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Crypto Grant Wire is an update feed detailing the happenings across Web3 grants, DAO Governance, insightful thoughts, and tools we think you might find interesting.

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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.

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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
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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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🆕 Rocketpool GMC Receives No Approved Grants in Round 23, Focuses on Cost-Saving Amid Treasury Distress

The GMC reported that in Round 23 (March 7 - April 7), only one grant application was received and declined, with no bounties or retro applications submitted, and is now prioritizing pre-approved grants and cost-saving measures due to treasury distress. No community feedback or next actions have been noted, and stricter funding oversight is expected.

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🆕 Arbitrum-Backed DevRel Uni Cohort Trains 60, Produces 200+ Technical Assets, 43% Graduation Rate

The final report for DevRel Uni Cohort 6, powered by Arbitrum, highlights a successful program that trained 60 diverse participants in DevRel skills for the Arbitrum ecosystem, resulting in over 200 technical assets and a 43.33% graduation rate. The initiative is expected to enhance Arbitrum’s DevRel capacity and global engagement, with no reported community feedback or specified next steps.

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🆕 Applications Open for Ethereum Protocol Fellowship Cohort 6 (EPF6)

Applications for the Protocol Fellowship Cohort 6 (EPF6) are open until April 30 for those interested in Ethereum core development, client contributions, testing, or research, offering opportunities to contribute and bring new talent to the ecosystem. There have been no community discussions or next actions identified.

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🆕 ENS Proposes Rank-Budget Voting and Extended Edit Window for SPP2 Funding Decisions

This is about implementing Amendment 6.5 to the MetaGov Facilitation Plan for SPP2, introducing a rank-budget voting system for more nuanced funding decisions and temporarily reopening the application edit window (until 27 April 2025, 23:59 UTC) for existing proposals. The main benefits are increased transparency and flexibility for applicants, with no community reactions noted due to limited discussion (3 replies).

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🆕 Proposal to Establish Scroll India Local Node for Web3 Development and Adoption

The proposal discusses creating a Scroll India Local Node to boost Web3 development and adoption in India through developer programs, hackathons, localized content, and partnerships, leveraging India's strong blockchain ecosystem and large developer base. Benefits include accelerating talent growth and strengthening India's global Web3 position, with costs involving requests for technical, financial, and marketing support from Scroll; there has been no community feedback or next steps identified.

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🆕 Proposal to Launch $400K Quality Projects Grant Fund on Scroll for Top High-Impact Projects

A proposal suggests creating a Quality Projects Grant Fund to award milestone-based grants and retroactive funding to the top 10–15% of high-impact projects on Scroll, with a total budget of 1.4 million Scroll tokens (about $400,000). The initiative aims to attract and retain quality builders, but there has been no community feedback or next steps decided.

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🆕 Rocketpool GMC cuts grants to save $129,500 amid treasury constraints

The GMC has implemented significant cost-saving measures by cancelling or reducing several grants, resulting in $129,500 in savings due to treasury constraints, with $180,000 available and $600,000 reserved for prior commitments. These changes may halt or limit some programs, but there has been no community reaction and no next actions have been decided.

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🆕 Proposal to Allocate Scroll Sequencer Fees for Grants Program Supporting “Scroll-First Apps”

A proposal suggests allocating a portion of Scroll’s sequencer fees to a competitive grants program, aiming to fund innovative projects and attract top builders to create exclusive “Scroll-First Apps,” with performance-based rewards for allocator teams and community voting for accountability. The estimated cost is 130,000 SCR for infrastructure and $270,000 in grants every six months, but there has been no community discussion or next steps decided.

🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
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🆕 Aave DAO Considers $6M Buybacks, Asset Swaps, and Treasury Moves in May 2025 Funding Update

TokenLogic's May 2025 Funding Update proposes major treasury and operational moves for the DAO, including bridging funds to Ethereum, $6M in AAVE buybacks, asset swaps, and funding key programs, all to be executed via multiple AIPs and the Direct-to-AIP process. These actions aim to improve liquidity, operational flexibility, and support for incentives, with no community feedback or next steps identified yet.

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🆕 Scroll Proposes Subsidy Program to Cover 70% of Audit Costs for dApps

A Security Audit Subsidy Program has been proposed to subsidize up to 70% of audit costs for projects deploying on Scroll, with a budget of approximately 3.1 million SCR to support 20 audits and cover administrative roles. This aims to make audits more affordable, accelerate dApp launches, and strengthen ecosystem trust, but introduces ongoing administrative costs; there has been no community feedback or next steps decided.

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🆕 Lido Monthly Update: SSV Mainnet Cohorts, Holesky Recovery, and Hoodi Testnet Progress

This is a monthly update on progress and maintenance activities for a secure Ethereum environment, focusing on LIDO x SSV Mainnet Cohorts 2 and 3, Holesky recovery, and Hoodi testnet setup, with successful validator activations and mainnet upgrades completed. The benefits include enhanced security, stability, and operational efficiency, with no reported community feedback or next actions.

🏷️ Grants - Grantee Update
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🆕 Gitcoin Web3 For Universities Round Funds 50 African Projects, Highlights Challenges and Opportunities

The \"Web3 For Universities Community Round\" provided funding and support for 50 first-time Web3 projects in African universities, distributing $4,499.35 in donations and a $33,000 matching pool via Celo, with strong positive community engagement and recommendations. Key benefits include increased innovation and collaboration, while challenges such as donation recycling and gaming the system were identified for future improvement; no next actions have been set.

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