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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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🆕 AlphaGrowth's $1M COMP Proposal: A Conservative Play for Compound's 2025 SubDAO Expansion

The discussion centers on an incentive campaign by AlphaGrowth for the 2025 SubDAO to attract conservative investors to the Compound Protocol, with strategies to manage $5M in incentives and a request for $1M in COMP from the treasury. Community reactions include appreciation for the strategy's detail, concerns about resource allocation and network expansion, and calls for data to support the proposal's effectiveness.

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🆕 MorphoDAO Considers License for EVM-Compatible Parachains on Polkadot, Seeks Community Input

The proposal by BearWang from the Darwinia Network suggests MorphoDAO grant a license for EVM-compatible parachains on Polkadot to integrate the Morpho Blue protocol, potentially funded by the Polkadot treasury, aiming to enhance collaboration and interoperability between the ecosystems. The community shows interest but seeks clarification on the license fee, support level, and deployment scope before proceeding.

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🆕 Aave Proposal Sparks Debate: $3M Liquidity Incentive on Polygon PoS Chain

The proposal by RocZacharias for a $3 million joint liquidity incentive program aims to enhance the relationship between the Polygon and Aave communities by offering competitive rewards to attract new users and liquidity providers on the Polygon PoS chain. While some community members support the initiative for its potential to drive growth and restore synergy, others express skepticism about the use of community funds and the necessity of such incentives, highlighting concerns over stagnant Polygon TVL and the approach to funding.

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🆕 Pollen Labs Joins Forces with Optimism to Boost Innovation and Success

Pollen Labs, supported by a grant, is collaborating with Optimism project leads to offer expertise in areas like business and product design, aiming to enhance project success and foster innovation within the ecosystem. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

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🆕 c3rnst Proposes New Grant Application Template for CoW Protocol Efficiency

A proposal by c3rnst suggests a new Grant Application Template to standardize and improve the grant application process for the CoW Protocol, potentially enhancing efficiency and transparency. There has been no community discussion or determined next actions regarding this proposal.

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🆕 Gnosis Chain AI Assistant Proposal Seeks $12K for Telegram Bot to Boost Engagement and Governance

The Gnosis Chain AI Assistant proposal aims to enhance user engagement and governance within the Gnosis Chain ecosystem through a Telegram-based bot, requesting $12,000 in funding over two months. It promises improved accessibility, governance participation, and community retention, but there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

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🆕 dYdX Incentive Program Transition: Key Metrics and Changes Announced for Season 9

The transition from Season 8 to Season 9 in the dYdX Incentive program involves announcing key performance metrics and changes, which could influence participant strategies and reward allocations, with detailed proposals and analyses expected by 23 January 2025 and 27 January 2025. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions regarding this transition.

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🆕 Curve Proposal: $500K in $TAIKO Incentives to Boost Engagement Over 16 Weeks

The proposal by nickyn aims to introduce $500,000 in $TAIKO incentives over 16 weeks on Curve to boost community engagement and growth by leveraging Taiko's Ethereum-based rollup, with potential benefits including increased user acquisition, liquidity, and alignment with the Ethereum ecosystem. Community reaction is limited, with one positive response from martinkrung expressing anticipation for the proposal's impact on attracting liquidity providers.

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🆕 ArbitrumNewsDAO Tackles Financial Hurdles with DIP v1.5 and Grant Misuse Bounty Proposal

ArbitrumNewsDAO is addressing financial challenges by having team members independently participate in DIP v1.5 to secure necessary income, with Agneslfg managing delegated ARB tokens and supporting a proposal for a grant misuse bounty program. The community has not engaged in discussions, and no further actions have been outlined.

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🆕 CoW DAO's CIP Draft Proposes 80M COW Tokens for Development, Awaits Governance Approval

The CIP draft by karpatkey seeks 80 million COW tokens for CoW DAO's development from 2025 to 2028, focusing on product development, liquidity, and partnerships, with flexible fund reallocation. The proposal could boost CoW DAO's market presence and innovation but may impact COW's market value, and it requires CoW DAO Governance Mechanism approval; there have been no community discussions or next actions determined.

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🆕 Arbitrum Proposal Seeks 88,000 ARB for NFT Rewards, Faces Mixed Community Reactions

The proposal by Melasin aims to boost engagement in the Arbitrum ecosystem by promoting projects and rewarding contributors with non-transferable NFTs, seeking a grant of 88,000 ARB for implementation from March to August 2025, with mixed community reactions highlighting concerns over budget size and the need for detailed planning. Suggestions include involving existing partners, using web3 tools, and possibly starting with a smaller initiative to better align with community expectations and resource efficiency.

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🆕 Arbitrum DAO Proposes BoLD Activation, Elections, and Grant Bounty for Network Boost

The Arbitrum DAO is considering several proposals, including activating BoLD for enhanced validation and security, holding elections for community growth, and implementing a grant misuse bounty program to increase financial accountability. These initiatives could significantly impact the network's efficiency and integrity, though there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

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🆕 CoW Grants Proposal for 2025: Innovation Boost or Treasury Strain?

The draft proposal by Chim9 seeks to renew the CoW Grants Program for 2025 with an additional 383,000 xDAI, aiming to continue fostering innovation in the CoW ecosystem through funded projects, while suggesting structural changes to the Grants Committee. The proposal could enhance growth but may strain the Treasury, and there has been no community discussion or determined next actions.

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🆕 CoW DAO Grant Proposal: Monitoring Infrastructure for Solver Competition and MEV Blocker

The grant application by Sailjunkie seeks funding to develop monitoring infrastructure for CoW DAO's solver competition, CoW AMMs, and MEV Blocker, with a budget of €40 per hour, capped at €600 per week, from January 13th to March 21st. The project aims to enhance analytics services, leveraging the applicant's relevant experience, but there has been no community discussion or determined next actions.

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🆕 Uniswap-Arbitrum Grant Program Wraps Up: Six Projects Still Active, Treasury Holds $651K USDC and 85K ARB

The Uniswap-Arbitrum Grant Program is concluding with six projects still active, and notable progress from Angle, Slash, and Oku, while Primex Finance's status is unclear. The treasury holds $651,008 in USDC and 85,915 ARB, with $387,950 in outstanding grants, and no community discussions or next actions have been reported.

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🆕 SAFE DAO Creator Economy Proposal: 50,000 USDC for YouTube Content to Boost Safe Protocol Adoption

The proposal by Crown aims to establish the \"SAFE DAO Creator Economy\" to boost awareness and adoption of Safe Protocol's applications through targeted content on a dedicated YouTube channel, requesting 50,000 USDC for the project running from February 2025 to May 2025. The initiative seeks to position Safe wallets as a preferred choice in the web3 space, but there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

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🆕 Gitcoin Commits $8.75M to Boost Arbitrum Ecosystem Growth and Governance

Gitcoin is focusing on enhancing the Arbitrum ecosystem by deploying $4.75 million in 2024 and planning over $4 million for 2025 to support builders, with a strategy to expand funding mechanisms and collaborate with stakeholders. The initiatives aim to increase funding opportunities, drive ecosystem growth, and involve active governance participation using ARB tokens, though there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

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🆕 2024 Experiments Highlight Optimism in Citizen Selection for Retro Funding, Despite Bias Challenges

Two experiments in 2024 tested Citizen selection mechanisms for Retro Funding, revealing that domain expertise improves resource allocation accuracy, while random selection faces opt-in bias challenges; there has been no community discussion on these findings.

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📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡

https://x.com/0xbilll/status/1875358369843941506
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