🆕 Uniswap's $165.5M Proposal Sparks Debate Over Governance and Accountability
The discussion focuses on Uniswap's strategic priorities and funding requests, including the launch of Uniswap v4 and Unichain, with a significant funding proposal of $165.5 million to enhance infrastructure, governance, and regulatory engagement. Community reactions are mixed, with support for the Uniswap Foundation's initiatives but concerns about the lack of clear KPIs and governance clarity for Unichain, suggesting a need for more structured accountability and phased funding.
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The discussion focuses on Uniswap's strategic priorities and funding requests, including the launch of Uniswap v4 and Unichain, with a significant funding proposal of $165.5 million to enhance infrastructure, governance, and regulatory engagement. Community reactions are mixed, with support for the Uniswap Foundation's initiatives but concerns about the lack of clear KPIs and governance clarity for Unichain, suggesting a need for more structured accountability and phased funding.
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
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🆕 Gitcoin's February 2025 Meeting: Revenue Targets, Treasury Woes, and ETH Denver Plans
The Gitcoin Monthly Meeting for February 2025 covered financial updates, revenue growth strategies, and upcoming events like ETH Denver and Gitcoin Grants (GG23), with a focus on stabilizing the treasury and enhancing community engagement through new funding mechanisms and partnerships. The treasury has decreased significantly, prompting cost reductions and a revenue target of $2M for 2025, but there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.
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The Gitcoin Monthly Meeting for February 2025 covered financial updates, revenue growth strategies, and upcoming events like ETH Denver and Gitcoin Grants (GG23), with a focus on stabilizing the treasury and enhancing community engagement through new funding mechanisms and partnerships. The treasury has decreased significantly, prompting cost reductions and a revenue target of $2M for 2025, but there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.
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🆕 AAVE DAO Eyes AI-Driven Educational Tools with Sulla Partnership Proposal
The proposal by lewis seeks a grant for a partnership between AAVE DAO and Sulla to create AI-driven educational tools aimed at increasing AAVE adoption and enhancing user experience, despite the absence of a current grants program. The initiative could lead to increased participation and community growth, but there has been no community discussion or determined next actions.
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The proposal by lewis seeks a grant for a partnership between AAVE DAO and Sulla to create AI-driven educational tools aimed at increasing AAVE adoption and enhancing user experience, despite the absence of a current grants program. The initiative could lead to increased participation and community growth, but there has been no community discussion or determined next actions.
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Grant Proposal: AI-Powered AAVE Education via Sulla | Aave
The proposal by @lewis seeks a grant for a partnership between AAVE DAO and Sulla to create AI-driven educational tools ...
🆕 Balancer DAO Boosts Security with BIP-775: Hypernative Services Get 80K USDC Backing
The proposal "BIP-775 Fund Hypernative Security Services - Renewal" aims to enhance Balancer DAO's security through expanded services like on-chain monitoring and compliance checks, with unanimous community support and a funding of 80,000 USDC. This initiative is expected to improve threat detection and compliance, fostering trust and sustainable growth for the Balancer ecosystem.
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The proposal "BIP-775 Fund Hypernative Security Services - Renewal" aims to enhance Balancer DAO's security through expanded services like on-chain monitoring and compliance checks, with unanimous community support and a funding of 80,000 USDC. This initiative is expected to improve threat detection and compliance, fostering trust and sustainable growth for the Balancer ecosystem.
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🆕 dYdX SubDAO Seeks $11.65M Funding for 3rd Mandate, Eyes Alternative Revenue Streams
The discussion is about a funding proposal for the dYdX Operations subDAO's 3rd Mandate, requesting $11.65 million in DYDX to support operations over 18 months, with a total budget of $23.3 million until January 19, 2028, ensuring sustained operations and financial stability. The community has shown interest in exploring alternative revenue streams to avoid impacting the DYDX token price, with suggestions to leverage the Total Value Locked in USDC for operational sustainability.
