📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡
https://www.comp.xyz/t/authorizing-the-cgwg-to-facilitate-rfps/6877?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
https://www.comp.xyz/t/authorizing-the-cgwg-to-facilitate-rfps/6877?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Compound Community Forum
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.
🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
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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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🆕 Karpatkey May 2025 Report: GnosisDAO Treasury at $456M, $1.2M Fees, Active Governance and DeFi Operations
This is a summary of Karpatkey's May 2025 report on kpk’s contributions to GnosisDAO, highlighting increased treasury value ($456M), active governance via a delegate programme, strategic DeFi operations, ecosystem partnerships, and technology upgrades, with total fees for Jan–May 2025 at about $1.2M. No community reactions or next actions have been reported.
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This is a summary of Karpatkey's May 2025 report on kpk’s contributions to GnosisDAO, highlighting increased treasury value ($456M), active governance via a delegate programme, strategic DeFi operations, ecosystem partnerships, and technology upgrades, with total fees for Jan–May 2025 at about $1.2M. No community reactions or next actions have been reported.
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🆕 Proposal for Four-Tier Framework to Enhance Jupiter’s Regional Groups with Multilingual Support and Recognition
This discussion reviews and supports a proposal for a unified, four-tier framework to strengthen Jupiter’s regional groups through multilingual support, regionally adjusted grants, and formal recognition of key contributors, aiming to improve inclusivity, engagement, and scalability. With only four replies, community feedback is limited but strongly positive, emphasizing the fundamental role of regional teams and offering practical suggestions for implementation.
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
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This discussion reviews and supports a proposal for a unified, four-tier framework to strengthen Jupiter’s regional groups through multilingual support, regionally adjusted grants, and formal recognition of key contributors, aiming to improve inclusivity, engagement, and scalability. With only four replies, community feedback is limited but strongly positive, emphasizing the fundamental role of regional teams and offering practical suggestions for implementation.
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🆕 Arbitrum Proposal Seeks 6-Month Extension of ARDC V2 Using Existing Funds, No New Supervisory Council Elections
A proposal is being considered to extend ARDC V2 for 6 more months, using the remaining previously approved funds, with options to retain or re-elect current working members or return unused funds to the Treasury. There are defined funding caps for each role, no new elections for the Supervisory Council, and no community feedback or next steps have been reported.
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A proposal is being considered to extend ARDC V2 for 6 more months, using the remaining previously approved funds, with options to retain or re-elect current working members or return unused funds to the Treasury. There are defined funding caps for each role, no new elections for the Supervisory Council, and no community feedback or next steps have been reported.
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📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡
https://gov.optimism.io/t/experimenting-with-futarchy-for-optimism-grant-allocation-decisions/9678/35
https://gov.optimism.io/t/experimenting-with-futarchy-for-optimism-grant-allocation-decisions/9678/35
Optimism Collective
Experimenting with Futarchy* for Optimism Grant Allocation Decisions
Participating in the futarchy has been a really fun and interesting experience so far. 🙂 I may add some reflections later, but for now: Can you share the ballpark of how much superchain TVL increase the grant council expects from the different grantees?…
🆕 Venus Proposes Injecting 147,630 wUSDM on ZKSync to Restore Liquidity After Exploit
This proposal seeks to inject 147,630 wUSDM from the Venus Treasury on ZKSync to fully restore liquidity for wUSDM suppliers affected by a previous exploit, enabling users to withdraw their assets and improving the market’s operational health. The community unanimously supports the proposal, but approximately $400,000 in debt remains unresolved and will require further action.
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This proposal seeks to inject 147,630 wUSDM from the Venus Treasury on ZKSync to fully restore liquidity for wUSDM suppliers affected by a previous exploit, enabling users to withdraw their assets and improving the market’s operational health. The community unanimously supports the proposal, but approximately $400,000 in debt remains unresolved and will require further action.
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🆕 Optimism v1 Futarchy Grants Contest: Prediction Markets vs. Council for OP Grant Allocation
The summary discusses the results of the Optimism v1 Futarchy Grants Contest, which compared a prediction market-based grant allocation method (Futarchy) to the traditional Grants Council process for distributing 100K OP grants to projects aimed at increasing Superchain TVL, finding that Futarchy brought in new participants and showed higher aggregate TVL growth (mainly due to one outlier), but also had higher variance and lower prediction accuracy. Community feedback has been limited, with some criticism of the experimental design—particularly the low-information environment for the Grants Council—suggesting the need for improved controls and real incentives in future iterations.
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The summary discusses the results of the Optimism v1 Futarchy Grants Contest, which compared a prediction market-based grant allocation method (Futarchy) to the traditional Grants Council process for distributing 100K OP grants to projects aimed at increasing Superchain TVL, finding that Futarchy brought in new participants and showed higher aggregate TVL growth (mainly due to one outlier), but also had higher variance and lower prediction accuracy. Community feedback has been limited, with some criticism of the experimental design—particularly the low-information environment for the Grants Council—suggesting the need for improved controls and real incentives in future iterations.
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