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🆕 Lido's Community Lifeguards Initiative Offers $10K Grants for Node Operator Tools, Deadline Feb 2025

The Community Lifeguards Initiative sub-committee is inviting proposals for open-source tools to support node operators in the Community Staking Module, offering up to $10,000 per proposal with a total budget of 30K DAI, and applications are open until February 14th, 2025. The initiative aims to enhance node operation efficiency and transparency, but there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

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🆕 Optimism in Season 7: Prospective Leads Gain Autonomy, Councils Evolve

The discussion is about increasing autonomy for Prospective Leads in Season 7, with the Foundation taking an advisory role and various councils expanding or changing roles, such as the Grants Council including the Superchain and the Milestones and Metrics Council managing impact measurement. Benefits include potential innovation and efficiency in governance, while costs may involve reduced transparency with non-elected Code of Conduct Council members; there have been no community discussions or updates on next actions.

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🆕 ArbitrumDAO Votes on Minigrant Restitution and Hackathon Continuation Program

Two proposals are up for voting in the ArbitrumDAO community: one for financial restitution to delayed minigrant winners and another for a Hackathon Continuation Program, with potential benefits of project completion and innovation but financial costs to ArbitrumDAO. Community reactions are not documented, and voting ends on November 28 and 29, respectively.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
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🆕 Aavegotchi's $100k Proposal for Global Expansion Awaits Quorum Approval

The AGIP138 proposal seeks $100k funding to enhance the Aavegotchi project's global presence through events, a new team member, and a DAO Merch Shop, potentially increasing user engagement and creating a new revenue stream. The community is largely supportive, but the proposal has not yet met the quorum requirement of 9 million votes.

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


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🆕 Lido's Community Staking Grants Offer $10K for Open-Source Node Tools, Deadline Feb 2025

The Community Lifeguards Initiative sub-committee has opened a new round of Community Staking Grants to encourage the development of open-source tools for node operators, with funding up to USD $10,000 per proposal and a total budget of 30K DAI, accepting applications until February 14th, 2025. The community has positively received the CSM Rewards Calculator by kayvee, appreciating its user-friendly interface, and there is ongoing collaboration for improvements.

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🆕 Gitcoin Grants Round 22 Allocates $80K to ENS Builders Using COCM, No Sybil Attacks Detected

The Gitcoin Grants Round 22 for the ENS Ecosystem concluded with $80,138 allocated to ENS builders, using Gitcoin’s COCM algorithm to ensure fair distribution and prevent sybil attacks, with no community discussions reported. The additional $20,000 contribution from the Gitcoin Community Council increased the matching pool, demonstrating strong community support, but no next actions have been determined.

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🆕 Switzerland for UNHCR seeks $445k grant for ETH/stETH donation platform to aid refugees

Switzerland for UNHCR is launching a digital asset philanthropic platform to accept ETH and stETH donations for the global refugee crisis, with a grant request of USD 445,000 for infrastructure and staffing, aiming to enhance donor engagement and funding flexibility by January 13, 2025. The community is engaging with the proposal, analyzing financial aspects, but no further actions have been determined yet.

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🆕 MEV Committee's Monthly Report: Progress on Validator Misconfigurations, But Latency Issues Linger

The MEV Committee, funded by grants, monitors MEV activity to prevent malicious actions and reports monthly to the community, highlighting issues like validator misconfigurations and discrepancies in order matching, which have been partially addressed with configuration changes. While improvements have been noted, some issues persist, such as potential peering problems and latency-related discrepancies, but there has been no community discussion or determined next actions.

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🆕 Arbitrum Proposal Seeks $200K to Deploy AI Models Onchain Using Stylus and Rust

The proposal by 0xredacted aims to deploy AI models onchain using Arbitrum Stylus and Rust, with a budget of $200,000 and a timeline from November 2024 to June 2025, to position Arbitrum as a hub for decentralized AI applications in industries like finance and gaming. The community is engaged, with interest shown through events like the Arbitrum Stylus Hackathon and inquiries about technical and budgetary details, while the Arbitrum Foundation's Trailblazer AI Grant Program supports related development efforts.

