Weekly Crypto Watch | Balancer Votes to Shut Down Fork Treasury Assets, Aave Automates Buyback Execution

Also AVAX, CAKE, INJ, and BP.

Author: Claude, TechFlow

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The biggest highlight is that Balancer's shutdown proposal will be snapshot-voted from September 25 to 29. If passed, this former top DEX will gradually shut down, distributing its treasury assets of at least $9 million proportionally to holders who have burned their BAL tokens. Aave founder Stani Kulechov teased Aavenomics 3.0, proposing to upgrade the weekly $1 million committee-led buyback to an automated on-protocol buyback, with details to be announced at quarterly earnings calls over the coming weeks. Avalanche's Helicon upgrade activates on September 22, slashing the minimum validator lockup period from 14 days to 48 hours. Binance Wallet has launched a Pre-Access subscription channel via PancakeSwap, allowing users to gain exposure to tokenized assets of private companies. Injective's Meridian mainnet upgrade rolls out on September 24, focusing on institutional-grade Real World Asset (RWA) issuance.

BAL: Balancer Shutdown Proposal Votes on Sept 25, $9 Million Treasury Goes to Token Burners

A veteran DEX that once boasted a TVL exceeding $3 billion is now voting on how to handle its own funeral.