Radix Week in Review: Mar 9–15, 2026

Foundation Operational Stack Handover

The next phase of decentralization is underway. The Radix Foundation has opened RFPs for community and commercial operators to take over three priority services: the Babylon Gateway endpoint, Connect Relay, and Signaling Server. These are the services wallets, explorers, and dApps depend on daily. The Foundation will retain a commentary role on submitted bids but will not pick winners unilaterally — that shifts to the emerging community governance structure.

The Gateway RFP in particular is generating significant debate on RadixTalk, with 32+ replies questioning whether the current single-instance DataAggregator architecture is the right foundation for a decentralized operator model. The conversation is healthy and exactly the kind of scrutiny this transition needs.

Radix Accountability Council Seated

The Radix Accountability Council (RAC) — five elected community members — is now operational following the February consultation. 1.34 billion XRD from 1,151 accounts participated in the vote, the strongest community mandate in Radix history. The five members: Peachy (92.76%), Jazzer_9F (82.92%), Avaunt (58.44%), projectShift (57.22%), and Tadkis (who replaced Faraz in February 2026).

The RAC's first responsibility is coordinating the Foundation → community handover, including overseeing the RFP process and the formation of the Radix DAO. They serve as facilitators, not commanders — final decisions remain with the broader community via governance consultation.

Validator Subsidy: Countdown to June

The validator subsidy wind-down is on schedule. Following the 71.6% community vote in favour, the taper is progressing: March cap of $200, April–May at $100 (administered by the incoming Community Entity), and full termination in June 2026. Validators who have not yet adjusted their fee structures should do so now — the subsidy has been covering the gap between fees earned and operating costs for many node operators. After June, fees alone must cover costs.

Radix Rewards S1: 114.3M XRD Distributed

The Season 1 distribution completed on February 3, 2026. 114,347,194 XRD was distributed across Season 0 and Season 1 participants. Vesting structure: 20% immediately accessible, 80% released over 7 days. The Diamond Hands Bonus redistributed any XRD forfeited by early exits to those who vested fully. A community RFC for a Mini Season 2 during the Foundation handover period is under discussion on RadixTalk.

Blend: Institutional Lending on Radix

Blend is a fixed-rate institutional lending platform being built on Radix, currently in its definition phase. Partners include Brevan Howard (institutional liquidity), Keyrock (market making), Anthic (liquidations), and Instabridge (cross-chain liquidity). No launch date has been announced. If completed, Blend would represent the first institutional-grade fixed-rate lending protocol on Radix, bringing significant external capital into the ecosystem.

RFC: Migrate Developer Docs to RADIX.wiki

A community RFC on RadixTalk proposes migrating the official Radix developer documentation to RADIX.wiki, positioning the wiki as the canonical source for Scrypto guides, Gateway API reference, and integration tutorials. The proposal has 25+ replies and reflects growing community confidence in wiki-based infrastructure as the Foundation steps back from operating developer resources directly. This aligns with the P3 Services handover roadmap item. No final decision has been made.

Ecosystem Fund: Still Open

The Radix Ecosystem Fund — 250 million XRD ($10M) — remains open with no stated deadline. Four funding tracks: MVP Booster ($5k), Launch ($15k), Refine ($50k), and Growth ($140k). Radix Foundry provides up to $250k for DeFi primitives, RWAs, liquid staking, and NFT trading platforms. A 10% fundraising match (capped at $50k) and a $500 XRD referral bonus are also available. Apply at developers.radixdlt.com/ecosystem-fund.

New on RADIX.wiki This Week

• Radix Rewards S1 Distribution — Added March 14. Full breakdown of the 114.3M XRD distribution, vesting schedule, and Diamond Hands Bonus mechanics.
• Bayesian — Community profile added March 13.

Contribute

RADIX.wiki runs on community contributions. Every page you create or improve earns points toward a future XRD airdrop. Check the leaderboard and start contributing — the wiki is the community's institutional memory as the Foundation transitions out.