🆕 Rocket Pool Opens Applications for Round 25 GMC Retrospective Awards, Prioritizes Grants Over Retrospective Funding
Rocket Pool is accepting applications for Round 25 GMC retrospective awards, recognizing completed work that benefits the protocol and community between May 7, 2025 and June 7, 2025, with a structured application and evaluation process and a preference for grants due to treasury constraints. The process aims to incentivize valuable contributions and improve transparency, but may limit retrospective awards and shift contributors toward pre-approved grants; there has been no community discussion so far.
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Rocket Pool is accepting applications for Round 25 GMC retrospective awards, recognizing completed work that benefits the protocol and community between May 7, 2025 and June 7, 2025, with a structured application and evaluation process and a preference for grants due to treasury constraints. The process aims to incentivize valuable contributions and improve transparency, but may limit retrospective awards and shift contributors toward pre-approved grants; there has been no community discussion so far.
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🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
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🆕 Proposal for XJup: Web3 Payment Platform for JUP, SOL, USDC Seeks €1.17M Funding
This is a proposal for XJup, a Web3 payment and rewards platform enabling seamless crypto payments (JUP, SOL, USDC) via mobile app and card, featuring gamified rewards, AI financial tools, strong security, and merchant/community integrations, with a funding request of €1.17M and 2.37M JUP for 24 months. The project aims to boost crypto adoption and JUP utility but involves significant costs and operational complexity; there has been no community feedback or next steps decided.
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This is a proposal for XJup, a Web3 payment and rewards platform enabling seamless crypto payments (JUP, SOL, USDC) via mobile app and card, featuring gamified rewards, AI financial tools, strong security, and merchant/community integrations, with a funding request of €1.17M and 2.37M JUP for 24 months. The project aims to boost crypto adoption and JUP utility but involves significant costs and operational complexity; there has been no community feedback or next steps decided.
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📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡
https://ethresear.ch/t/a-roadmap-for-funding-ethereum-s-open-source-infrastructure/22278
https://ethresear.ch/t/a-roadmap-for-funding-ethereum-s-open-source-infrastructure/22278
Ethereum Research
A Roadmap for Funding Ethereum’s Open Source Infrastructure
Authors: @sejalrekhan97, @devansh76 Special thanks to Audrey Tang for her thoughtful feedback, Jason Chaskin, @owocki and Julian Zawistowski for the review, Clement Lesaege for his provocative insights and David Dao for valuable discussions. This proposal…
🆕 Uniswap DAO Opens Applications for Season 4 Accountability Committee with Focus on Transparency and Security
The Uniswap DAO is renewing its Accountability Committee for Season 4, with a structured application and voting process designed to ensure fairness, transparency, and secure multisig operations, and Sov has applied, highlighting extensive DAO and grant management experience. There has been only one reply and no community discussion so far.
🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
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The Uniswap DAO is renewing its Accountability Committee for Season 4, with a structured application and voting process designed to ensure fairness, transparency, and secure multisig operations, and Sov has applied, highlighting extensive DAO and grant management experience. There has been only one reply and no community discussion so far.
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🆕 ENS DAO considers ranked choice voting to prioritize SP program funding for sustainability and oversight
This discussion is about prioritizing funding for teams in the SP program using ranked choice voting to ensure DAO resources are allocated to the most strategically important and reliable projects, with a focus on sustainability and improved oversight. With only two replies, community reaction is limited, centering on the need for better communication and transparency, especially highlighted by feedback to Wildcard Labs.
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This discussion is about prioritizing funding for teams in the SP program using ranked choice voting to ensure DAO resources are allocated to the most strategically important and reliable projects, with a focus on sustainability and improved oversight. With only two replies, community reaction is limited, centering on the need for better communication and transparency, especially highlighted by feedback to Wildcard Labs.
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app.x23.ai
Voting Report (Avsa.eth) | ENS
The discussion is about prioritizing funding for teams in the SP program using ranked choice voting, with a focus on str...
