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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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🆕 ENS Service Provider Program Set for Overhaul: Stability and Transparency in Focus

The discussion is about proposed improvements to the Service Provider Program, including changes to election timing, voting methods, funding systems, and reporting requirements, aimed at enhancing stability, transparency, and flexibility for developers. The community has mixed reactions, with some supporting the changes and others suggesting simplifications, while updates include agreement on grant qualifications and event proposals.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
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🆕 Morpho Ecosystem to Test Transparent Grants Pilot via Questbook, Faces Voting Challenges

The proposal to launch a Grants Pilot Program for the Morpho ecosystem using Questbook aims to improve transparency and efficiency in grant management, with community support generally positive and Questbook offering a discounted service fee. The program faces challenges with tokenholder-weighted voting and traditional grants councils, but anticipates increased community engagement and reduced misappropriation risks.

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


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🆕 Aavegotchi DAO Debates 150K GHST Allocation for Rarity Farming S10 Marketing

The proposal aims to allocate 150K GHST from the DAO Treasury to Pixelcraft Studios for marketing Rarity Farming Season 10, with the potential to redirect funds if a suitable marketer is found by January 14th, 2025. The community's reaction is mixed, with a majority currently voting against the proposal, and the decision will be finalized at the end of the 14-day voting period.

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


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🆕 Aave's Phase V Proposal: Boosting GHO Stability with 8M Liquidity and New Integrations

The Aave Liquidity Committee (ALC) Phase V funding request aims to stabilize the GHO stablecoin's peg and enhance liquidity by seeding 8 million of PYUSD/GHO liquidity and exploring new integrations, with plans to expand to Base and Avalanche networks. The proposal's success could improve GHO's reliability, but failure may lead to volatility, and community feedback is being sought before potentially moving to the Snapshot stage.

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


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🆕 Lido Proposal: Grant Progress Tracking Dashboard with $3K Budget Awaits Community Input

The proposal by Emmanuel to create a Grant Progress Tracking Dashboard for Lido aims to improve transparency, accountability, and community engagement by offering features like milestone tracking and real-time updates, with a development budget of $3,000 USD. There has been no community discussion or determined next actions regarding this proposal.

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🆕 Optimism: Proposal Floats New Council to Boost User Experience and TVL with 140,000 OP Budget

The proposal by JuanbugPGov suggests creating an independent Milestones and Metrics Council for Season 7 with a budget of 140,000 OP to manage grants and improve user experience and TVL on Optimism and OP Chains, potentially streamlining processes but also adding complexity with new responsibilities. There has been no community discussion or determined next actions regarding this proposal.

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


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🆕 Builder Grant Platform Beta: Streamlining Web3 Funding with Milestone-Driven Model

The Builder Grant platform, launched in partnership with Build Guild, aims to streamline grant funding in the web3 ecosystem by consolidating various programs into a milestone-driven, continuous funding model, enhancing transparency and reducing fragmentation. The community is interested in its implications, particularly regarding the direction of ENS Public Goods grants, while the platform is currently in beta and open for feedback.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Grants - Grants Available


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🆕 CoW AMM LP Oracle Grant Proposal Seeks to Boost DeFi Collateral with 25k Budget, Faces Manipulation Risks

The \"CoW AMM LP Oracle\" grant proposal aims to create secure smart contracts for price tracking LP tokens to be used as collateral in DeFi, with a budget of 12.5k xDAI and 12.5k COW vested, and the project will be open-source. While the system could enhance LP token utility and foster innovation, failure to resist manipulation could result in financial losses, and there have been no community discussions or next actions determined.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Security - Audit


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🆕 Becoming a CowDAO Delegate: A Transparent Process or a Bureaucratic Hurdle?

The guidelines for becoming a recognized delegate in the community involve creating a specific introduction post and undergoing a review by the GrantsDAO Committee, which aims to enhance transparency and accountability but may also delay the recognition process. There has been no community discussion or determined next actions regarding these guidelines.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
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🆕 CoWDAO Proposes Manipulation-Resistant Price Oracle for Aave V3 Integration

The grant proposal \"Manipulation-Resilient Price Oracle for CoW AMM LP Tokens\" aims to develop a manipulation-resistant price oracle for CoW AMM LP tokens, integrating with Aave V3 to enhance security and adoption of LP tokens as collateral, with a total funding request of 7000 xDAI across two milestones. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions regarding the proposal.

