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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.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
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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.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
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🆕 Superfluid Ecosystem Campaigns Season 1: 35M SUP Distributed to 30,000+ Reserve Holders, Season 2 Proposals Open

This is a review of Season 1 of the Ecosystem Campaigns for distributing SUP tokens via SPR, where over 30,000 Reserve holders received 35 million SUP across 7 campaigns, with allocations based on engagement and integration metrics tracked by the SPR Dashboard V1 on Dune. The initiative aims to improve SUP reward allocation, transparency, and ecosystem growth, and the community is invited to propose new projects for Season 2 starting on 19th May, but there has been no community discussion or next actions determined.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
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🆕 GFX Labs Seeks Uniswap DAO Funding and License Exemption to Add V4, Unichain Support to Oku

GFX Labs is requesting funding and a blanket license exemption from the Uniswap DAO to integrate Uniswap V4 and Unichain support into Oku, aiming to enhance accessibility and infrastructure for developers, LPs, and traders. The proposal could accelerate Uniswap V4 adoption and innovation, with community voting still in progress and the required quorum not yet reached as of now.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
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🆕 Eigen Foundation forms independent Grants Oversight Council for Community Initiatives

The Eigen Foundation has established an independent Grants Oversight Council to verify the transparency and accuracy of Community Initiatives Grants allocation, aiming to increase trust and accountability through public reporting and clear separation of responsibilities. The Council, composed of three external members with no on-chain execution power, began its first term immediately and will conclude on October 29, 2025; there has been no community feedback or next steps announced.

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🆕 Arbitrum Proposal Seeks to Reallocate $89,980 in Leftover Funds to Cover Hackathon Program Shortfall

This proposal requests approval to use $89,980 USD in leftover Domain Allocator funds to cover a budget shortfall in the Hackathon Continuation Program, ensuring its continuation and optionally strengthening the Treasury Management Committee’s stablecoin pool. The community generally supports this practical, one-time reallocation to address urgent funding needs, with a vote pending on specific fund distribution options.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
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🆕 Proposal for Gitcoin 3.0: Allocating $22M Treasury Over 5 Years to Tackle Ethereum Challenges

This discussion is about owocki's proposal for Gitcoin 3.0, which aims to use Gitcoin’s $22M treasury over at least five years to fund solutions to major Ethereum ecosystem challenges through a more diverse set of onchain capital allocation mechanisms and increased community participation. While the approach promises greater innovation and sustainability, community responses (with three replies) show both excitement and concerns about coherence, focus, and the balance between experimentation and user needs.

🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
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🆕 ENS DAO Releases Q1 2025 Spending Report: $642K Allocated Across Working Groups

This is a report on ENS DAO’s Q1 2025 cash basis spending summaries for its Ecosystem, Meta-Governance, and Public Goods Working Groups, detailing allocations and expenses to enhance transparency and accountability. Total spending was $642,000 USD equivalent, with no community discussion or next actions noted in the two replies.

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🆕 Proposal to Replace Scroll Grants with Protocol-Sponsored Tokenization Using Quadratic Accelerator Framework

0xJustice proposes replacing traditional grants on Scroll with Protocol-Sponsored Tokenization using the Quadratic Accelerator framework, allocating 1.60 million SCR to support 8–10 token launches via audited, Sybil-resistant quadratic funding rounds, aiming to boost TVL, user onboarding, and price floors for $SCR and ecosystem tokens. There are no direct costs to project teams, and as of now, there has been no community discussion or determined next steps.

🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
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🆕 Scroll Proposes 1.5M SCR Retroactive Funding for Open-Source Infrastructure, Seeks Community Involvement

The Scroll Retroactive Infrastructure Funding program proposes to reward teams with 1,500,000 SCR for delivering impactful, open-source infrastructure on Scroll, using a transparent, community-involved process with a council and onchain voting. The initiative aims to incentivize ecosystem growth and transparency, but there have been no community discussions or next steps identified.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
🏷️ Grants - Grants Available
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🆕 Proposal to Relaunch Gitcoin Grants in 2025 with New Technology Layer and Governance Focus

MathildaDV has proposed a major relaunch of Gitcoin Grants for 2025, aiming to enhance governance, transparency, and support for builders in the Ethereum ecosystem by moving away from the current Grants Lab and Grants Stack to a new technology layer. The proposal promises increased trust and innovation but may face challenges with data migration and technology provider selection; as of now, there has been no community discussion or determined next steps.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
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🆕 Optimism Grants Council Cycle 36: 1 Grant, 4 Audits Approved; Most Budget Allocated or Returned

This is a summary of the final report for Cycle 36 of the Grants Council, marking the end of Season 7, where 1 grant and 4 audits were approved, most applications were declined, and nearly all of the 10M OP budget was allocated or returned to GovFund. Community reaction has been minimal, with only one reply expressing appreciation for the team's work.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
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🆕 Proposal Seeks $60k in UNI to Expand StableLab’s Forse Analytics for Uniswap Incentive Evaluation Across Four Chains

This proposal requests $60,000 in UNI to fund StableLab’s Forse analytics platform for evaluating Uniswap’s incentive programs across four more chains, aiming to deliver actionable insights for stakeholders by the end of Q2 2025. While early voting shows strong support from participants, overall turnout remains low.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
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🆕 Uniswap Foundation Forms Feedback Group to Oversee $165.5M Allocation, Focuses on Transparency Over Enforcement

The Uniswap Foundation Feedback Group (FFG) has been established by the Uniswap Accountability Committee to improve oversight and communication regarding the use of approximately $165.5 million allocated to the Uniswap Foundation for grants, operations, and incentives from March 11, 2025 to March 11, 2027, with the FFG serving as an observer group rather than an enforcement body. The main benefits are increased transparency and accountability, while the main limitation is the FFG's lack of enforcement power; there has been no community reaction or next steps identified.

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🆕 MakerDAO: BA Labs Launches SP-BEAM and Upgrades Sky and Spark Ecosystems in April 2025 Review

This is a review of BA Labs’ risk and analytics work for April 2025, highlighting the launch of SP-BEAM, technical upgrades in the Sky and Spark ecosystems, new dashboards, and ongoing research to improve risk management and transparency. There are no reported costs or community reactions, and no next actions have been set.

🏷️ Grants - Grantee Update
🏷️ Newsworthy - Technical


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🆕 Rocketpool GMC Treasury Report April 2025: Financial Activity, Cost-Saving Measures, and Grant Reviews

The GMC Treasury Report for April 2025 outlines financial activity, highlights cost-saving measures, and notes ongoing reviews of grants and bounties to stabilize the treasury and improve transparency. No community feedback or next actions have been reported.

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🆕 StreamingFast April 2025 Update: Substreams, Firehose, and The Graph Ecosystem Improvements

This is about StreamingFast's April 2025 update detailing improvements to Substreams, Firehose infrastructure, expanded blockchain support, and user experience alignment with The Graph brand, aiming to enhance developer productivity and broaden ecosystem adoption. There are no reported costs or community reactions, and no next actions have been set.

🏷️ Grants - Grantee Update
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🆕 Proposal: WOOF! Seeks $2M USDC and 50,000 COMP to Lead Compound Protocol Development

This is a proposal for WOOF! to become the core development team for the Compound Protocol, requesting 2,000,000 USDC and 50,000 COMP over 12 months to provide maintenance and develop new features aimed at regaining market share and improving protocol efficiency. The proposal offers clear benefits in accelerating innovation and support but involves significant costs, and there has been no recorded community reaction or next steps as of now.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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