MakerDAO Could Replace Governance Token, Will It Provide Enhanced Incentives?

According to a post on the MakerDAO Forum, the financial service protocol could replace its governance token MKR with a new token called stkMKR. The proposal was introduced to address the criticism around MKR’s tokenomics. Related Reading | Will Ethereum Give In To Bears? New MKR tokenomics could supplement and improve on previous benefits and incentives. The proposal emphasized that stkMKR will preserve MKR’s current burn mechanism and will allow users to claim their reinvest dividends and other payouts without spending funds on gas while keeping its tax efficiency. On previous tradeoffs, stkMKR will attempt to attract more attention to the Maker and the MakerDAO by strengthening its narrative. This could potentially impact the price of its new governance token by attracting more users, and by updating some of its key components. The proposal claims: A new token, stkMKR, will replace MKR as the core governance token of MakerDAO. stkMKR will be non-transferable, and represents MKR staked in governance. Staked tokenholders will receive a share of MKR tokens purchased through surplus auctions, so stkMKR will be backed by an increasing amount of MKR over time (automatically compounding like xSUSHI). Moreover, the proposal claims the MakerDAO will become more resilient to potential bad actors and malicious proposals and improve incentives for investors. Currently, the protocol provides rewards to users via buybacks and burn r...