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The discussion is about a funding proposal for the dYdX Operations subDAO's 3rd Mandate, requesting $11.65 million in DYDX to support operations over 18 months, with a total budget of $23.3 million until January 19, 2028, ensuring sustained operations and financial stability. The community has shown interest in exploring alternative revenue streams to avoid impacting the DYDX token price, with suggestions to leverage the Total Value Locked in USDC for operational sustainability.
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🆕 Jumper x Merkl MAGA 2025: 60M ARB Tokens to Boost Arbitrum DeFi, Amidst DAO Concerns
The Jumper x Merkl MAGA 2025 campaign aims to boost Arbitrum's DeFi ecosystem by distributing 60 million ARB tokens to enhance liquidity and trading volume, with oversight from the Arbitrum DAO's MAGA success committee. While the community shows interest, concerns include the effectiveness of past programs and the undemocratic selection of committee members, with no significant updates or next actions determined.
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
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The Jumper x Merkl MAGA 2025 campaign aims to boost Arbitrum's DeFi ecosystem by distributing 60 million ARB tokens to enhance liquidity and trading volume, with oversight from the Arbitrum DAO's MAGA success committee. While the community shows interest, concerns include the effectiveness of past programs and the undemocratic selection of committee members, with no significant updates or next actions determined.
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
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🆕 BIP-787 Proposal Seeks Flexible Amplification Management for StableSurge Pools
The proposal \"BIP-787 Grant Maxis Amplification Parameter Change Permissions for StableSurge Pools\" aims to improve swap efficiency and potentially increase fees during volatility by allowing flexible management of the amplification factor across multiple networks using DAO Multisig and Authorizer roles. There has been no community discussion or determined next actions regarding this proposal.
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The proposal \"BIP-787 Grant Maxis Amplification Parameter Change Permissions for StableSurge Pools\" aims to improve swap efficiency and potentially increase fees during volatility by allowing flexible management of the amplification factor across multiple networks using DAO Multisig and Authorizer roles. There has been no community discussion or determined next actions regarding this proposal.
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🆕 MakerDAO's Atlas Edit Proposal: 10-Year Vesting and Halving-Style Emission for MKR Holders
The Atlas Edit Proposal (AEP# XX) by GFXlabs outlines a 10-year vesting schedule for MKR holders to receive 25% of Star tokens, aiming to provide long-term incentives and control inflation through a halving-style emission schedule. The proposal includes provisions for contributor token grants and liquidity bootstrapping, but there have been no community discussions or next actions determined.
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The Atlas Edit Proposal (AEP# XX) by GFXlabs outlines a 10-year vesting schedule for MKR holders to receive 25% of Star tokens, aiming to provide long-term incentives and control inflation through a halving-style emission schedule. The proposal includes provisions for contributor token grants and liquidity bootstrapping, but there have been no community discussions or next actions determined.
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🆕 Arbitrum Ecosystem Proposals Aim to Boost Innovation and Community Growth
The proposals focus on funding and community development within the Arbitrum ecosystem, including extending the D.A.O. Grant Program, increasing the Stylus Sprint Committee's budget, and organizing Growth Circles events, with potential benefits of enhanced community support, increased funding for innovation, and sustained ecosystem development. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions.
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The proposals focus on funding and community development within the Arbitrum ecosystem, including extending the D.A.O. Grant Program, increasing the Stylus Sprint Committee's budget, and organizing Growth Circles events, with potential benefits of enhanced community support, increased funding for innovation, and sustained ecosystem development. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions.
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🆕 Arbitrum's Security Subsidy Fund Pilot Allocates $1.8M, Boosts Deployment and Security
The Arbitrum Security Subsidy Fund (SSF) pilot phase, managed by the Arbitrum DAO Procurement Committee, allocated $1,807,955 USDC to 22 projects, significantly influencing 78.6% of applicants to deploy on Arbitrum and enhancing ecosystem security. The community response was largely positive, though some projects found the subsidy only \"somewhat adequate,\" indicating a need for an expanded fund to support long-term growth.
