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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.

🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
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🆕 Aavegotchi DAO Weighs $10K Sponsorship of PizzaDAO’s 2025 Global Pizza Party for Brand Integration

Aavegotchi DAO is considering sponsoring PizzaDAO’s Global Pizza Party on May 22, 2025, for either $6,000 or $10,000, in exchange for brand integration and onboarding at global events to boost visibility and community growth. Most voters so far support the $10,000 option, but the proposal has not yet reached the required quorum.

🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
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🆕 clowes.eth documents ENS Public Goods funding for African founders during Kenya residency

clowes.eth participated in a two-week magma residency in Kenya, supported by the ENS Public Goods working group, to observe and support African founders and document how ENS Public Goods funds are used. The initiative aims to increase support and visibility for African builders, with no community discussions or next actions reported.

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🆕 Uniswap Foundation Releases Unaudited 2024 Financial Summary Highlighting Grants, Investments, and Revenue Allocation

This is an unaudited summary of the Uniswap Foundation’s financials for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, highlighting strong financial health, significant grant allocations, and major investments in developer onboarding and infrastructure, with 65% of Unichain revenue allocated to validators and stakers. The report aims to provide transparency and build community trust, with no community reactions or next actions noted.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
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🆕 dYdX Trading Arena Launches with $10,000 Prize Pool to Boost Exchange Engagement

The dYdX Trading Arena, launched by CryptoLearningClub with $59,000 in dYdX Grants funding, enables KOLs and community leaders to host trading competitions to boost dYdX exchange engagement, with initial competitions offering a $10,000 prize pool and strong early participation. The platform currently uses a permission-based model for security, with plans to become permissionless, and has received positive initial community feedback, though broader reactions are limited due to only one reply.

🏷️ Grants - Grantee Update
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🆕 Uniswap Growth Program trial secures $4.8M in incentives, increases TVL by $10M; renewal proposal pending

The Uniswap Growth Program trial, led by alphagrowth, achieved notable results such as securing over $4.8 million in ecosystem incentives, increasing TVL by over $10 million, and expanding marketing reach, with a proposal for program renewal forthcoming. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions.

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🆕 Proposal to Launch Scroll Local Node in Portugal Aims to Boost Zero-Knowledge Tech and Web3 Talent

This discussion is about a proposal to launch a Scroll local node in Portugal to position the country as a leader in zero-knowledge technology and strengthen local web3 talent pipelines, with support requested for branding, grants, and collaboration. While the benefits include fostering innovation and connecting local talent to global programs, community feedback highlights concerns about duplicating builder support, the need for vertical specialization, and unresolved issues around talent management and data compliance, with only 5 replies indicating limited but focused debate.

🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
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🆕 Lido DAO Proposes Extension of Delegate Incentivization Program Through 2025 with Updated Eligibility and Oversight

This proposal is to extend the Lido DAO Delegate Incentivization Program through Q2–Q4 2025 with a $225,000 LDO budget, lowering the eligibility threshold and updating committee members to broaden participation and improve oversight. The community response is overwhelmingly positive, with all votes so far in favor and no opposition.

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🆕 Uniswap Proposal Seeks $370K in UNI to Extend Accountability Committee Through 2025

This proposal requests $370,000 in UNI to renew the Uniswap Accountability Committee through December 2025, aiming to ensure stable DAO operations and increased efficiency with a 5-member team and expanded hours. The community response is strongly supportive so far, but the proposal still requires more votes to reach quorum for approval.

🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting
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🆕 Draft "3-Pillar Initiative" Proposes Stability and Growth Measures for Jupiter and $JUP Token

A draft proposal called the \"3-Pillar Initiative\" was submitted on 25/04/2025 to enhance the Jupiter ecosystem and $JUP token stability through a price stabilization vault, builder grants, and long-term staking incentives, with potential benefits including reduced volatility, increased utility, and stronger community engagement. No community feedback or next steps have been recorded yet.

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🆕 Proposal Seeks $250k from Balancer DAO for Multisig Wallet to Test New AMM Pool Models

A proposal requests $250,000 from the Balancer DAO treasury to fund a multisig wallet for production testing of new AMM pool models, aiming to improve innovation, security, and efficiency by replacing the use of personal funds for testing. The fund is strictly for testing, includes transparency measures, and as of now, there is no recorded community feedback or voting outcome.

