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🆕 CIP-58: CoW DAO Eyes $5.1M for Nomev Labs, Needs More Votes to Moo-ve Forward

CIP-58 proposes allocating $5.1 million from CoW DAO's treasury to Nomev Labs for development services related to CoW Protocol from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, aiming to enhance code, user experience, security, and governance. The proposal has significant support but has not yet reached the quorum of 35,000,000 votes, requiring further community participation to proceed with the funding.

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🆕 Uniswap V3 Deployment on Metal L2 Faces Uphill Battle Despite $250k Incentive Proposal

The proposal requests $250,000 in UNI incentives and €20,000 for Angle Merkl integration to deploy Uniswap V3 on Metal L2, aiming to enhance liquidity and bridge TradFi and DeFi, with Metal DAO contributing 250,000 MRL and 250,000 MTL tokens. While the proposal could boost blockchain adoption in traditional finance, it faces community resistance, as the current vote count is below the required quorum for approval.

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🆕 CIP-59: CoW DAO Considers 2025 Marketing Deal with Defou S.A. for 20,000 USDC/Month

CIP-59 proposes that CoW DAO allocate funds to Defou S.A. for marketing and business development services throughout 2025, with a monthly fee of 20,000 USDC, aiming to boost CoW DAO's market presence and growth in the decentralized finance sector. The community is largely supportive, but the quorum for the vote has not yet been reached.

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🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting


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🆕 BIP-749: Maxis' Multisig Seeks `add_reward` Powers to Boost Balancer Ecosystem

BIP-749 proposes granting addreward permissions to the Maxis' omnichain multisig to improve the efficiency of managing reward tokens across multiple chains, potentially benefiting the Balancer ecosystem by attracting more partners. The community has not yet participated in the voting process, with no votes cast as of now.

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🆕 MIP 88 Seeks $500k for Morpho Frontend Development by Oku/GFX Labs, Awaits Community Votes

MIP 88 proposes hiring Oku/GFX Labs to create a frontend for Morpho across multiple networks and seeks grants for ecosystem growth, with $400k in MORPHO tokens allocated to gfxlabs.eth and an additional $100k contingent on TVL conditions. The proposal aims to improve Morpho's accessibility and adoption, but no community votes have been cast yet, requiring 500,000 votes to proceed.

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🆕 Maxis' Omnichain Multisig to Simplify Custom Reward Token Management with `add_reward` Permissions

The proposal to grant addreward permissions to Maxis’ omnichain multisig aims to streamline the whitelisting of custom reward tokens across multiple chains, improving operational efficiency and management flexibility. Community reaction is minimal, with one positive response noting the benefits of easier payload bundling for rewards programs.

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🆕 Instadapp Proposes Fluid DEX Deployment on Arbitrum for Lower Gas Fees and Higher Activity

The proposal to deploy Fluid DEX on the Arbitrum Layer 2 network aims to leverage lower gas prices for increased utilization and profitability, while enhancing both ecosystems by expanding Fluid's user base through Arbitrum's high trading volumes. Community reaction is limited, with inquiries about Arbitrum's involvement in liquidity incentives, and it is clarified that Arbitrum is not co-sponsoring but a grant has been received for integration efforts.

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🆕 Gitcoin's 2025 Plan: $30M Funding Goal, AI Focus, and Community Seeks Clarity

Gitcoin's strategic plan for 2025 includes ambitious goals such as distributing $30M in funding, restructuring into two main labs, and evolving its grants program with new funding mechanisms, while the community shows interest and seeks clarity on priorities and the rationale behind certain strategies. The plan aims to enhance organizational efficiency and governance, with a focus on verifiable impact and AI integrations, but no specific next actions have been outlined.

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🆕 GMC Shuts Down Rocketpool Grants Amid Content and Overlap Concerns

The GMC has closed several grants, including Trustless Oracle and Rocket School, due to issues like outdated content and project overlap, while inviting retrospective award applications for completed work. This decision allows resource reallocation to more relevant projects, though it may hinder some projects' development, with no noted community discussions or next actions.

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🆕 dYdX to Distribute $1.5M in Tokens, Excluding Bots and Boosting Transparency

The proposal by chaoslabs involves distributing $1.5 million in DYDX tokens to 2,587 users as part of the dYdX Chain Incentives Program, ensuring fair distribution by excluding artificial trading and enhancing transparency through data publication on the dYdX Chaos Labs Risk Portal. The community has not yet reacted, and no further actions have been determined.

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🆕 Arbitrum's 2025 DAO Events Budget: $1.5M for Big Gatherings, Small Events Left Hanging

The DAO Events Budget for 2025, approved in November 2024, allocates $1.5 million USD for events focusing on Delegate Gatherings and Ecosystem Growth, with a structured process for requesting funds and ensuring alignment with Arbitrum's mission. While the budget supports large-scale events, smaller events may struggle to access funds, and the community has shown some appreciation for the improved budget management.

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🆕 Gnosis Chain's $1M GNO Liquidity Incentive Proposal Gains Community Support

GIP-117 proposes a strategic partnership with Backed by offering $1M in GNO tokens as liquidity incentives to support equity assets on the Gnosis Chain, aiming to enhance its DeFi position and attract users with a 10% yield incentive. The community is largely supportive, with the proposal receiving significant votes in favor, and if passed, the incentives will be distributed over six months.

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🆕 AgroforestDAO Wraps Up First Quadratic Funding Round on Celo, Eyes 2025 for Next Steps

AgroforestDAO completed its first Quadratic Funding Round on the Celo blockchain from December 9-19, distributing 653.25 USD from 285 donations to support 14 projects, with a focus on building a community around Food Forest Culture and public goods. The initiative, managed by GreenPill Brazil and AgroforestDAO, received positive community engagement, with grantees showing strong solidarity and collaboration, and plans for future funding rounds in 2025.

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🆕 Optimism Retrofunding Launches Data-Driven Missions to Boost Public Goods Funding

The Optimism Retrofunding (RPGF) program, formalized in October 2023, aims to enhance public goods funding by using data-driven \"Missions\" to measure and reward impact, with new initiatives focusing on Onchain Builders and Dev Tooling. While the program seeks to align funding with ecosystem priorities through tailored metrics and evaluation methods, community feedback is invited to refine its approach.

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🆕 Arbitrum's STEP November Update: Full TBILL Deployment, USDY Minting, and Dune Dashboard Enhancements

The November update for Arbitrum's Stable Treasury Endowment Program (STEP) includes full deployment to OpenEden’s TBILL and minting of USDY, enhancing transparency and stability through a Dune dashboard and new features from Superstate. The community, with limited feedback, suggests improvements in monthly updates for better investment comparison.

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