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The Arbitrum Security Subsidy Fund (SSF) pilot phase, managed by the Arbitrum DAO Procurement Committee, allocated $1,807,955 USDC to 22 projects, significantly influencing 78.6% of applicants to deploy on Arbitrum and enhancing ecosystem security. The community response was largely positive, though some projects found the subsidy only \"somewhat adequate,\" indicating a need for an expanded fund to support long-term growth.
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Arbitrum Security Subsidy Fund: Outcome Report | Arbitrum
The Arbitrum Security Subsidy Fund (SSF) pilot phase, managed by the Arbitrum DAO Procurement Committee, allocated $1,80...
🆕 Arbitrum's $67.2k Growth Circles Proposal Faces Community Pushback
The "Arbitrum Growth Circles Event Proposal" seeks $67.2k USD to fund a series of events aimed at fostering a self-sustaining support system within the Arbitrum community, but the majority of the community is currently voting against it. If approved, the events will focus on knowledge sharing and networking to accelerate ecosystem growth, though the final decision depends on the ongoing vote.
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The "Arbitrum Growth Circles Event Proposal" seeks $67.2k USD to fund a series of events aimed at fostering a self-sustaining support system within the Arbitrum community, but the majority of the community is currently voting against it. If approved, the events will focus on knowledge sharing and networking to accelerate ecosystem growth, though the final decision depends on the ongoing vote.
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🆕 CoW DAO Grant Proposal Seeks to Boost Solver Rewards with Automation and Multichain Support
The grant application by butterfly seeks 6,000 EUR to automate and enhance the CoW data infrastructure for better solver reward calculations across multiple chains, aligning with CoW DAO's standards. The community response is positive, with harisang praising the progress and offering support.
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The grant application by butterfly seeks 6,000 EUR to automate and enhance the CoW data infrastructure for better solver reward calculations across multiple chains, aligning with CoW DAO's standards. The community response is positive, with harisang praising the progress and offering support.
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🆕 ENS Community Backs $4.5M Annual Boost for Service Provider Program
The proposal is about renewing the Service Provider Program's budget for the ENS ecosystem, with options to increase, maintain, reduce, or not renew the budget, aiming to support developers and companies contributing to ENS. The majority of the community supports renewing the program with an increased budget of $4.5 million per year, which could enhance development, while the submission process for proposals will start after the vote concludes, with a deadline on March 31st.
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The proposal is about renewing the Service Provider Program's budget for the ENS ecosystem, with options to increase, maintain, reduce, or not renew the budget, aiming to support developers and companies contributing to ENS. The majority of the community supports renewing the program with an increased budget of $4.5 million per year, which could enhance development, while the submission process for proposals will start after the vote concludes, with a deadline on March 31st.
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🆕 ENS Service Provider Program Faces Renewal Vote: Budget Allocation in the Spotlight
A vote is being held to decide on the renewal of the Service Provider Program, which funds developers and companies to support the ENS ecosystem, with options for different budget levels or non-renewal. The program aims to decentralize ENS development, with potential positive impacts on the ecosystem, but ineffective budget allocation could hinder growth; no community discussions have been reported.
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A vote is being held to decide on the renewal of the Service Provider Program, which funds developers and companies to support the ENS ecosystem, with options for different budget levels or non-renewal. The program aims to decentralize ENS development, with potential positive impacts on the ecosystem, but ineffective budget allocation could hinder growth; no community discussions have been reported.
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[EP 6.3] [Social] Renew Service Provider Budget | ENS
The discussion is about a vote on renewing the ENS Service Provider Program, which funds developers and companies to sup...
🆕 Gitcoin Grants 23: $1.35M Pool to Boost Builders, But Challenges Loom
Gitcoin Grants 23 (GG23) is an initiative to support builders through Quadratic Funding and Retro Funding, with a $1.35M matching pool aimed at enhancing builder retention and ecosystem growth. While the initiative could empower communities and improve project funding, it may face challenges in refining its funding mechanisms, and there have been no community discussions or next actions determined.
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Gitcoin Grants 23 (GG23) is an initiative to support builders through Quadratic Funding and Retro Funding, with a $1.35M matching pool aimed at enhancing builder retention and ecosystem growth. While the initiative could empower communities and improve project funding, it may face challenges in refining its funding mechanisms, and there have been no community discussions or next actions determined.
