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🆕 Arbitrum Proposes $10M Audit Committee, Community Weighs in on Scalability and Pricing Concerns

The proposal by Arbitrum aims to create an Arbitrum Audit Committee with a $10 million budget to subsidize audits for projects on the Arbitrum network, fostering development by enhancing scalability and security, though concerns exist about potential unfair pricing and the committee's capacity to manage 100 projects. Community reactions are generally supportive, with suggestions for a bidding process for audits, expanding the committee, and paying audit firms in ARB tokens to mitigate selling pressure.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
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🆕 Centralizing Round 22 Rocketpool Grant Discussions for Clarity and Efficiency

The discussion is about centralizing questions and discussions for Round 22 grant, bounty, and retrospective award applications in a single thread to improve clarity and streamline communication, with no community reactions or next actions noted.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application


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🆕 Rocket Pool Opens Grant Applications for Round 22: Seeking Innovations in Node Operation and rETH Minting

Rocket Pool is inviting grant applications for Round 22, running from February 7, 2025, to March 7, 2025, with the aim of enhancing node operation, rETH minting, and community quality of life, but there has been no community discussion on this initiative yet.

🏷️ Grants - Grants Available


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🆕 Rocket Pool Bounties Round 22: Innovate and Earn from Feb 7 to Mar 7, 2025

The discussion is about the application process for Rocket Pool's bounties for Round 22, running from February 7, 2025, to March 7, 2025, with a structured evaluation process aimed at encouraging innovation in node operation, rETH minting, and community quality of life. There have been no community discussions or next actions determined.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application


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🆕 Arbitrum BoLD Grant Fuels Validator Community Growth and Performance Boost

The Arbitrum BoLD Validator Grant report by escos outlines initiatives like educational resources, community building, workshops, and an innovation challenge to enhance validator operations, resulting in improved node performance and community engagement. The grant has positively impacted the validator community by strengthening security, performance, and decentralization, though there have been no community discussions or next actions determined.

🏷️ Grants - Grantee Update


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🆕 Rocket Pool Round 22 Awards: Last Call for Applications Before March 7, 2025

The discussion is about the application process for Rocket Pool's retrospective awards for Round 22, with applications due by March 7, 2025, and awards announced on March 30, 2025. The awards aim to encourage contributions that improve node operation and the protocol's quality of life, but there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

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🆕 dYdX Allocates $563K for Ecosystem Upgrades Amid Data Accuracy Concerns

The \"DEP Community Update (Feb '25)\" outlines new grants and initiatives within the dYdX ecosystem, including enhanced explorer functionalities, MEV monitoring, and improved market listings, with a total of $563,000 allocated. Community feedback includes concerns about data accuracy and suggestions for better communication on grant projects, but no specific next actions have been decided.

🏷️ Grants - Grants Available
🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update


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🆕 ENS DAO Allocates $1.7M and 38 ETH for 2025, Leaves Community Hanging

The ENS DAO Working Group budgets for the first half of 2025 focus on funding governance, ecosystem, and public goods initiatives within the Ethereum ecosystem, with allocations totaling $1,719,480 USDC and 38 ETH. These budgets aim to foster innovation and improve governance, though concerns about their sufficiency and efficiency remain, and there has been no community discussion or determined next actions.

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🆕 Arbitrum Growth Circle Proposal Sparks Debate Over $50k Budget and Community Impact

The Arbitrum Growth Circle is a proposed series of events aimed at empowering the Arbitrum community by supporting early-stage and high-growth protocols through virtual and in-person sessions, with a budget of $50,000 USD. Community reactions are mixed, with some members questioning the necessity and cost breakdown of the proposal, while others support its potential to strengthen community integration and ecosystem growth.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Event - Online
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🆕 Arbitrum Community Skeptical Over CyberCash Grant Proposal Lacking Strategy

The discussion is about a grant request by PossumLabs for CyberCash, a new cryptocurrency on Arbitrum, seeking 300,000 ARB tokens to create a liquidity pool aimed at increasing ARB's utility and transaction volume. The community is skeptical, citing concerns over the proposal's lack of detailed strategy, potential financial risks, and alignment with ARB's strategic objectives, with no next actions determined.

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🆕 brichis Seeks Stakeholder Input to Boost Optimism for Grants Council Mission Season 7

The discussion initiated by brichis aims to gather feedback from various stakeholders to improve the Grants Council Mission for Season 7, potentially leading to better grant management, transparency, and community engagement. There have been no community discussions or next actions determined yet.

