# Governance Update

## Live Votes [Snapshot]

| Name          | Category      | Link   |
| ------------- |:-------------:| :-----:|
| Should Uniswap lower the proposal submission threshold? | Governance Procedure | [Vote](https://snapshot.org/#/uniswap/proposal/QmNPvJSYqtpN8JeReGACfPJNx7yXZrsrcAKDsjHvbx3Pu3) |

Summary:\
Uniswap governance currently has a proposal submission threshold of 10M votes. Should this threshold be lowered?

This vote follows [this Discussion](https://gov.uniswap.org/t/temperature-check-should-the-proposal-threshold-be-lowered/12582)

Opens: May 28th\
Closes: May 31st

| Name          | Category      | Link   |
| ------------- |:-------------:| :-----:|
| Funding a Political Defense of DeFi | Treasury/Strategy | [Vote](https://snapshot.org/#/uniswap/proposal/QmVXXEXJJKjFJtwXyy4Xx3gBckhz6TvorZoLgX3yiB7Hki) |

Summary:\
Should UNI governance allocate 1-1.5M UNI to fund a policy operation to defend the protocol and DeFi from legal and regulatory threats?

This vote follows [this Discussion](https://gov.uniswap.org/t/temperature-check-funding-a-political-defense-of-defi/12557)

Opened: May 27th\
Closes: May 29th

| Name          | Category      | Link   |
| ------------- |:-------------:| :-----:|
| Deploy Uniswap v3 on Arbitrum | Strategy | [Vote](https://snapshot.org/#/uniswap/proposal/Qmehop1NNWP9VEf7tGLEAYRphVsXtdxkL7oKEhaXL2Xao6) |

Summary:\
Arbitrum launches later this week on May 28th. This vote follows a discussion around deploying the Uniswap v3 code to Arbitrum network.

This vote follows [this Discussion](https://gov.uniswap.org/t/deploy-uniswap-v3-to-arbitrum-mainnet/12451)


Opened: May 26th\
Closes: May 28th

## New Discussions

| Name          | Category      | Link   |
| ------------- |:-------------:| :-----:|
| Deploy Uniswap v3 to xDai Chain | Strategy | [Discuss](https://gov.uniswap.org/t/deploy-uniswap-v3-to-xdai-chain/12508) |

Summary:
Intiating discussion advoctating Uni V3 deployment on xDai.

Date Created: May 26th\
Last Active: May 27th

## Ongoing Discussions

| Name          | Category      | Link   |
| ------------- |:-------------:| :-----:|
| Deploy Uniswap V3 on Polygon/Matic | Strategy | [Discuss](https://gov.uniswap.org/t/deploy-uniswap-v3-on-polygon-matic/12165) |

Summary:\
Discussion in support of deploying V3 on Polygon as well as Optimism

Update 1:\
Aside from ample [support](https://gov.uniswap.org/t/deploy-uniswap-v3-on-polygon-matic/12165/7),
there are [questions](https://gov.uniswap.org/t/deploy-uniswap-v3-on-polygon-matic/12165/7) regarding Polygon's security and if it represents a concern for the Uni team as to deploying on polygon.

Update 2:\
Following ample support for deployment on Polygon, [questions](https://gov.uniswap.org/t/deploy-uniswap-v3-on-polygon-matic/12165/23) raised by argument that Polygon is ultimately more of a competitor to Ethereum than an ethereum friendly option.

Date Created: May 12th\
Last Active: May 27th