🆕 Proposal: Optimism DAO Grants Could Require Recipients to Buy and Burn OP Tokens for Sustainability
CaptMal proposed that Optimism DAO grants require recipients to use a small percentage of their revenue to buy back and burn OP tokens, aiming to improve grant sustainability, align incentives, and enhance OP tokenomics while offering flexibility to grantees. There have been no community discussions or next actions determined, and regulatory risks are considered manageable.
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CaptMal proposed that Optimism DAO grants require recipients to use a small percentage of their revenue to buy back and burn OP tokens, aiming to improve grant sustainability, align incentives, and enhance OP tokenomics while offering flexibility to grantees. There have been no community discussions or next actions determined, and regulatory risks are considered manageable.
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🆕 Arbitrum Releases May 2025 Delegate Incentive Results: $87k Distributed, Disputes Over Evaluation Criteria
The May 2025 Delegate Incentive Program results detail participation, compensation, and disqualifications (notably for missing the Security Council Elections vote), with $87,561.24 distributed among 24 eligible delegates across three tiers. Community reaction has been moderate, mainly consisting of five delegates disputing their scores and seeking clarification on evaluation criteria, especially regarding subjective assessments.
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The May 2025 Delegate Incentive Program results detail participation, compensation, and disqualifications (notably for missing the Security Council Elections vote), with $87,561.24 distributed among 24 eligible delegates across three tiers. Community reaction has been moderate, mainly consisting of five delegates disputing their scores and seeking clarification on evaluation criteria, especially regarding subjective assessments.
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🆕 Uniswap Proposal Seeks up to $4M Incentive Plan for USDS Adoption on Unichain, Faces Low Community Support
This proposal requests approval for a $1 million fixed and up to $3 million performance-based incentive plan to boost USDS and sUSDS adoption on Unichain via Uniswap and Sky Ecosystem partnerships, with 80% of funds for co-incentives and 20% for operations, overseen monthly by the community. Community response so far shows low turnout and majority opposition, so the proposal is unlikely to pass unless engagement and support increase before the voting period ends.
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This proposal requests approval for a $1 million fixed and up to $3 million performance-based incentive plan to boost USDS and sUSDS adoption on Unichain via Uniswap and Sky Ecosystem partnerships, with 80% of funds for co-incentives and 20% for operations, overseen monthly by the community. Community response so far shows low turnout and majority opposition, so the proposal is unlikely to pass unless engagement and support increase before the voting period ends.
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🆕 Scroll proposes $30k pilot for Local Node in Nigeria to assess regional adoption and developer engagement
A $30,000, three-month pilot is proposed to launch a Scroll Local Node in Nigeria, aiming to assess regional adoption, engage local developers, and create a scalable engagement model for Scroll in Africa, with structured phases for ecosystem mapping, builder programs, and reporting. The initiative could validate demand for zkEVM solutions and inform future expansion, but there have been no community discussions or next steps decided.
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A $30,000, three-month pilot is proposed to launch a Scroll Local Node in Nigeria, aiming to assess regional adoption, engage local developers, and create a scalable engagement model for Scroll in Africa, with structured phases for ecosystem mapping, builder programs, and reporting. The initiative could validate demand for zkEVM solutions and inform future expansion, but there have been no community discussions or next steps decided.
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🆕 Optimism Season 8 Retro Funding Adds Data-Driven Evaluation, Monthly Rewards, and Governance Updates
This is about updates to Retro Funding in Season 8, including data-driven evaluation, monthly rewards, and governance changes where OpenSource Observer maintains Evaluation Algorithms with Optimism Foundation oversight, while community input is encouraged via GitHub. The benefits are more accurate and fair builder rewards, improved stability, and increased accountability, with no reported community reaction or next actions specified.
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This is about updates to Retro Funding in Season 8, including data-driven evaluation, monthly rewards, and governance changes where OpenSource Observer maintains Evaluation Algorithms with Optimism Foundation oversight, while community input is encouraged via GitHub. The benefits are more accurate and fair builder rewards, improved stability, and increased accountability, with no reported community reaction or next actions specified.
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🆕 Chaos Labs Proposes Early Renewal and Expansion of Risk Management Partnership with Aave DAO
Chaos Labs is proposing a 12-month early renewal of their risk management partnership with Aave DAO, expanding their scope to include more automated risk tools and enhanced monitoring, for a total value of $3,000,000 USD (85% in aEthLidoGHO, 15% in AAVE) streamed over the contract period from July 13, 2025, to July 12, 2026. Community response has been supportive with some feedback on payment structure, and the proposal will proceed to ARFC Snapshot for further consideration; with only 5 replies, community debate has been limited but generally positive.
