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Tinyman rejects 90-day Folks Finance lending pilot for idle TINY

Tinyman held a seven-day on-chain governance vote from August 10 to August 17, 2026, on a proposal to deploy a portion of idle TINY into the Folks Finance lending market as a 90-day pilot. The proposal did not pass, receiving 54.77% against and 45.10% in favor.

The proposal first appeared in the Tinyman Governance UI on August 7, with voting scheduled to begin the following Sunday. It had been proposed by the community and supported by the Governance Forum before reaching the on-chain vote.

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