🆕 Arbitrum STEP Update: Enhanced Transparency with Reporting, Analytics, and Yield Comparisons
This is an update on Arbitrum’s Stable Treasury Endowment Program (STEP) by steakhouse, highlighting enhanced transparency through detailed reporting, analytics, and yield comparisons, as well as the approval of STEP 2 application recommendations. There are no reported costs or community reactions, and no next actions have been set.
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This is an update on Arbitrum’s Stable Treasury Endowment Program (STEP) by steakhouse, highlighting enhanced transparency through detailed reporting, analytics, and yield comparisons, as well as the approval of STEP 2 application recommendations. There are no reported costs or community reactions, and no next actions have been set.
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app.x23.ai
STEP Report - April 2025 | Arbitrum
This is an update on Arbitrum’s STEP, highlighting improved reporting, the approval of STEP 2 recommendations, and the n...
🆕 Review of ENS SPP Applications Highlights Infrastructure Funding and Web3.bio’s SPP2 Proposal
This discussion reviews nick.eth’s evaluation of ENS SPP service provider applications, highlighting the potential benefits of funding key infrastructure and innovative tools, as well as the introduction of Web3.bio’s SPP2 application. Community response has been minimal, with only web3bio engaging to promote their platform.
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This discussion reviews nick.eth’s evaluation of ENS SPP service provider applications, highlighting the potential benefits of funding key infrastructure and innovative tools, as well as the introduction of Web3.bio’s SPP2 application. Community response has been minimal, with only web3bio engaging to promote their platform.
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🆕 Proposal to Allocate Superfluid Tokens for Season 2 Community Activations and Referral Campaign on Base Network
polium proposes allocating Superfluid tokens to the Superfluid Foundation Marketing team for Season 2 Community Activations, aiming to incentivize new user actions, cross-app engagement, and support for smaller apps through one-off rewards and a new referral system, primarily on the Base network. The campaign introduces a fee to prevent abuse, with no reported community feedback or next steps decided.
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polium proposes allocating Superfluid tokens to the Superfluid Foundation Marketing team for Season 2 Community Activations, aiming to incentivize new user actions, cross-app engagement, and support for smaller apps through one-off rewards and a new referral system, primarily on the Base network. The campaign introduces a fee to prevent abuse, with no reported community feedback or next steps decided.
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🆕 Rocket Pool Proposes Joining Balancer Alliance for rETH-WETH Liquidity and $10k Grant
This proposal aims for Rocket Pool to join the Balancer Alliance Program, requesting revenue sharing, a $10,000 BAL grant, and technical integrations to enhance rETH-WETH liquidity across mainnet and L2s. The community vote is ongoing with no feedback yet, and the main benefits are deeper partnership, increased incentives, and improved liquidity, with no stated costs beyond the grant request.
🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
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This proposal aims for Rocket Pool to join the Balancer Alliance Program, requesting revenue sharing, a $10,000 BAL grant, and technical integrations to enhance rETH-WETH liquidity across mainnet and L2s. The community vote is ongoing with no feedback yet, and the main benefits are deeper partnership, increased incentives, and improved liquidity, with no stated costs beyond the grant request.
🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
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🆕 Morpho Governance Call to Discuss Grants, Association, and Yearn Curation Methodology on May 8, 2025
The Morpho Governance Call on May 8, 2025, will cover updates on grants, association matters, and Yearn Curation Methodology, with the agenda open for community input and the session recorded for transparency. There are no reported community reactions or specified next actions.
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The Morpho Governance Call on May 8, 2025, will cover updates on grants, association matters, and Yearn Curation Methodology, with the agenda open for community input and the session recorded for transparency. There are no reported community reactions or specified next actions.
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🆕 Rocketpool GMC Cancels Inactive Bounties, Reviews Two Pending Community Feedback
The GMC has cancelled several outdated or inactive bounties to better focus resources, while two bounties (Liquid Stakers FAQs doc and Slashing Mitigator) are under review pending community feedback. There have been no community discussions or next actions determined.
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The GMC has cancelled several outdated or inactive bounties to better focus resources, while two bounties (Liquid Stakers FAQs doc and Slashing Mitigator) are under review pending community feedback. There have been no community discussions or next actions determined.
