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🆕 Celestia Foundation Announces Cohort 5 Delegation Program, Promotes Decentralization

The Celestia Foundation has concluded its Delegation program for Cohort 4 and will open applications for Cohort 5 on June 1st, 2025, encouraging decentralization by rejecting certain hosting providers and advising new validators to test on the Mocha testnet. Validators from Cohort 2 must reapply, and while there is no community discussion, the initiative aims to ensure active participation and a more distributed network.

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🆕 Proposal to Redirect Retroactive Public Goods Funding to Ethereum Stakers Amid Fee Crisis

The discussion focuses on dissatisfaction with OP's current distribution of retroactive public goods funding, suggesting a redirection of funds to Ethereum stakers to better align with Ethereum and address its L1 fee accrual crisis. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions regarding this proposal.

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🆕 CoW DAO Proposal: Time-Based Recruiting Grant by tsmahdy for March-August 2025

The proposal by tsmahdy is for a time-based grant to provide part-time recruiting services to CoW DAO from March 1, 2025, to August 31, 2025, at a rate of €25/hour with a monthly cap of €3,000, aiming to improve recruitment processes and ensure continuity. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions regarding this proposal.

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🆕 ENS Proposal Seeks 521k USDC for Public Goods Working Group Funding Through 2025

The proposal requests 521k USDC from the DAO treasury to fund the ENS Public Goods Working Group through October 2025, supporting strategic and builder grants with a 10% discretionary buffer for flexibility, aiming to align with ENS's long-term vision and foster innovation. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions regarding this proposal.

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🆕 Aave Liquidity Committee Seeks Phase VI Funding to Expand GHO's Multichain Strategy

The Aave Liquidity Committee (ALC) Phase VI Funding request aims to expand GHO's multichain strategy across Ethereum, Sonic, Avalanche, and Gnosis, enhancing its utility, liquidity, and stability in the DeFi ecosystem through strategic integrations. There have been no community discussions yet, and the next steps involve gathering feedback and potentially moving to the Snapshot stage for implementation.

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🆕 Season 7 Retro Funding Announced to Boost Dev Tooling and Onchain Builder Projects

The announcement of Season 7 Retro Funding rewards aims to enhance evaluation algorithms for Dev Tooling and Onchain Builder projects, with a budget distributed evenly from February to July 2025, fostering community involvement and innovation. There have been no community discussions or next actions determined.

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🆕 CoWDAO Grant Proposal Seeks $14K to Integrate CoW Swap into Twitter via Winks

The grant application by winksdotfun aims to integrate CoW Swap into Twitter via Winks, with a total funding request of $14,000 in $CoW tokens, contingent on reaching 2,000 unique active wallets. The project promises increased wallet activity and marketing visibility but carries the risk of not meeting the wallet target, and there has been no community discussion or determined next actions.

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🆕 Meta-Governance Working Group Requests 589k USDC and 70k $ENS for ENS Ecosystem Growth

The Meta-Governance Working Group, led by 5pence.eth, is requesting 589k USDC, 0 ETH, and 70k $ENS from the DAO treasury to fund operations and initiatives through October 2025, aiming to ensure governance oversight and support the ENS ecosystem's growth. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions regarding this funding request.

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🆕 Jupiter DAO Proposal Seeks Grant for Video Recaps and AI Tools to Boost Engagement

The proposal by blockballr aims to enhance Jupiter DAO discussions through animated video recaps, a unified repository, and AI tools like SpaceBite for efficient content management, with community feedback being largely positive and supportive of features like multilingual subnoscripts and AI translation. The initiative seeks a DAO grant for phased development, with a focus on improving information accessibility and engagement, though no specific next actions have been outlined.

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🆕 Gitcoin Matching Pool Managed by Avantgarde Finance for Optimized Returns and Transparency

The Gitcoin Matching Pool assets are being managed by Avantgarde Finance, with infrastructure set up and assets deployed as per approved strategies, ensuring transparency and accountability through monthly updates and Etherscan tracking. This management approach aims to optimize returns and align with Gitcoin's objectives, though there have been no community discussions or next actions determined.

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🆕 Rocket Pool Opens Grant Applications for Round 24, Prioritizing Node Operation and rETH Minting

Rocket Pool is inviting grant applications for Round 24, running from April 7, 2025, to May 7, 2025, with a focus on enhancing node operation, rETH minting, and community quality of life, preferring grants over retroactive awards due to treasury constraints. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions regarding this initiative.

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🆕 Venus Protocol Seeks $1.7M Funding Amid Mixed Community Reactions on Development Focus

The discussion is about a $1,700,000 funding proposal for the Venus Protocol to support development and maintenance from H2 2024 to H1 2025, with mixed community reactions; some members are excited about performance improvements, while others criticize the lack of focus on XVS token growth and management issues. The proposal includes a token allocation and emphasizes security audits, technical support, and community engagement, but no next actions have been determined.

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🆕 Arbitrum's STEP March Update Introduces Dune Dashboard for Enhanced Transparency

The March update for Arbitrum's Stable Treasury Endowment Program (STEP) enhances transparency and data accessibility with a Dune dashboard and detailed performance analytics, including historical monthly interest and life-to-date yields, but there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

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🆕 Proposal to Allocate $250k in ARB for Testing New Balancer Pool Models

A proposal by MikeB suggests allocating $250k in ARB for testing new Balancer pool models, with funds managed by Balancer contributors and a focus on innovative pool features like dynamic fees and MEV integration. The proposal aims to enhance pool performance through large-scale testing, with quarterly reports ensuring accountability, but there has been no community discussion or determined next actions.

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🆕 Rocketpool Round 24 Grant and Bounty Applications Centralized for Improved Clarity

The discussion focuses on organizing the round 24 period for grant, bounty, and retrospective award applications by directing all related questions to a specific thread, which aims to improve clarity, streamline communication, and enhance organization for committee members. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

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🆕 Proposal for €9,100 Logistics Hub in France to Boost Jupiter Merchandise in Europe

A proposal seeks €9,100 to establish a logistics hub in France for Jupiter merchandise, aiming to reduce shipping costs, improve delivery times, and enhance brand presence at European events, with a 6-month pilot phase planned. The community has not yet discussed the proposal, and no further actions have been determined.

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🆕 dYdX Announces $20M Surge Program to Boost Trading and Liquidity Starting April 2025

The dYdX Surge Program, starting on April 1, 2025, will distribute up to $20 million in DYDX rewards over nine months to incentivize trading activity, enhance user engagement, and improve liquidity on the platform. The program requires dYdX governance approval and is structured into monthly seasons with rewards for executing taker orders, but there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

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