🆕 ENS Proposal Suggests 5,000 ETH Boost and Allowance Module Update for Financial Efficiency

The proposal by karpatkey aims to expand the ENS Endowment by funding an additional 5,000 ETH and updating the Allowance Module to improve payment efficiency, with the potential benefits of increased financial success and enhanced risk management. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions regarding this proposal.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application


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🆕 Arbitrum Community Backs R&D Funding, Rejects Token Swap Pilot in Governance Vote

The Wintermute Governance Delegate Communication Thread is a platform for discussing voting decisions on proposals within the Arbitrum ecosystem, including support for Curve Finance, a front-end interface proposal, and a Delegate Code of Conduct, with the community generally showing support for these decisions. Recent updates include the approval of funding for the Arbitrum Research & Development Collective and the rejection of the Arbitrum Token Swap Pilot Program, with no next actions currently determined.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
🏷️ Newsworthy - Affecting Governance


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🆕 Gitcoin's Allo.Expert Aims to Revolutionize Onchain Capital Allocation, Faces Centralization Challenge

Allo.Expert is a strategic initiative for Gitcoin, designed to enhance expertise in onchain capital allocation by providing a registry of mechanisms, experts, and training materials, with future plans for expanded features and data integration. While it could establish Gitcoin as a leader in grants and capital allocation, the use of a centralized Postgres database may challenge its decentralization goals, and there has been no community feedback or next actions identified.

🏷️ Grants - Grants Available


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🆕 Gitcoin Community Program's Onboarding RFP: Success in Innovation, Room for Improvement

The Gitcoin Community Program (GCP) Request for Proposal focused on Onboarding & Education was successful in connecting with mission-driven innovators and improving marketing strategies, with community feedback suggesting enhancements like better timing and communication channels. The community's response is positive, with constructive suggestions for future improvements, but no specific next actions have been determined.

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


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🆕 The Graph Council Meeting #85: Discussing Transparency, Grants, and Multi-Chain GRT Expansion

The Graph Council Meeting #85 on October 31st, 2024, focused on transparency and discussed potential grants for infrastructure and protocol development, as well as enabling GRT on multi-chain platforms, which could enhance The Graph's ecosystem. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

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


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🆕 Michael proposes centralized transparency for Retro Funding 6 voting rationales, boosting optimism for improved decision-making.

The discussion led by Michael aims to centralize and enhance transparency in sharing voting rationales for Retro Funding 6, potentially improving decision-making and community engagement, though there has been no community reaction or next steps identified.

🏷️ Grants - Retro Funding 6
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Uniswap Foundation Offers $1M Subsidy for v4 Hooks Security Audits

The Uniswap Foundation Security Fund is offering a $1M subsidy for security audits to projects developing Uniswap v4 hooks, with applications open from November 11, 2024, to November 29, 2024, aiming to enhance security and encourage developer participation. There is no community reaction or next actions reported.

🏷️ Grants - Grants Available


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🆕 SafeDAO's OBRA Update: Restructuring for Community Input with $271K Budget

The October update for OBRA involves a slower-paced restructuring to enhance community input, with a budget of approximately $271,000 and voting scheduled from November 13th to 25th. Financial commitments total $476,000, with $69,000 to be distributed currently, and while there are no community discussions, the completion of project milestones and new reports aim to improve transparency and innovation.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting


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🆕 ENS Funding Proposal Resubmitted: 1.3M USDC for Meta-Gov and Public Goods in 2024

The resubmission of a funding proposal by 5pence.eth for October 2024 aims to secure 1,316,000 USDC for ENS Meta-Gov, Ecosystem, and Public Goods initiatives, maintaining the same terms as the previously rejected proposal due to concerns about bundling and procedural clarity. While the proposal has been verified for security and accuracy, there has been no community discussion or determined next actions.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application


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🆕 Optimism's Retroactive Public Goods Funding: Balancing Clarity with Community Concerns

The discussion is about refining the Retroactive Public Goods Funding rounds to improve the builder and voter experience, with future rounds being more community-driven and incorporating experiments like Impact Juries and Metrics-based Evaluation. While the changes aim to enhance clarity and fairness, there are concerns about the exclusion of certain contributions and the unilateral decision-making process, leading to mixed community reactions.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
🏷️ Changes - Community Improvement


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🆕 Degenz Expands NFT Analytics to Arbitrum with Grant Boost, Thanks to JoJo's Smooth Moves