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Chaos Labs is proposing a 12-month early renewal of their risk management partnership with Aave DAO, expanding their scope to include more automated risk tools and enhanced monitoring, for a total value of $3,000,000 USD (85% in aEthLidoGHO, 15% in AAVE) streamed over the contract period from July 13, 2025, to July 12, 2026. Community response has been supportive with some feedback on payment structure, and the proposal will proceed to ARFC Snapshot for further consideration; with only 5 replies, community debate has been limited but generally positive.
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🆕 Optimism Shifts Retro Rewards to Prioritize High-Impact Contributions Over Voting
The Season 7 Retro Rewards in the Superchain ecosystem distribute approximately 26 million OP to recognize governance participation, but future rewards will focus solely on high-impact contributions rather than voting activity. Corrections were made to ACC reward allocations for accuracy, and with only 1 reply, there has been no notable community reaction.
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The Season 7 Retro Rewards in the Superchain ecosystem distribute approximately 26 million OP to recognize governance participation, but future rewards will focus solely on high-impact contributions rather than voting activity. Corrections were made to ACC reward allocations for accuracy, and with only 1 reply, there has been no notable community reaction.
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🆕 Dune Dashboard Launched for Onchain Tracking of ENS Public Goods Grants
A Dune Dashboard was created to provide transparent, onchain tracking of ENS Public Goods Grants, funded by a 0.25 ETH grant approved in April 2025, offering detailed statistics and open source data for community analysis. The main benefit is increased transparency and accountability in grant allocation, with no reported community feedback or next steps at this time.
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A Dune Dashboard was created to provide transparent, onchain tracking of ENS Public Goods Grants, funded by a 0.25 ETH grant approved in April 2025, offering detailed statistics and open source data for community analysis. The main benefit is increased transparency and accountability in grant allocation, with no reported community feedback or next steps at this time.
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🆕 Proposal to Link Arbitrum Grants to ARB Buybacks Raises Concerns for Early-Stage Projects
This discussion is about a proposal to reform the Arbitrum DAO grant system by requiring grant recipients to use a portion of their revenue to buy back and burn ARB tokens, aiming to better align incentives and improve tokenomics, but concerns were raised that this could create friction for early-stage projects that typically do not generate revenue. Community reaction is limited, with maxlomu clarifying that most grants support early-stage development and suggesting that alternative models for DAO alignment are being explored.
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This discussion is about a proposal to reform the Arbitrum DAO grant system by requiring grant recipients to use a portion of their revenue to buy back and burn ARB tokens, aiming to better align incentives and improve tokenomics, but concerns were raised that this could create friction for early-stage projects that typically do not generate revenue. Community reaction is limited, with maxlomu clarifying that most grants support early-stage development and suggesting that alternative models for DAO alignment are being explored.
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🆕 $5,000 Grant Proposal to Produce Spanish-Language Lido Educational Content for Latin America
This is a $5,000 USD grant proposal by KairosResearch to create Spanish-language educational content and community engagement initiatives about Lido for the Latin American audience, aiming to overcome language and accessibility barriers and increase adoption. Deliverables include newsletters, livestreams, a detailed report, and a video series, with no community feedback or next steps reported.
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This is a $5,000 USD grant proposal by KairosResearch to create Spanish-language educational content and community engagement initiatives about Lido for the Latin American audience, aiming to overcome language and accessibility barriers and increase adoption. Deliverables include newsletters, livestreams, a detailed report, and a video series, with no community feedback or next steps reported.
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🆕 Chema requests MATIC or POL on Polygon Amoy testnet to advance crypto payment demo development
Chema is requesting a small amount of MATIC or POL on the Polygon Amoy testnet to unlock faucets and continue developing a crypto payment demo for local businesses, with no costs or community reactions reported. The main benefit is enabling further development and testing of crypto payment solutions.
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Chema is requesting a small amount of MATIC or POL on the Polygon Amoy testnet to unlock faucets and continue developing a crypto payment demo for local businesses, with no costs or community reactions reported. The main benefit is enabling further development and testing of crypto payment solutions.