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GG23: Supporting Builders at Every Stage of Growth | Gitcoin
The discussion is about Gitcoin Grants 23's new funding structure, which includes Quadratic Funding for early-stage proj...
🆕 BIP-787 Proposes Dynamic Amplification for Enhanced StableSurge Pool Efficiency
The proposal "BIP-787 Grant Maxis Amplification Parameter Change Permissions for StableSurge Pools" aims to improve swap efficiency and manage slippage by allowing dynamic adjustments to the amplification factor, potentially increasing the attractiveness of StableSurge pools. The proposal is in the pre-voting stage, with no community feedback available yet.
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The proposal "BIP-787 Grant Maxis Amplification Parameter Change Permissions for StableSurge Pools" aims to improve swap efficiency and manage slippage by allowing dynamic adjustments to the amplification factor, potentially increasing the attractiveness of StableSurge pools. The proposal is in the pre-voting stage, with no community feedback available yet.
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[BIP-787] Grant Maxis Amplification Parameter Change Permissions for StableSurge Pools | Balancer
BIP-787 proposes allowing Maxis to adjust the amplification parameter for StableSurge pools on multiple networks to impr...
🆕 Gitcoin Project "Ius Naturalis" Faces Sybil Detection Hurdles in GG22, Continues Crowdfunding Development
The discussion revolves around xunorus's project, Ius Naturalis, a wallet for self-sovereign individuals that faced challenges with Sybil detection and funding discrepancies during GG22, but continues to develop its crowdfunding mechanism. The community, with limited engagement, has provided feedback on improving donation matching and addressing funding issues for future rounds.
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The discussion revolves around xunorus's project, Ius Naturalis, a wallet for self-sovereign individuals that faced challenges with Sybil detection and funding discrepancies during GG22, but continues to develop its crowdfunding mechanism. The community, with limited engagement, has provided feedback on improving donation matching and addressing funding issues for future rounds.
🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
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🆕 Arbitrum's Delegate Incentive Program Rewards $196K, Recovers $10K for DAO in January 2025
The Delegate Incentive Program for January 2025 involved 65 participants, with 62 evaluated, resulting in $196,196.92 in compensation distributed across three tiers, and notable contributions included recovering $10,000 USDC for the DAO. The program's enhancements, such as individual feedback and tiered compensation, aim to boost delegate engagement, with nine new participants joining next month, but there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.
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The Delegate Incentive Program for January 2025 involved 65 participants, with 62 evaluated, resulting in $196,196.92 in compensation distributed across three tiers, and notable contributions included recovering $10,000 USDC for the DAO. The program's enhancements, such as individual feedback and tiered compensation, aim to boost delegate engagement, with nine new participants joining next month, but there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.
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🆕 CoWDAO Proposal Seeks $10K xDAI to Boost Tycho with CoW AMM Integration by 2025
A grant proposal by markus aims to integrate CoW AMM's and CoW AMM LP tokens into Tycho, with two milestones set for completion by April 30, 2025, and a funding request of $10,000 xDAI. The integration is expected to enhance Tycho's functionality and user experience, potentially increasing the adoption of CoW AMM LP tokens, though there has been no community discussion or determined next actions.
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A grant proposal by markus aims to integrate CoW AMM's and CoW AMM LP tokens into Tycho, with two milestones set for completion by April 30, 2025, and a funding request of $10,000 xDAI. The integration is expected to enhance Tycho's functionality and user experience, potentially increasing the adoption of CoW AMM LP tokens, though there has been no community discussion or determined next actions.
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📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡
https://blog.aragon.org/the-value-accrual-framework-governance-as-an-engine-for-sustainable-growth/
https://blog.aragon.org/the-value-accrual-framework-governance-as-an-engine-for-sustainable-growth/
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The Value Accrual Framework: Governance as an Engine for Sustainable Growth
By connecting governance, incentives, and value accrual, you can build a system that supports long-term growth and sustainability.