🏷️ Grants - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Season 7 Grants Open: Boost On-Chain Metrics and Earn OP Rewards

Season 7 grants are open for applications until May 20th, focusing on projects that boost on-chain success metrics like TVL across multiple chains, with a simplified process involving reviews and OP rewards for approved projects. The initiative aims to enhance the Superchain's value and inclusivity, though there has been no community discussion yet.

🏷️ Grants - Grants Available


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🆕 Aave Proposal Seeks to Reallocate Grants DAO Treasury for Streamlined Governance

The proposal involves reallocating the Aave Grants DAO treasury to the Aave DAO, potentially enhancing Aave DAO's financial resources and streamlining governance. Community feedback is being collected, and the proposal will proceed to a vote if initial responses are favorable.

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


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🆕 Gitcoin Proposal for Allo.Capital: $2M Budget to Revolutionize Tokenized Internet Funding Awaits DAO Quorum

The proposal seeks DAO approval for a $2 million budget to establish Allo.Capital, an independent entity aimed at improving capital allocation for the tokenized internet, with potential benefits including innovative funding mechanisms and strategic collaboration with Gitcoin. The community response is mostly positive, but the proposal has not yet reached the required quorum for approval, with ongoing voting.

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


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🆕 Questbook Season 2 Aims to Boost Arbitrum Gaming with User Acquisition Strategies

The Season 2 Gaming Domain for the Questbook grants program focuses on attracting new users to Arbitrum games through user acquisition and marketing strategies, aiming to increase user engagement and growth in the Arbitrum gaming ecosystem. There have been no community discussions or next actions determined.

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🆕 Uniswap's Delegate Reward Initiative Cycle 3: Boosting Governance with $6,000 Monthly Incentives

The Uniswap Delegate Reward Initiative - Cycle 3 aims to boost delegate participation in governance through financial incentives, with a focus on onchain voting and a structured selection process, offering up to $6,000 USD in $UNI monthly for top delegates. Community reactions include concerns about the timeliness of rationale submissions and suggestions for stricter deadlines, while some members appreciate the improvements over previous cycles.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Delegate - Reasoning/Justification
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Balancer Proposal BIP-778: Centralizing Control or Enhancing Flexibility?

The proposal \"BIP-778 Grant Maxis StableSurge Parameter Change Permissions\" seeks to give Balancer Maxis the authority to adjust swap fees and surge thresholds on StableSurge pools across several networks, potentially increasing flexibility and adaptability in pool management but also centralizing control. There has been no community discussion or determined next actions regarding this proposal.

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


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🆕 Morpho's MIP 93 Grant Proposal Struggles with Low Voter Turnout

The proposal "MIP 93 - Grants Pilot Program Selection Part 1" aims to distribute 200k MORPHO tokens to selected grant applications based on community votes, with a preference for smaller funding requests in case of ties. The community's participation is currently low, with only two voters and a total of 195,408.11 MORPHO votes cast, which is below the required quorum of 500,000 MORPHO, indicating a need for increased engagement to finalize the allocations.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
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🆕 Morpho's MIP 93 Proposal Struggles with Low Voter Turnout for 200k Token Grants

The proposal "MIP 93 - Grants Pilot Program Selection Part 2" seeks to distribute 200k MORPHO tokens to selected grant applications, prioritizing those with the most votes and smaller funding requests, to support innovation in the Morpho ecosystem. However, community engagement is low, with only one voter participating, and the quorum of 500,000 votes has not been met, necessitating increased voter involvement.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
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🆕 Superchain's Biweekly Call: New Upgrades, Grants, and ERC20 Launch Aim to Drive Adoption

The biweekly Community Call for the Token House / Joint House includes key announcements such as a voting deadline on February 12 for the Superchain Registry 2.0 Upgrade, open grants for increasing Superchain TVL, and the launch of SuperchainERC20 for cross-chain interoperability. These initiatives aim to boost Superchain adoption, enhance interoperability, and engage the community in governance, though there have been no community discussions yet.

🏷️ Grants - Grants Available
🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting


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🆕 Proposal for Gitcoin DAO Fund Visualization Tool to Boost Transparency and Engagement

The discussion is about the reduction in small grants within the ENS forum and a proposal to create a tool for visualizing Gitcoin DAO's fund distribution to enhance transparency, engagement, and data-driven decision-making. There has been no community reaction or determined next actions.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application


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