The Drift Foundation has released Proposal DIP-9 on its governance forum. This proposal aims to establish a sustainable fee allocation framework to fund the continued development and growth of the protocol. According to the proposal, DIP-9 proposes to allocate $1.5 million monthly from collected protocol fees to Drift Labs to support its operating expenses, including engineering infrastructure, subscriptions, and gas fees. If the proposal is approved, $9 million will be paid upfront to cover operating costs for the first half of 2026. Subsequent allocations will be made monthly over 18 months. Currently, the Drift protocol ecosystem is performing robustly, with cumulative fee revenue reaching $42 million. Voting on the proposal will begin on December 24, 2025, with an initial implementation period of two years.