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Crypto Grant Wire is an update feed detailing the happenings across Web3 grants, DAO Governance, insightful thoughts, and tools we think you might find interesting.

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📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡

Name:
Fireblocks is offering $1M in grants to boost

Type:
🤝 = Grants

Link:
https://x.com/fireblockshq/status/1849450193135063360
📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡

Name:
Flow State: Octant Accelerator SQF Round

Type:
🤝 = Grants

Link:
https://x.com/flowstatecoop/status/1849499540988231817
🆕 Rocketpool's GMC Selection Stalled: Voting Quorum Not Yet Met

The proposal involves selecting a new full membership slate for the Grants and Bounties Management Committee (GMC) as per RPIP-40, with the top 9 nominees forming the next GMC, but the voting process is currently below the required quorum of 13970 votes, potentially delaying the selection. The community is actively participating, and the process aims to ensure regular renewal and enhance governance transparency, though more participation is needed to validate the vote.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Utoken App Expands Stablecoin Payments with Arbitrum Support Across 16 Countries

The Utoken app enables payments for services using stablecoins like USDC and USDT, targeting crypto users, digital nomads, and freelancers, with support from the Arbitrum grant enhancing its functionalities and availability in 14 European countries, the USA, and Nigeria. The community appreciates the convenience of using stablecoins for direct payments without conversion to fiat, and the app's integration with Telegram and presence on social media further boosts its accessibility and user confidence.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding


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🆕 Gitcoin Community Debates Funding Strategies and Network Structures for Future Growth

The discussion focuses on Gitcoin's strategic approach to capital allocation, considering methods like Quadratic Funding and Retro Funding, and whether to adopt a depth-first or breadth-first strategy, with proposals such as the \"Allo Frontier Index Fund\" to support projects. The community is engaging with ideas around network structures and budget distribution, aiming to enhance innovation and partnerships, but no specific next actions have been determined.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application


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🆕 Compound Awards 10,000 USDC Grant to WOOF for Governance Metrics Analysis

The \"CGWG: Compound Governance Metrics Analysis Request\" is about enhancing Compound's governance by analyzing delegate voting patterns, with a grant of 10,000 USDC awarded to the WOOF team to conduct this analysis and provide a detailed report and public dashboard by 10/18/2025. The community is engaged, with members expressing interest and gratitude, and the WOOF team is recognized for their expertise in improving governance operations.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 DEP Community Update: $3.25M in Grants and Liquidity Pools, New Wallet Support, and Infrastructure Upgrades

The DEP Community Update for September 2024 outlines significant funding initiatives, including $1.5M in grants and $1.75M to liquidity pools, alongside new wallet support and infrastructure improvements, with $4M still available for future grants, indicating strong ecosystem growth. Community reactions include concerns about payment discrepancies, but improvements like the new Den dashboard have been positively received.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Grants - Grants Available
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🆕 Draft Outline for Arbitrum Governance Report Seeks Community Feedback

The draft outline for the Arbitrum Governance Analytics Report aims to improve transparency and decision-making within ArbitrumDAO by providing accessible governance data and insights, supported by the Arbitrum Questbook Grant. Community feedback includes suggestions for enhancing sections on proposal results and adding a \"Quarterly Review\" to better track DAO progress, with no significant updates or next actions determined yet.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Arbitrum Security Council Election and Funding Proposals Set for October 31 Vote

The Arbitrum platform is holding a Security Council Member Election with a linear vote decay function, and two onchain proposals will be up for voting starting on October 31, requesting funding for research and development and a DAO events budget. There is no community discussion or clear indication of whether the developments are positive or negative.

🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting
🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application


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🆕 FairAI: Decentralized AI Marketplace Leveraging Arbitrum for Transparent Computation

FairAI is a decentralized AI marketplace using USDC on Arbitrum for payments, focusing on transparent AI computation, with accepted and pending grant proposals under Questbook’s program and participation in the CollabTech hackathon for a PoC AI solution. The community, including pedrob, is engaged in ongoing research and feedback, but the overall impact remains undetermined.

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🆕 Sonica Launches No-Code Platform for Tokenizing Real-World Assets on Arbitrum in Brazil

Sonica, supported by a grant and the Questbook Season 2 initiative, has developed a no-code platform and API for tokenizing real-world assets in Brazil, integrating with Arbitrum and releasing version 1.0 of their API. There is no community feedback or determination of the project's positive or negative impact, and no next actions have been identified.

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🆕 Hackathon Proposal Seeks 50k OP Grant to Boost Superchain Developer Community

A Delegate Mission Request proposes a hackathon to attract developers to the Superchain, requesting a 50k OP grant, with community feedback highlighting the need for updated templates and tracking project success through retrofunding.optimism.io. The hackathon aims to grow application developers, serve as a marketplace for ideas, and improve governance, with a grant application deadline on November 5th.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Grants - Grants Available
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡

Name:
Flo

Type:
🛠️ = Tools and Resources

Link:
https://x.com/rocketman_w/status/1851718410360725619
📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡

Name:
OP: Designing decentralized governance

Type:
🏦 = DAO Governance

Link:
https://x.com/OptimismGov/status/1851281383173284327
📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡

Name:
Tally Notifications

Type:
🛠️ = Tools and Resources

Link:
https://x.com/tallyxyz/status/1851279973962625305
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🆕 Aave Proposal to Deploy on Celo Blockchain Sparks Mixed Reactions Amid Incentives and Security Concerns

The proposal to deploy Aave on the Celo blockchain aims to leverage green asset collateral and enhance financial inclusion, supported by a $3 million incentive and a $15,000 grant from the Celo Foundation, with the community showing mixed reactions due to concerns about low TVL and security risks. Despite these concerns, the initiative is seen positively for its potential in emerging markets, stablecoin liquidity, and alignment with Aave's strategic direction, with the next step being the publication of an AIP for final confirmation.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Gitcoin's PGN Shutdown: $615K in ETH and Tokens Available for Claims via New Contract

The announcement of PGN's shutdown includes a new BalanceClaimer contract to facilitate user fund claims, distributing $525,000 in ETH and $90,000 in various tokens, with detailed instructions provided and no immediate deadline for claims. The community has not reacted yet, and the process is seen as positive due to its clarity and potential support for future Gitcoin Grants rounds.

🏷️ Grants - Grants Available
🏷️ Newsworthy - Token Distribution


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🆕 LEGO Q3 2024 Report: Lido Ecosystem Receives $111.8K, Future Impact Unclear

The LEGO Q3 2024 report by AlexL discusses the allocation of $111.8K to various projects within the Lido Ecosystem, representing 22% of the quarterly budget, with a continued budget of $500,000 for Q4 2024. There have been no community discussions, and the impact of these initiatives remains undetermined.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding


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🆕 ENS DAO Proposal Seeks $1.3M Funding Amidst Lack of Community Engagement

The proposal by 5pence.eth seeks 1,316,000 USDC from the DAO treasury to fund three ENS Working Groups until April 2025, with voting set for October 31st, 2024, but there has been no community discussion or clear indication of the proposal's positive or negative impact.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting


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