Polygon Proposes 8-of-11 Security Council Approval
Polygon community draft PIP-93 would consolidate multisig security approvals across Ethereum and Polygon under one council.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Elections
A Polygon community draft, PIP-93, proposes an 11-signer Security Council requiring 8-of-11 approval for security decisions on Ethereum and Polygon. The council would consolidate multisigs from three existing Polygon councils and represent 10 organizations.
Why it matters
The proposal would combine several separate security bodies into one structure applied across two networks. Keeping individual signers' identities and wallet addresses private is intended to reduce social-engineering and coercion risks.
The draft sets an 8-of-11 approval threshold across 11 signers representing 10 organizations, with Polygon Labs holding two seats and each of the other nine organizations holding one. Whether the proposal will be adopted has not been determined.
The players
Polygon Labs
Polygon Labs is the company that develops and maintains the Polygon network and holds two seats on the proposed Security Council.
The details
Routine upgrades and administrative changes would be submitted through the Polygon Labs Operations multisig, which has nine signers and requires five approvals, and would face a seven-day time lock. The Security Council could veto a transaction during that delay or bypass the time lock to execute a change immediately, and it could resume paused contracts.
Governance Context
PIP-93 would merge the Polygon Protocol Council, Polygon PoS Council, and AggLayer / zkEVM Security Council into one 11-signer body applied to both Ethereum and Polygon. The change would replace separate council structures with a single governance design across the two networks.
For users of Polygon and Ethereum applications, the proposal would change which group can approve security decisions and how routine upgrades are delayed. The seven-day time lock and the Security Council's veto and bypass powers would determine how quickly changes take effect.
The takeaway
The proposal shows how a single security council could consolidate oversight across two networks, with time locks and multisig thresholds shaping how quickly changes can be made. Readers following blockchain governance can watch how the community responds to the draft.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by TokenPost.
