Borrowed governance power: what snapshots can and cannot prevent

Ask whether temporary control reaches the snapshot

In a block-based governor, the cited API measures a proposal’s snapshot at the end of the relevant block and voting starts afterward. A balance borrowed and returned within a single transaction does not remain as that borrower’s end-of-block balance.

That does not settle every borrowing scenario. A longer loan held through the measurement time is different, and delegation or custom voting strategies can change the analysis.

Each control addresses a different step

The proposal threshold limits submission; the snapshot fixes voting power; the voting period allows participation; quorum and approval rules decide success; the timelock delays execution. Calling a system flash-loan resistant requires examining their actual interaction, not checking whether it has one named safeguard.

Evaluate powers and actions, not wallet labels

A token holder, delegate and treasury administrator can have different authority. Inspect how the proposed calls would use that authority and who can cancel or change them. This article explains governance-design questions; a large or borrowed vote alone is not proof of malicious intent.