Degenz, an NFT analytics platform, successfully expanded into the Arbitrum NFT space with a grant that covered development and infrastructure costs, enhancing their analytics capabilities and potentially improving service offerings. The grant process was smooth, with positive feedback for JoJo's role, but there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding


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🆕 Arbitrum's Onchain Proposals: Governance Boost or Budget Bust? Voting Ends Soon

The discussion involves onchain proposals for the Arbitrum ecosystem, including funding for the ARDC, a DAO events budget, and a delegate code of conduct, with potential benefits of improved governance and increased visibility, but risks of budget constraints. Community reactions are not mentioned, and voting on these proposals ends on November 7 and November 14, 2023.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting


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🆕 Chain Delegation Program Season 6: 20M OP to Reward Contributing Chains Amidst Optimistic Silence

The amendments to the Chain Delegation Program for Season 6 involve delegating 20M OP from the Governance Fund to approximately 15 OP Chains that meet specific criteria, aiming to enhance decentralized governance and ensure only contributing chains are rewarded. There have been no community discussions, and updates include OP allocations to Mint and Cyber, with no next actions determined.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Season 6 Intents Aim to Boost Decentralization and Developer Growth with Community Support

The discussion is about ratifying Intents for Season 6 to enhance decentralization, expand the Superchain, and grow application developers, with proposed budgets and a gradual transition of responsibilities from the Foundation to a Budget Board by Season 7. The community generally supports the Intents and budgets, with some feedback and questions, particularly regarding grant distribution and technical decentralization compatibility.

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


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📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡

Name:
Octant: COMMUNITY GRANTS announcement

Type:
🤝 = Grants

Link:
https://x.com/octantapp/status/1853897717652799569

🆕 GIP-115: Safe{Boost} Aims to Energize Gnosis Chain with 250,000 SAFE Tokens

GIP-115 proposes Safe{Boost}, a 6-month rewards program on the Gnosis Chain to increase user engagement by distributing 250,000 SAFE tokens for specific activities, funded by the Joint Treasury and managed by karpatkey. The community response is positive but requires more votes to meet the quorum, with the program potentially starting on January 10th, 2025, if approved.

🏷️ Grants - Grants Available
🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting


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🆕 Rocket Pool Round 18 Bounties Open for Applications with Clear Guidelines and Deadlines

ShfRyn has initiated Rocket Pool's Round 18 bounty applications, with a structured process and clear guidelines aimed at improving the Rocket Pool ecosystem, and a submission deadline on November 7, 2024. The community's reaction is not detailed, but the process includes a transparent evaluation rubric and a timeline for decision-making, with award announcements expected around December 1st.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application


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🆕 Rocket Pool Round 19 Awards Open: Celebrating Node Operation and rETH Innovation

The Rocket Pool Round 19 retrospective awards are open for applications until December 7, 2024, recognizing contributions that enhance node operation, rETH minting, and community quality of life, with a structured process ensuring transparency and fairness. The awards aim to incentivize innovation and development within the Rocket Pool ecosystem, though there have been no community discussions or next actions identified.

🏷️ Grants - Grants Available


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🆕 Lido LEGO Study: ISSAs May Slash Ethereum Proposer Revenues by 74% Without Extra Fees

The analysis funded by a Lido LEGO grant examines the economic viability of preconfirmations in Ethereum L1 data through ISSAs, revealing that proposer revenues could drop significantly without preconfirmation-specific fees, necessitating substantial tips to maintain economic viability. The study highlights that MEV activities, particularly CEX-DEX arbitrage, dominate proposer rewards, and the implementation of ISSAs could stabilize these rewards at 26% of their original value, but there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding


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🆕 Rocket Pool Opens Grant Applications for Round 19 to Boost Node Ops and rETH Adoption

Rocket Pool is inviting grant applications for Round 19 from November 7, 2024, to December 7, 2024, with the aim of enhancing node operations, rETH adoption, and protocol quality, but there has been no community discussion or determined next actions.

🏷️ Grants - Grants Available


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🆕 Crecimiento Hackathon Seeks 36,500 OP Grant Amid Timing Hurdles for Season 7 Adaptation

The proposal by raigal seeks a grant of 36,500 OP to sponsor the Crecimiento Hackathon in Buenos Aires, aiming to promote the OP Superchain and engage developers, but it faces a timing issue as Mission Requests are closed for Season 6, requiring adaptation for Season 7. The community has noted this timing issue, suggesting adjustments for future consideration.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application


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