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📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡

Name:
ENS: an open-source grants manager for any ecosystem

Type:
🤝 = Grants

Link:
https://x.com/ens_dao/status/1855887775805100233
🆕 ZKMPC: Rust-Based SPDZ Extension Boosts Ethereum's Secure Computations with Zero-Knowledge Proofs

ZKMPC, an extension of the SPDZ protocol, enhances secure and verifiable computations with zero-knowledge proofs, supporting a range of operations and reducing communication complexity, with potential applications in blockchain and machine learning. The project, funded by the PSE Grants Program and implemented in Rust, has not yet sparked community discussions, and future challenges include addressing computational costs.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding


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🆕 GIP-59: GnosisDAO's $3.571M Proposal for Circles UBI Faces Stakeholder Skepticism

GIP-59 is a proposal for GnosisDAO to allocate $3.571 million over 1.5 years to support Circles UBI's R&D, aiming to expand operations and develop a Circles WoT GnosisSafe app, but it faces challenges due to insufficient stakeholder support and concerns about UBI sustainability. The community's reaction is mixed, with skepticism about UBI's benefits and calls for better coordination, while some members emphasize the importance of stable funding and the project's global potential.

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


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🆕 CoWDAO Proposal: Boosting Liquidity with Concentrated CoW AMM and Rehypothecation Adapter

The grant application by yevhenx aims to enhance liquidity tools in the CoW ecosystem through a Concentrated CoW AMM and a Rehypothecation Adapter, promising improved LP returns and capital efficiency, with a funding request of 50k xDAI. While the community supports the proposal, concerns about security, detailed specifications, and solver integration have been raised, with the project being divided into multiple steps for thorough evaluation and stable implementation.

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


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🆕 Proposal to Extend Ethereum Solver Rewards to Gnosis and Arbitrum One with COW Payouts

The proposal by harisang aims to extend the successful Ethereum mainnet solver rewards program to Gnosis Chain and Arbitrum One, using the same rewards mechanism with chain-dependent caps and paying in COW, potentially increasing competition and attracting new solvers. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions regarding this proposal.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application


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🆕 Arbitrum DAO's Communication Proposal Seeks 70K ARB for Three-Month Experiment

The proposal by ZER8 aims to enhance Arbitrum DAO's communication and marketing through a three-month experimental phase, requesting 70K ARB for funding, with potential benefits of increased visibility and community engagement but concerns over resource allocation and deliverable pressures. Community reactions are mixed, with support for the initiative's goals but concerns about funding and suggestions for improvement, including collaboration with ambassadors and expanding beyond Twitter.

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


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🆕 Arbitrum Proposals Seek Funding for ARDC and 2025 DAO Events Budget

The discussion involves two onchain proposals by raam, with voting ending on November 14th, seeking funding for the ARDC and a DAO Events Budget for 2025, aiming to enhance oversight, cost-effectiveness, and community presence at industry events. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

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


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🆕 SafeDAO Proposal: HopperLabs Seeks $20K for DeFi-Kit Enhancement with Lagoon

The proposal "Lagoon built by HopperLabs: DeFi-Kit Enhancement" seeks $20,000 USDC to develop Lagoon, a decentralized infrastructure for on-chain asset management, enhancing the Safe ecosystem with multichain vault creation and protocol whitelisting. The community is actively engaged, with revisions made based on feedback, and major players like Kelp DAO and Pendle showing interest, indicating a positive reception and potential collaborations.

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🆕 Gitcoin's November 2024 Grants Lab Meeting Tackles Crowdfunding Decline and New Platforms

The Grants Lab Monthly Meeting in November 2024 focused on Gitcoin's strategic goals, financial health, and leadership in on-chain capital allocation, with discussions on addressing a decline in crowdfunding and introducing new platforms like AlloExpert. The meeting highlighted Gitcoin's financial runway and the need for aggressive strategies, but there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update


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🆕 Joanbp's RPGF6 Experience Sparks Optimism Governance Debate on Conflict of Interest and Funding

The discussion involves joanbp's experience with the RPGF6 voting process for Optimism Governance, highlighting a conflict of interest managed by abstaining from certain votes and a budget allocation of 1.5M OP across various governance categories. The process encourages debate on retroactive public goods funding, with some concerns about low-impact applications, and suggests improvements in voting software and community engagement, though specific community reactions are not detailed.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Rocket Pool Announces $10k Bounty for rETH Handling Improvements in Round 19

Rocket Pool is inviting bounty applications for Round 19, running from November 7, 2024, to December 7, 2024, with structured templates to improve node operation, rETH minting, and community quality of life, but there have been no community discussions yet. A specific bounty proposed by Valdorff aims to enhance rETH handling, valued at $10k, with the work required to be open source and completed within three months.

🏷️ Grants - Grants Available


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🆕 Gotchi Greetoors V2 Proposal Struggles to Reach Quorum for $100k Brand Expansion Initiative

The "Gotchi Greetoors V2 (revised)" proposal seeks $100k to enhance the Gotchi brand's global presence through events, merchandise, and community engagement, but it currently lacks sufficient community votes to meet the quorum for approval. If successful, it could boost brand visibility and create new revenue streams, though more community participation is needed to finalize the decision.

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


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🆕 Gitcoin GG22 OSS Reveals $1M Matching Results with New Features and Sybil Resistance

The GG22 OSS program announced its round matching results, introducing features like Quick Bridge and Mint Attestations, and employing sybil resistance strategies, with $1 million in matching funds and 25,688 unique donors participating. The program's consolidation onto Arbitrum and removal of quid pro quo practices aim to enhance fairness and transparency, with feedback for improvements in GG23 encouraged, but no community discussions have been reported.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
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🆕 MakerDAO's Ecosystem Team Seeks 3M USDS for Integration Boost, Awaits Atlas Vote Approval

The request for 3 million USDS by ecosystem-team aims to support an integration boost initiative within the USDS ecosystem, contingent on the passing of the Atlas modification vote, with funds managed via a multisig wallet. The community has not engaged in discussions, and no further actions have been outlined.

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


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🆕 MakerDAO's $4M USDS Liquidity Boost Hinges on Atlas Vote Approval

The request by ecosystem-team for 4 million USDS aims to support liquidity initiatives to enhance USDS adoption and ecosystem stability, contingent on the Atlas modification vote's approval. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions regarding this initiative.

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🆕 Lido's stETH Rate Swap Research Secures Funding, Promises Market Efficiency Boost

The research project by anaiso focuses on exploring stETH-based Ethereum Staking Rate Swaps using ERC-6123 within the Lido ecosystem, aiming to enhance stability, liquidity, and market efficiency, with a budget of 36,000 USD and a 2-month timeline. The community supports the project, evidenced by a 10,800 USDC grant from the LEGO council, and eagerly awaits the final report.

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🆕 Gnosis Guild Proposes $50k for User-Friendly Role Generation in SafeDAO

The proposal "User-friendly Role Generation - Gnosis Guild" seeks 50,000 USDC to create a user-friendly interface for Safe's role-based access control, aiming to make it accessible to non-technical users and potentially increase Safe's adoption and utility. The community's reaction is unknown as the proposal is still in the draft stage, awaiting the voting phase.

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


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🆕 Namespace Founder Shares Progress on ENS Scaling to Optimism, Demo Available

cap, founder of Namespace, updated on their progress with the OP Grant, focusing on scaling ENS to OP and integrating ENS Subnames into projects on Optimism, achieving most milestones except for user adoption and feedback, with a demo available on Loom. The project aims to enhance ENS functionality and security on Optimism, but there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

🏷️ Grants - Grantee Update
🏷️ Security - Audit


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