On the 1st November 2025, an ORCA Council proposal went live to re-elect five Council members for the 2026 term. The voting period ended at 14:59 GMT on 11th of November 2025, and the tokenholder veto period expired at 14:59 GMT on 15th of November 2025. After the re-election vote, there are two vacant seats for the 2026 ORCA Governance Council term.
It is now time for the ORCA Council’s annual call for nominations for candidates wishing to run for the 2026 term. In accordance with Orca’s bylaws, the Council will review nominations, diligence candidates (including running necessary AML screens), and assist in administering the on-chain ORCA tokenholder vote to elect the new candidates on or around the 17th of December 2025. The two candidates who receive the most votes (assuming both achieve quorum) will be elected to the 2026 term. If quorum is not met during the open election such that the vacant seats are filled, then the process described in this paragraph will be repeated until such seat(s) are filled.
This post marks the beginning for an open nomination period which will continue through 17:00 GMT on the 16th day of December 2025. Interested candidates are encouraged to nominate themselves for consideration as members of the 2026 ORCA Governance Council by replying directly to this post. Please include a brief summary of:
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your background, relevant professional history, and/or experience with Orca or crypto or governance generally;
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unique benefits you would bring to the ORCA Council;
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how you would represent the interests of the ORCA tokenholder community; and
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what you think the ORCA Council’s top priorities should be for 2026.
As a reminder, Council members play an important role in ORCA’s governance process. It is expected that Council members bring unique perspectives but also share several core qualities: (i) they have deep knowledge and experience of the Orca protocol, decentralized finance, crypto more broadly, and/or traditional capital markets; (ii) they have the bandwidth to carry out their Council responsibilities in a timely fashion; and (iii) they have high integrity, good character, and are committed to represent the best interests of the ORCA tokenholder community in good faith.
ORCA Council members are expected to regularly attend meetings, timely vote on Council proposals and other preliminary matters, participate in asynchronous communications, maintain the confidentiality of non-public information, uphold Orca’s bylaws, and represent the best interests of the ORCA tokenholder community. Council members are asked to serve for the entire twelve-month term, and any candidates selected to run for election will be required to pass an identity verification screen per Orca’s Anti-Money-Laundering policy.
The Council looks forward to bringing on new voices and fresh perspectives next term. Community members who do not wish to serve on the Council are still encouraged to participate in this process by sharing their thoughts on the process and potential candidates who self-nominate below.