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🆕 Proposal for Rocket Pool to Join Balancer Alliance Program Faces Low Participation
This proposal aims for Rocket Pool to join the Balancer Alliance Program, receive a $10,000 BAL grant, and share revenue from rETH-WETH pools, enhancing liquidity and collaboration between the two protocols. The main benefit is deeper integration and incentives for liquidity providers, but the proposal currently faces very low community participation, with the vote far from reaching quorum.
🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
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This proposal aims for Rocket Pool to join the Balancer Alliance Program, receive a $10,000 BAL grant, and share revenue from rETH-WETH pools, enhancing liquidity and collaboration between the two protocols. The main benefit is deeper integration and incentives for liquidity providers, but the proposal currently faces very low community participation, with the vote far from reaching quorum.
🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
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🆕 Rocketpool pDAO Treasury Report Reduces pDAO RPL Inflation Share, Increases oDAO Share, Introduces Recurring IMC and GMC Payments
The pDAO Treasury Report details a budget reallocation, decreasing the pDAO share of RPL inflation to 27.5% and increasing the oDAO share to 2.5%, along with the initiation of recurring payments to the IMC and GMC for improved funding predictability and transparency. No community feedback or next actions have been reported.
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The pDAO Treasury Report details a budget reallocation, decreasing the pDAO share of RPL inflation to 27.5% and increasing the oDAO share to 2.5%, along with the initiation of recurring payments to the IMC and GMC for improved funding predictability and transparency. No community feedback or next actions have been reported.
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🆕 Curve Quarterly Report: Crosschain Upgrades, Llamalend Features, and CHF 1.4M Spent on Development
This is a quarterly progress report for Curve (December 2024 to February 2025) detailing major software, governance, and ecosystem upgrades—including crosschain improvements, new Llamalend features, and expanded integrations—aimed at boosting functionality, user experience, and financial sustainability, with CHF 1,395,000 spent mainly on audits, support, and development. There has been no community discussion or next actions specified.
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🏷️ Security - Audit
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This is a quarterly progress report for Curve (December 2024 to February 2025) detailing major software, governance, and ecosystem upgrades—including crosschain improvements, new Llamalend features, and expanded integrations—aimed at boosting functionality, user experience, and financial sustainability, with CHF 1,395,000 spent mainly on audits, support, and development. There has been no community discussion or next actions specified.
🏷️ Grants - Grantee Update
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🆕 Superfluid Payments & Distributions plans to expand crypto payroll tool with focus on adoption and reduced allocation
The \"Superfluid Payments & Distributions\" project, led by the Superfluid Foundation team, aims to expand its crypto payroll and payment tool in Season 2 by increasing unique claimers and adoption of Pure SuperTokens, while suggesting a smaller allocation to support more community campaigns. There are no reported community reactions or next steps, and the project incurs small stream fees but is eligible for OP’s Retroactive Funding.
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The \"Superfluid Payments & Distributions\" project, led by the Superfluid Foundation team, aims to expand its crypto payroll and payment tool in Season 2 by increasing unique claimers and adoption of Pure SuperTokens, while suggesting a smaller allocation to support more community campaigns. There are no reported community reactions or next steps, and the project incurs small stream fees but is eligible for OP’s Retroactive Funding.
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🆕 Superfluid DAO Votes on Allocating 50M SUP to 9 Ecosystem Campaigns for SPR Season 2
This is about the DAO voting on which of 9 eligible ecosystem campaigns will receive a share of 50,000,000 SUP (5% of total supply) for SPR Season 2, with campaigns under 5% of the vote excluded and their allocation redistributed. The proposal is expected to have minimal additional costs for the Foundation, and there has been no community discussion.
🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting
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This is about the DAO voting on which of 9 eligible ecosystem campaigns will receive a share of 50,000,000 SUP (5% of total supply) for SPR Season 2, with campaigns under 5% of the vote excluded and their allocation redistributed. The proposal is expected to have minimal additional costs for the Foundation, and there has been no community discussion.
🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting
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app.x23.ai
[SIP #4] Ecosystem Campaigns - Season 2 | Superfluid
This is about the DAO's decision on which of 9 eligible ecosystem campaigns will participate in SPR Season 2 and how 50,...
🆕 Gitcoin Pilots Hybrid ImpactQF Model in GG23, Distributes $90k to 50 Projects with AI/Human Evaluation
The Regen Coordination Global GG23 round piloted a hybrid ImpactQF funding model, distributing $90,000 in matching funds to 50 ReFi and Ethereum-related projects using both quadratic funding and AI/human impact evaluation, resulting in more equitable fund allocation and positive feedback on the process. Key benefits include fairer funding and improved evaluation, with future plans to automate and expand the model, while no community reactions or next actions have been reported.
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The Regen Coordination Global GG23 round piloted a hybrid ImpactQF funding model, distributing $90,000 in matching funds to 50 ReFi and Ethereum-related projects using both quadratic funding and AI/human impact evaluation, resulting in more equitable fund allocation and positive feedback on the process. Key benefits include fairer funding and improved evaluation, with future plans to automate and expand the model, while no community reactions or next actions have been reported.
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app.x23.ai
AI ImpactQF + Regen Coordination Global GG23 Report | Gitcoin
The Regen Coordination Global GG23 round piloted a hybrid ImpactQF funding model, distributing $90,000 in matching funds...
🆕 Superfluid SIP #4: Community Allocates SUP Tokens Across Nine Campaign Categories
SIP #4 proposes allocating SUP tokens to nine campaign categories within the Superfluid ecosystem, letting the community decide both inclusion and funding amounts for each. High voter turnout shows strong support for Superfluid Labs apps, Nerite, and Growth Campaigns, with no direct costs mentioned beyond token allocation.
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
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SIP #4 proposes allocating SUP tokens to nine campaign categories within the Superfluid ecosystem, letting the community decide both inclusion and funding amounts for each. High voter turnout shows strong support for Superfluid Labs apps, Nerite, and Growth Campaigns, with no direct costs mentioned beyond token allocation.
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
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app.x23.ai
SIP #4: Ecosystem Campaigns - Season 2 | Superfluid
SIP #4 proposes allocating SUP tokens to nine campaign categories within the Superfluid ecosystem, letting the community...
🆕 Gitcoin Proposes Strategic Sprint to Redesign Grants Framework Post-Grants Stack Retirement
A proposal led by Gitcoin’s interim Executive Director suggests a 3–4 week strategic sprint, facilitated by Allo.Capital, to design a new framework for Gitcoin Grants after the Grants Stack platform retires in May 2025, focusing on new technology, funding models, sustainability, and decentralization. The initiative aims to improve efficiency and community involvement but may introduce operational risks and complexity; there has been no community feedback or next steps decided.
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
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A proposal led by Gitcoin’s interim Executive Director suggests a 3–4 week strategic sprint, facilitated by Allo.Capital, to design a new framework for Gitcoin Grants after the Grants Stack platform retires in May 2025, focusing on new technology, funding models, sustainability, and decentralization. The initiative aims to improve efficiency and community involvement but may introduce operational risks and complexity; there has been no community feedback or next steps decided.
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
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🆕 Scroll DAO Proposes Delegate Accelerator Funding, Governance Recognition, and Votable Supply Adjustment
This governance update summarizes recent and upcoming Scroll DAO activities, including funding a Delegate Accelerator program ($87,000 plus 371,875 SCR), proposals for governance contribution recognition, ecosystem growth ideas, and a votable supply adjustment to reduce quorum risk, with voting and feedback opportunities open to the community. There have been no reported community discussions on these proposals.
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
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This governance update summarizes recent and upcoming Scroll DAO activities, including funding a Delegate Accelerator program ($87,000 plus 371,875 SCR), proposals for governance contribution recognition, ecosystem growth ideas, and a votable supply adjustment to reduce quorum risk, with voting and feedback opportunities open to the community. There have been no reported community discussions on these proposals.
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
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