MultiGov®, the first-of-its-kind multichain governance system, is now live on Solana, Ethereum mainnet, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, and any supported EVM L2. Built by Wormhole, Tally, and Scopelift, MultiGov enables token holders to create, vote on, and execute governance proposals on any supported chain, removing fragmentation and boosting engagement by meeting community members where they are.
MultiGov is the missing piece for scaling decentralized governance — built for protocol governance models that expand beyond single-chain limitations, especially those with token emissions on multiple networks.
Starting with Wormhole Multichain Governance
Wormhole's Governance will be the first to implement MultiGov, enabling W holders to seamlessly delegate and participate in governance proposals on Solana, Ethereum, and supported EVM L2s. This industry-first implementation of true multichain governance will reduce participation costs and enable the Wormhole community to execute unified, multichain proposals more efficiently and inclusively than ever before.
Why MultiGov?
Traditionally, onchain governance models have been restricted to single-chain operations, causing fragmentation and limiting participation due to high transaction costs and complexity. MultiGov removes these barriers by making governance truly multichain.
MultiGov keeps governance:
- Active by meeting community members where they are (on multiple chains).
- Accessible to more token holders by lowering gas and governance costs.
- Decentralized by enabling token holders to vote on any supported chain.
- Flexible by allowing governance to easily expand to new networks along with their protocol as it grows.
Single-chain vs Multichain
Until now, protocols have operated their governance on a single chain. Many keep their token, governance, and treasury all on Ethereum mainnet. However, rising L1 gas costs make managing and participating in governance increasingly expensive. Additionally, with the growth of robust multichain infrastructure, protocol token holders are becoming increasingly distributed across multiple chains. Newer protocols often plan out their multichain governance strategy from day 1, launching on one network and then strategically expanding to other chains to grow their users and liquidity.
How MultiGov Works
- The central chain, or "hub," employs a standard ERC20Votes token using Native Token Transfers (NTT) and an OpenZeppelin Governor with the Flexible Voting extension. This hub can be any supported EVM chain.
- Each "spoke" EVM chain has its own native ERC20Votes governance token and a spoke Governor contract to manage voting power locally. On Solana, either a standard SPL or Token-2022 token can be used.
- When proposals are created, they originate on the hub and are broadcast to all spoke chains.
- Token holders on the spoke chains cast their votes through the spoke Governor, which then aggregates these votes and sends them back to the hub chain via cross-chain messaging
- When voting concludes, the hub tallies all votes and executes passed proposals across all chains.
The MultiGov architecture ensures governance remains active, accessible, decentralized, and flexible while maintaining security through Wormhole's high-fidelity multichain communication infrastructure. To learn more about MultiGov, visit the docs here.
About Wormhole
Wormhole is the leading interoperability platform connecting traditional finance and the internet economy. Wormhole is #1 globally by volume with over $59 billion in cross-chain volume and is trusted and used by leading teams like BlackRock, Apollo, AMD, Google Cloud, Circle, and Uniswap. Wormhole’s suite of products allows developers, institutions, and users to securely and seamlessly move any assets and data between over 35 leading blockchain networks. Learn more at wormhole.com.