `x/gov` module uses a single quorum parameter that applies to both regular and expedited proposals; there is no separate expedited quorum. This change therefore applies to all proposals. No other governance parameters (deposit amounts, thresholds, veto threshold, or voting periods) are modified by this proposal.
## Next Steps
We invite the dYdX community to review and provide feedback on this proposal. If no significant objections are raised, we plan to submit the on-chain proposal this week.
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### Author:  [@tak](https://dydx.forum/u/tak)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://dydx.forum/t/drc-increase-governance-quorum-to-50/5130/2 "2026-08-03T03:48:59Z")
We’ve submitted this [proposal-392](https://www.mintscan.io/dydx/proposals/392).
Don’t miss the change to vote!