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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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🆕 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
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting


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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.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding


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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.

🏷️ Grants - Grantee Update
🏷️ Security - Audit
🏷️ Changes - Technical Change
🏷️ Newsworthy - Technical


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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.

🏷️ Grants - Grantee Update


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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
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Newsworthy - Token Distribution


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🆕 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.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding


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🆕 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
🏷️ Newsworthy - Token Distribution


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🆕 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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🆕 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
🏷️ Newsworthy - Affecting Governance


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🆕 5pence.eth Recommends Funding Core ENS DAO Service Providers to Ensure Sustainability and Reduce Financial Risk

5pence.eth evaluated and ranked ENS DAO service providers, recommending funding only essential infrastructure and proven contributors like Eth.limo, Blockful, Unruggable, and Namespace to ensure sustainability and fiscal responsibility. The approach aims to strengthen ENS’s core services and reduce financial risk, with no community feedback or next steps reported.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding


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🆕 Sherlock Proposes $200K USDCx Superfluid Bounty on Base to Boost Protocol Security and Participation

The discussion is about raising 200,000 USDC (in USDCx) on the Base network for the Sherlock Superfluid protocol bounty program to improve protocol security and incentivize community participation with SUPs, using Aave-powered yields and community-chosen mechanisms. There are minimal costs mentioned, and community reaction has been limited to a few clarifying questions and responses.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Newsworthy - Fundraising
🏷️ Security


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🆕 Flashbots FRP-47 Research Proposes Preconfirmations to Improve Based Rollup Sequencing Efficiency

This is about research under FRP-47 aimed at improving the efficiency and robustness of based rollups, particularly Taiko’s total anarchy sequencing, by analyzing proposer dynamics and proposing preconfirmations as a solution. The main benefits are enhanced scalability, reliability, and predictability for rollup systems, with no community feedback or next steps identified.

🏷️ Grants - Grantee Update


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🆕 Rocketpool IMC Period 35 Report: Budget Cuts, Tokenomics Shift, 30.6% RPL Balance Increase

The IMC Period 35 Report and proposed Period 36 Budget detail ongoing budget cuts, a shift in tokenomics due to PCS shutting down gauges, and a projected 30.6% increase in RPL balance, with surplus funds likely to be reallocated. There have been no community discussions or next actions determined.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update


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🆕 Proposal to Establish Scroll Local Node in Nigeria to Support Web3 and zk-Native Development

This is about a proposal to establish a Scroll Local Node in Nigeria to leverage the country's strong Web3 ecosystem, aiming to boost zk-native product development, talent pipelines, and DeFi onboarding, with support requested from Scroll for funding and technical resources. There are no identified costs or community reactions yet, and no next actions have been set.

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


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🆕 ENS SPP Round 2 Voting Report Prioritizes Core Infrastructure Funding, Defers Unicorn Project

Griff shared a detailed voting report for SPP round 2, prioritizing funding for core infrastructure projects like Eth.limo and Blockful to strengthen ENS, while deferring Unicorn due to funding constraints and its fit for a different stream. Community response has been minimal, with only JustRyan expressing thanks and commitment to ENS.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding


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🆕 Lido Completes Upgrades for SSV Mainnet Cohorts 2 and 3, Adds 40 Validators and Resolves Nimbus Issues

This update details completed upgrades and maintenance for LIDO x SSV Mainnet Cohorts 2 and 3, including node and validator client updates for the Pectra fork, activation of 40 new validators, and resolution of Nimbus client issues to maintain network stability and security. There are no reported costs or community reactions, and no further actions have been specified.

🏷️ Grants - Grantee Update
🏷️ Newsworthy - Technical


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