# Axelar governance approves UNV migration authorization on Polygon

> The migration authorization passed governance; its message targets a Polygon contract through a cross-chain call.

- URL: https://riadefi.com/on-chain/2026-09-04-axelar-proposal-497-unv-polygon-migration/
- Type: Upgrade or migration
- Stage: Approved, not executed
- Evidence: confirmed
- Materiality: watch
- Event date: 2026-09-04
- Version: 1, published 2026-09-15 (first published 2026-09-15)
- Follow-up: 2026-09-07
- Advisor-relevant: no
- Affects: Axelar (protocol)

## What happened

Axelar proposal 497 passed, authorizing a UNV migration action through AxelarServiceGovernance on Polygon.

## What changed

The migration authorization passed governance; its message targets a Polygon contract through a cross-chain call.

## What did not change

Passage does not prove completed Polygon execution or token migration. The record establishes no consensus-threshold change, gateway exploit, or client loss.

## Confirmed

- Proposal 497 has status PROPOSAL_STATUS_PASSED.
- Voting ended on September 4, 2026.
- The message specifies Polygon and destination address 0x7Acbae6CBa67d78AAf69e47000884aE00F9B2525.

## Still open

- Destination-chain delivery and execution.
- The resulting UNV token mapping and any holder migration requirements.
- Whether any advisor-used route includes the affected token.

## What it means for an advisor

- Track the authorization in Axelar route-level diligence and verify destination execution and token mapping before treating the migration as completed.

## Sources

1. [Migrate UNV token on Polygon — Proposal 497](https://rest.cosmos.directory/axelar/cosmos/gov/v1/proposals/497) · Axelar on-chain governance via Cosmos Directory · 2026-09-03


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