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🆕 Proposal Seeks 1,740 UNI to Fund UniVision Content Series for Uniswap Governance Transparency

A proposal suggests funding UniVision, a 3-month biweekly content series to improve Uniswap governance transparency and engagement through explainer videos, research reports, and social media posts, with a total cost of 1,740 UNI. The community has not yet discussed or reacted to the proposal, and no next steps have been set.

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🆕 Proposal for Aave Chan Initiative to Lead Growth and Governance Coordination with 3M aEthLidoGHO Budget

This is a proposal for the Aave Chan Initiative (ACI) to continue as Aave DAO’s Growth and Governance Coordination provider for 12 months with a 3M aEthLidoGHO budget, aiming to boost Aave’s DeFi loan market share to 80% through product innovation, partnerships, and infrastructure expansion. Community response has been strongly supportive but limited, with no next steps decided yet.

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🆕 NameStone Q1 2025 Update: Improved Developer Tools and Network Support for ENS Subnames

This is a Q1 2025 update on NameStone, a subname provider for ENS, highlighting improved developer tools, expanded network support, and a more user-friendly admin panel, all aimed at increasing adoption and usability. There are no reported costs or community reactions, and no next actions have been set.

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🆕 Gitcoin DeepGov Phase 3: AI Politicians Compete for Stewardship of $25k Grants Pool

This is about Phase 3 of the DeepGov experiment, where three AI politicians, each trained on Gitcoin community values, propose and compete for stewardship of a $25,000 matching pool in Gitcoin Grants 23, with voting open to eligible users until April 25th, 2024. The initiative aims to explore AI-assisted, value-aligned public goods funding and governance, but there have been no recorded community discussions so far.

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🆕 Arbitrum Proposal Seeks to Reallocate $89,980 in Unused Funds to Hackathon Continuation Program

This is about a proposal to transfer $89,980 USD in leftover funds from the Season 1 Domain Allocator to the Hackathon Continuation Program to address a funding shortfall and ensure the program can proceed as planned, with unused funds to be returned to the DAO or Arbitrum Foundation. The proposal aims to use existing resources efficiently and maintain compliance, and there has been no community feedback or next steps identified.

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🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
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🆕 Proposal to Revoke Uniswap Growth Initiative's $250k Discretionary Budget Due to Unused Funds, Transparency Concerns

This is about a proposal to revoke the Uniswap Growth Initiative’s authority to allocate up to $250,000 in surplus UNI funds for co-incentive campaigns due to lack of transparency and unused funds, requiring all future funding to go through standard governance. There has been minimal community response, with clarification that the discretionary budget has never been used and suggestions invited for improving transparency.

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🆕 Arbitrum Delegate Incentive Program Awards $107K to 67 Delegates, Adds Feedback and Dispute Features

The Delegate Incentive Program for March 2025 rewarded 67 qualifying delegates with a total of $107,005.28 for their participation in voting and discussions, using a tiered compensation and bonus system to encourage engagement and professionalization. New features include a feedback reporting system, mandatory 1:1 calls for new applicants, and a dispute process, with no recorded community discussions or next actions specified.

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🆕 Proposal for 3-Month dYdXVision Pilot to Boost Governance Engagement with Biweekly Content

This is a proposal for a 3-month, 9,000 USDC-funded pilot called \"dYdXVision\" to produce biweekly content and research that makes dYdX governance more accessible and engaging for token holders, with benefits including improved participation and awareness. There have been no community discussions or next actions determined.

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🆕 Morpho DAO Proposes 2024 Contributor Grants, Awaiting Quorum for Approval

This is a proposal for the Morpho DAO to approve 2024 contributor grant allocations, aiming to fund and incentivize contributors while maintaining transparency and community oversight. The proposal currently has unanimous support from a small number of voters but has not yet reached the required quorum of 500,000 votes for approval.

