Landscape

Let's take a moment to understand the proposer landscape.

Who is proposing?

Most proposals fall into one of three groups:

• Experienced users who understand the rules and timing

• Bots that automatically monitor and submit proposals

• New users who mistakenly believe it is free money

Who is disputing?

Disputers typically fall into the same groups:

• Experienced disputers who specialize in identifying flawed proposals

• Bots that quickly dispute incorrect proposals

• Opportunists who target mistakes made by inexperienced proposers

Looking at the numbers

The number of disputes has been rising, with a noticeable decline beginning in October 2025, when the proposer whitelist was implemented.

Most disputes are noncontentious i.e., if you get disputed, you will almost certainly lose. Over 80% of disputes are resolved as P4 (Too Early). Dune Dashboard