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🆕 Doo_StableLab Proposes Forse Analytics for Uniswap Incentive Programs Across Four Chains, Requests $60K in UNI

DooStableLab has proposed using Forse to deliver advanced analytics on the effectiveness of Uniswap’s incentive programs across four additional chains, aiming to improve transparency and decision-making for stakeholders. The project requests $60,000 in UNI, payable upon delivery of the analytics terminal by the end of Q2 2025, and there has been no community feedback so far.

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🆕 Uniswap Proposal Seeks $1.15M to Renew Growth Program for DeFi Integrations and Ecosystem Research

This proposal seeks $1,148,000 in UNI to renew the Uniswap Growth Program for one year, aiming to expand Uniswap’s reach through embedded DeFi integrations, ecosystem fund research, and new DeFi market support, with clear KPIs and quarterly accountability. Community response has been supportive, and the proposal will proceed to a Snapshot vote after final feedback.

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🆕 Balancer Proposal Seeks $250k for Live AMM Pool Model Testing via Contributor-Managed Multisig

A proposal requests $250,000 from the Balancer DAO treasury to fund live testing of new AMM pool models via a multisig wallet managed by contributors, aiming to improve product quality and reduce personal financial risk for testers. The fund is strictly for testing, not incentives, and as of now, there is no recorded community feedback or votes.

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🆕 Uniswap DAO Proposal Seeks $280K UNI Top-Up to Address Budget Shortfall Amid Price Fluctuations

This proposal requests a $280,142 top-up (in UNI) to rebalance Uniswap DAO program budgets due to UNI price fluctuations, ensuring all commitments are met and operational continuity is maintained. The community overwhelmingly supports the proposal, but the required quorum of 10,000,000 votes has not yet been reached.

🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting
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🆕 Gitcoin GG23 OSS Program Announces Quadratic Funding Results with Enhanced Sybil Resistance and $600k in Matching Funds

The GG23 OSS Program Quadratic Funding results detail a builder-focused funding round with enhanced sybil resistance, $600,000 in matching funds, and 235 projects, aiming to improve fairness and integrity in public goods funding. With only 6 replies, community reaction is limited but includes concerns about sybil attacks and collusion, while feedback is being sought for future improvements.

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🆕 Gitcoin to Sunset Grants Stack and Grants Lab by May 2025, Refocuses on Core Grants Program

Gitcoin is shutting down its Grants Stack technology and Grants Lab business unit by May 31st, 2025 due to financial unsustainability, aiming to refocus on its core Grants Program and public goods funding. Community response has been limited but supportive, with some calls for clearer communication about ecosystem roles before GG24.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
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🆕 Uniswap Proposal Seeks to Allocate 15M UNI to Underrepresented Delegates for Governance Boost

This proposal aims to allocate up to 15 million UNI from the Uniswap DAO treasury to selected underrepresented delegates for 12 months, with structured selection, regular reviews, and increased accountability to temporarily boost governance participation. The community is strongly supportive so far, but the vote has not yet reached quorum, and there are no direct costs mentioned beyond the UNI allocation.

🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting
🏷️ Newsworthy - Affecting Governance
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🆕 SuperScan Project Delivers Open-Source Explorer for OP Stack and Optimism Superchain

The SuperScan project grant for the OP Stack and Optimism Superchain has been completed, delivering an open-source, customizable transaction explorer with enhanced UX, contract interaction, and multi-chain support for local development. There are no reported costs or community reactions, and no next actions have been determined.

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🆕 DeFi Africa-Arbitrum HackerBoost Program Trains 450+ Developers, Spurs dApp Development

The DeFi Africa - Arbitrum HackerBoost Program Phase 2 provided hands-on Web3 training, mentorship, and hackathon opportunities to over 450 African developers, resulting in several MVPs and increased Web3 adoption using Arbitrum infrastructure. The program demonstrated significant benefits in developer empowerment and dApp development, with no reported community feedback or next steps determined.

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