Bao Community Launches Friendly Fork Under Zhenglong Fi

🍜 Fork Gets Cozy

By Wrapped Finance
Jul 3, 2025, 3:38 PM
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The Bao Community is proceeding with its friendly fork implementation under Zhenglong Fi, with audits scheduled to commence.​ This development follows the successful approval of the Friendly Fork Proposal between f(x) Protocol and Bao Finance by the f(x) Protocol community.​

The proposal was previously put to vote on Snapshot, marking a significant step in the collaboration between these protocols.​

  • Audits begin tomorrow
  • Community approval secured
  • Implementation phase starting

For more details on the governance vote, visit Snapshot

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