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📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡
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Authorizing the CGWG to Facilitate RFPs
Authorizing the CGWG to Facilitate RFPs Authors: Compound Governance Working Group (CGWG) Background In recent months, members of the Compound DAO have increasingly requested a structured Request for Proposal (RFP) process for evaluating competing initiatives.…
🆕 Balancer OpCo Product Team Proposes $80K and 3,125 BAL Funding for Q3 2025 Development
This is a funding proposal for the Balancer OpCo Product Team to receive $80,490 and 3,125 BAL (with a four-year vesting schedule) for Q3 2025, aimed at supporting ongoing product development, UI improvements, and technical infrastructure for Balancer. The budget is reduced due to lower headcount, some costs are offset by Beethoven and Balancer Labs, and there has been no community feedback or next steps identified.
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This is a funding proposal for the Balancer OpCo Product Team to receive $80,490 and 3,125 BAL (with a four-year vesting schedule) for Q3 2025, aimed at supporting ongoing product development, UI improvements, and technical infrastructure for Balancer. The budget is reduced due to lower headcount, some costs are offset by Beethoven and Balancer Labs, and there has been no community feedback or next steps identified.
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🆕 MakerDAO Announces May 2025 Aligned Delegate Compensation Totalling 20,443 USDS
This is about the official compensation for Aligned Delegates for May 2025, with Prime Delegates each receiving 4,000 USDS and additional payments to others, totaling 20,443 USDS, calculated using both legacy and new token balances and participation metrics. The process aims to ensure transparent and consistent rewards, with all data publicly available, and there has been no community discussion or next actions determined.
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This is about the official compensation for Aligned Delegates for May 2025, with Prime Delegates each receiving 4,000 USDS and additional payments to others, totaling 20,443 USDS, calculated using both legacy and new token balances and participation metrics. The process aims to ensure transparent and consistent rewards, with all data publicly available, and there has been no community discussion or next actions determined.
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🆕 Balancer OpCo Limited Seeks 380,513 USDC and 36,000 BAL for 2025-26 Operations in New Funding Proposal
A funding proposal requests 380,513 USDC and 36,000 BAL from the Balancer DAO Treasury to support Balancer OpCo Limited’s administrative and operational functions from July 2025 to June 2026, with quarterly payments and updates. The proposal aims to maintain decentralized operations and community support, introduces cost savings by removing D&O Insurance, and has not yet received community feedback or determined next steps.
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A funding proposal requests 380,513 USDC and 36,000 BAL from the Balancer DAO Treasury to support Balancer OpCo Limited’s administrative and operational functions from July 2025 to June 2026, with quarterly payments and updates. The proposal aims to maintain decentralized operations and community support, introduces cost savings by removing D&O Insurance, and has not yet received community feedback or determined next steps.
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🆕 Scroll Proposal: $500K Security Subsidy Program to Support Project Audits and Ecosystem Growth
This is a proposal to allocate $500,000 USD in SCR for a pilot Security Subsidy Program on Scroll, offering heavily subsidized audit and end-to-end security services to projects, with the aim of improving ecosystem security and supporting project growth. Community reaction is limited but generally supportive, with some questions about governance scope and implementation details; no next steps have been decided.
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This is a proposal to allocate $500,000 USD in SCR for a pilot Security Subsidy Program on Scroll, offering heavily subsidized audit and end-to-end security services to projects, with the aim of improving ecosystem security and supporting project growth. Community reaction is limited but generally supportive, with some questions about governance scope and implementation details; no next steps have been decided.
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🆕 ArbitrumDAO Delegate Incentive Program v1.6 Midterm: Reduced Incentives, Voting Power Concentration, and Operational Challenges
This is a summary of the ArbitrumDAO Delegate Incentive Program (DIP) v1.6 midterm report, which analyzes the program’s effectiveness, highlights reduced incentives and increased voting power concentration, and notes operational challenges due to subjective evaluation criteria. With only two replies, community feedback is limited but critical, pointing out issues with compensation unpredictability and unclear criteria, prompting calls for clearer guidelines as DIP v1.7 is prepared.
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This is a summary of the ArbitrumDAO Delegate Incentive Program (DIP) v1.6 midterm report, which analyzes the program’s effectiveness, highlights reduced incentives and increased voting power concentration, and notes operational challenges due to subjective evaluation criteria. With only two replies, community feedback is limited but critical, pointing out issues with compensation unpredictability and unclear criteria, prompting calls for clearer guidelines as DIP v1.7 is prepared.
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