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🆕 Morpho Proposal Seeks $500K Token Incentives on Plume, Contingent on $1.5M Reciprocal Incentives and Loan Volume Targets

This proposal would allocate $500,000 in MORPHO tokens as incentives on Plume if Plume provides $1.5 million in incentives to Morpho and Morpho Protocol on Plume achieves specific loan volume targets, aiming to boost activity and liquidity for both ecosystems. Community engagement is currently low, with only 2 voters participating and turnout below the required quorum.

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🆕 Arbitrum Creative Hub in Nigeria surpasses goals, boosts dApp development and developer training

The “Arbitrum Creative Hub” initiative in Nigeria, led by Larkim, successfully exceeded its goals by significantly increasing dApp development, developer engagement, and training focused on Arbitrum Stylus, while empowering underrepresented creatives. The program laid a foundation for future growth through planned educational and incubation efforts, with no reported community feedback or next actions determined.

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🆕 Lido Proposal Seeks to Raise Easy Track Transfer Limit for Liquidity Observation Lab Multisig to 6,000 stETH

This proposal seeks to raise the Easy Track transfer limit for the Liquidity Observation Lab multisig to 6,000 stETH every 6 months, enabling the Lido Ecosystem BORG Foundation to access grant funds more efficiently and streamline treasury operations. The community response is strongly positive, with all votes in favor and quorum achieved.

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🆕 Proposal Seeks $250K from Uniswap DAO for Oku V4 Integration and License Exemption for GFX Labs

This proposal requests $250,000 from the Uniswap DAO to fund Uniswap V4 integration on Ethereum into Oku, grant GFX Labs a blanket license exemption for future V4 deployments, and add Unichain support, aiming to expand Uniswap’s reach and improve analytics and liquidity management. Community response has been limited, with some support and questions about the funding process, and no next steps have been decided.

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🆕 GitcoinVision Proposes $9,000 Pilot for Governance Education and Transparency

The GitcoinVision proposal seeks 9,000 USDC for a 3-month pilot to produce educational content and reports aimed at improving transparency and understanding of Gitcoin governance, with potential benefits of a more informed community but concerns about cost, effectiveness, and sustainability. No community feedback or next steps have been recorded.

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🆕 Proposal to Build Open-Source Governance Analytics Dashboard for Scroll

A proposal suggests building an open-source governance analytics dashboard for Scroll, called Gov Navigator, to centralize key governance metrics and improve transparency, participation, and delegate accountability, with a total cost of $10,000 and a four-week timeline. There has been no community discussion or next steps determined.

🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
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🆕 StorageBeat: Ethereum Foundation-Backed Framework Compares Decentralised and Centralised Storage Solutions

StorageBeat is a framework for systematically comparing decentralised and centralised storage solutions, offering standardised metrics for performance, cost, and risk, and is supported by an Ethereum Foundation grant. Community feedback is limited but constructive, with suggestions to refine risk analysis and address privacy/security and financial risks.

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🆕 Optimism Grants Council Cycle 36: 12 of 21 Applications Advance, Funding Requests Exceed Budget

The Cycle 36 preliminary review for the Grants Council evaluated 21 applications, with 12 advancing, but the total OP requested by finalists and for audits greatly exceeds the available budgets, meaning not all projects will be funded. Final selections will be announced by May 1st, and there has been no community reaction so far.

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🆕 Scroll Proposes Year-Long, DAO-Led Liquidity Mining Initiative with 5M SCR Budget

The Scroll Sustainable Liquidity Initiative proposes a year-long, phased liquidity mining program with a 5,000,000 SCR budget to incentivize liquidity provision on selected DEXs and pools, overseen by a DAO-led committee and the Scroll Dev Team. The program aims to improve liquidity and foster sustainable growth through adaptive incentives and long-term engagement, but there has been no community feedback or next steps identified.

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🆕 Lido Proposal: $53.5K Quadratic Funding Partnership with Giveth to Support Public Goods

This is a proposal for Lido to partner with Giveth on a Quadratic Funding round, allocating around $53.5K to support public goods and boost Lido’s visibility in the Ethereum ecosystem, with benefits including increased funding for projects and broader community engagement. There have been no community discussions or next steps decided.

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