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🆕 Holocene Network Upgrade Promises Enhanced Security and Community Engagement in 2025

The \"Governance Report: November 2024 Update\" from Boardroom discusses the upcoming Holocene Network Upgrade on January 9, 2025, and the conclusion of Grants Council Season 6, highlighting improvements in network security and community engagement. The community appears to be positively inclined towards the ongoing governance efforts, although specific reactions are not detailed.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
🏷️ Security - Audit
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
🏷️ Newsworthy - Affecting Governance


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🆕 Lysander Seeks Tips for Winning Arbitrum Grant Applications: Avoiding Pitfalls and Boosting Success

lysander seeks advice on crafting effective grant applications for Arbitrum projects, focusing on key factors like clear use cases and community support, while avoiding common mistakes. The discussion aims to improve application quality and success rates, though there has been no community reaction or determined next actions.

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🆕 Arbitrum DAO Proposes $193K for Governance Fellows Program 2.0

The proposal requests $193,138 USD in ARB to fund the second version of the Arbitrum DAO's Onboarding Program, aiming to improve governance by training diverse participants as Governance Fellows, potentially enhancing decision-making and participation. The community is currently providing feedback during the RFC stage, with voting scheduled from December 5 to December 12, and the program set to run from February 10, 2025, to September 29, 2025.

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


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🆕 Arbitrum Proposes $6.75M Grant Program Expansion with New Orbit Domain

The proposal aims to renew and expand the Arbitrum D.A.O. Domain Allocator Offerings Grant Program for a year, with a $6,750,000 budget to support projects in five domains, including a new Orbit domain, potentially enhancing the Arbitrum ecosystem and fostering innovation. Community feedback is anticipated, especially regarding the new domain, with voting and elections scheduled from December 5th to February 6th, and the program expected to commence in mid-February.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update


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🆕 Grants Council Streamlines Budget and Structure for Season 7 with 390,000 OP

The proposed operating budget for the Grants Council in Season 7 is 390,000 OP, a reduction from the previous season, focusing on a streamlined structure with independent committees and a shift in audit responsibilities to the DAB, aiming for efficient operations and high-impact grants. The community has not yet reacted, and no next actions have been determined.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding


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🆕 Regen Citizens Genesis Round Raises $8,868 with Gitcoin Passport Model, Faces Challenges

The Regen Citizens Genesis Round, supported by a $21,000 matching pool, aimed to celebrate contributions to the regenerative movement on Ethereum, involving 491 contributors and $8,868 in donations, while using the Gitcoin Passport Model for equitable fund distribution. Despite challenges in nomination management and integration, the initiative demonstrated strong community support and highlighted areas for improvement, with the community deeply affected by the passing of its leader, IZZY decentralizedceo.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding


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🆕 Delegate 0xDonPepe Discusses Governance and Voting in Arbitrum Community

The discussion led by 0xDonPepe revolves around their delegate role and voting activities in the Arbitrum community, covering topics like user research, governance bootcamp, and grant programs, aiming to enhance understanding, communication, and decision-making. There is no noted community reaction or determined next actions.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
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🆕 Optimism Collective S6 Wraps Up: New Councils, 19.5M OP Budget for Superchain Expansion

The conclusion of Season 6 of the Optimism Collective involved key developments such as the expansion of the Grants Council and election of new Security Council members, with governance costs totaling 762k OP and a budget of 19.5M OP approved for decentralization and application development on the Superchain. Community reactions are mixed, with calls for improved delegate engagement, transparency in governance, and better connection between voting delegates and feedback providers.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
🏷️ Security - Audit
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
🏷️ Newsworthy - Affecting Governance


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🆕 GMC's rETH Incubator Awards $2,000 to knoshua, Ignites Community Innovation and Adoption

The rETH Incubator Submission by the GMC aims to boost rETH demand through community ideas, with submissions reviewed and awards being finalized, including a $2,000 award for knoshua despite initial ineligibility due to a lack of other reviewers. The initiative is positively received by the community, potentially increasing rETH adoption and fostering innovation.

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


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