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🏷️ Newsworthy - Fundraising
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🆕 Lido Grant Milestone Dashboard Proposal Seeks $2000 for Enhanced Transparency

The proposal by Emmanuel to create a Lido Grant Milestone Dashboard aims to enhance transparency, accountability, and engagement in the Lido community by providing a unified platform for tracking grant progress, with a budget of $2000 allocated across three development milestones. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions regarding this proposal.

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🆕 Balancer v3 Proposes $60K Marketing Boost to Enhance Aura in DeFi Space

The proposal seeks $60,000 for marketing to enhance Balancer v3's launch impact through PR and creative campaigns, aiming to boost visibility and adoption in the DeFi space. The community's reaction is pending as voting is ongoing, with no votes cast yet.

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🆕 CIP-53 Seeks to Boost CoW DAO Governance with Snapshot Delegation Program

CIP-53 proposes a delegation program for CoW DAO to improve governance by using Snapshot's delegation features, aiming to enhance participation and decision-making, with the GrantsDAO committee overseeing delegate approval. The community largely supports the proposal, but more votes are needed to meet the quorum of 35,000,000 for it to pass.

🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
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🆕 BioFi Pathfinders Grant Round Bridges Bioregional Organizing with Web3 and Gitcoin via PayPal Integration

The BioFi Pathfinders Grant Round aimed to connect bioregional organizing with web3, ReFi, and Gitcoin communities, successfully integrating PayPal to lower donor entry barriers and demonstrating the potential of cluster matching for effective funding allocation. While the initiative could enhance collaboration and funding in bioregional and web3 communities, there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

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🆕 CoW DAO Governance Dashboard Proposal Seeks 12,000 xDAI Grant Amid Transparency Concerns

The proposal by Curia for a \"CoW DAO Governance Analytics Dashboard\" aims to improve DAO governance transparency and engagement through a user-friendly, open-source dashboard, with a grant request of 12,000 xDAI and 10,000 CoW Tokens. While the project promises enhanced governance insights and community customization, concerns exist about the investment size and project delivery, with no community discussions or next actions noted.

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🆕 Gitcoin's Ma Earth Grants Round Raises $30K for Regenerative Projects, Faces PayPal and COCM Challenges

The second Ma Earth Grants Round, part of #GG22, successfully raised over $30,000 from 931 donors and distributed funds to 30 regenerative projects, with additional support from a $200,000 matching pool. While the initiative received positive feedback for fostering network connections and supporting projects, concerns were raised about PayPal's geographical limitations and the absence of Connection-Oriented Cluster Matching (COCM).

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🆕 SafeDAO's CES Initiative Seeks $21K to Boost OBRA's Council Transition

The Contribution Efficiency System (CES) initiative, led by Areta Governance, seeks $21,000 USDC from SafeDAO to support OBRA's transition to a new council structure by enhancing operational efficiency and providing structured support, with minimal risk of confusion from improper execution. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions regarding this initiative.

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🆕 Jing and Karl's AMA: Clarifying Season 7 and 2025 Goals with a Dash of Optimism

The AMA session with Jing and Karl aims to clarify the strategic goals for Season 7 and the first half of 2025, encouraging contributions and engagement from the community, particularly those interested in grants. The community is excited and anticipates the event, which promises to enhance understanding and participation, though no specific next actions have been outlined.

🏷️ Grants - Grants Available


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🆕 Compound Proposal: Grant Milestone Dashboard for Transparency and Accountability

The proposal by Emmanuel2322 to create a Grant Milestone Dashboard for the Compound community aims to improve transparency and tracking of grant-funded proposals with a budget of $4,000, structured into three development milestones. The dashboard is expected to enhance accountability and engagement by providing centralized access, real-time updates, and alerts, though there has been no community discussion or determined next actions.

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🆕 Rocketpool's Round 18 Grants: Community Cheers, Cautious on Conditional Funding

The Round 18 Grants/Bounties/Retrospective Awards by the GMC will be finalized on December 15, 2024, with several grants approved, such as RPL DeFi and Patches - Team Partnership #2, while some were deferred or declined due to budget constraints. The community shows support for approved grants but expresses concerns over conditional funding, emphasizing the need for accountability and performance evaluation.

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