📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡
https://gov.optimism.io/t/grants-council-season-7-retrospective-report/9992
https://gov.optimism.io/t/grants-council-season-7-retrospective-report/9992
Optimism Collective
Grants Council Season 7 Retrospective Report
1. What is your assessment of the impact KPIs that were set in your Budget Proposal at the start of the Season? Have you made progress towards, or achieved, these milestones or KPIs? If not, why? We met 100% of the internal KPIs set in the Grants Council’s…
🆕 Boring Security requests $8,350 grant to develop DeFi security classes with CoW Swap content
This is about a grant application from Boring Security requesting $8,350 xDAI or CoW Tokens to develop and update DeFi security classes with CoW Swap content, aiming to improve user security and onboarding for the CoW Protocol ecosystem. There are no identified costs beyond the grant amount, and no community feedback or next steps have been recorded.
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This is about a grant application from Boring Security requesting $8,350 xDAI or CoW Tokens to develop and update DeFi security classes with CoW Swap content, aiming to improve user security and onboarding for the CoW Protocol ecosystem. There are no identified costs beyond the grant amount, and no community feedback or next steps have been recorded.
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🆕 ZKsync Security Council requests 10.87M ZK tokens for June–July 2025 operations, oversight by Token Assembly
The ZKsync Security Council is requesting 10.87 million ZK tokens to fund its operations for June and July 2025, covering signer compensation and foundation costs, with oversight and accountability provided by the Token Assembly, which can halt or cancel funding at any time. The proposal aims to maintain protocol security and operational continuity despite token price volatility, and there has been no community feedback or next steps identified.
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The ZKsync Security Council is requesting 10.87 million ZK tokens to fund its operations for June and July 2025, covering signer compensation and foundation costs, with oversight and accountability provided by the Token Assembly, which can halt or cancel funding at any time. The proposal aims to maintain protocol security and operational continuity despite token price volatility, and there has been no community feedback or next steps identified.
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🆕 Morpho Association Proposes $100k Uniswap Grant to Boost Unichain Lending Market and TVL
The Morpho Association is seeking a $100,000 grant from Unichain growth CFM 1 to incentivize lending market growth and integrations, projecting a TVL increase on Unichain to $185m with 90% utilization by August 10th, 2025 if awarded. There are no reported community reactions or next steps, and the main cost is the grant itself, which would be used for targeted incentives.
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The Morpho Association is seeking a $100,000 grant from Unichain growth CFM 1 to incentivize lending market growth and integrations, projecting a TVL increase on Unichain to $185m with 90% utilization by August 10th, 2025 if awarded. There are no reported community reactions or next steps, and the main cost is the grant itself, which would be used for targeted incentives.
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Unichain growth CFM 1 - Morpho Association Application | Uniswap
The Morpho Association is seeking a $100,000 grant from Unichain growth CFM 1 to incentivize lending market growth and i...
🆕 Optimism Grants Council Final Reviewer Selection Opens to Public Q&A, Seeks Transparency
This is about the self-nomination and public Q&A process for candidates seeking to join the Grants Council Final Reviewer Team, aiming to improve transparency and community engagement in the selection process. With only 3 replies and no community discussion, reactions are limited so far, and no next steps have been set.
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This is about the self-nomination and public Q&A process for candidates seeking to join the Grants Council Final Reviewer Team, aiming to improve transparency and community engagement in the selection process. With only 3 replies and no community discussion, reactions are limited so far, and no next steps have been set.
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🆕 dYdX Season 3 Surge Program Analysis: Incentives Boost Some Markets, Mixed Impact Overall
This is an analysis by chaoslabs of Season 3 of the dYdX Surge Program, assessing how incentive rewards affect trading activity, market performance, and trader engagement, with governance making final decisions on allocations. The program shows mixed results—driving growth in some markets and improving retention, but not fully countering declining demand in others—with no community feedback or next steps identified.
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This is an analysis by chaoslabs of Season 3 of the dYdX Surge Program, assessing how incentive rewards affect trading activity, market performance, and trader engagement, with governance making final decisions on allocations. The program shows mixed results—driving growth in some markets and improving retention, but not fully countering declining demand in others—with no community feedback or next steps identified.
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Season 3 Surge Launch Incentive Analysis | dYdX
This is an analysis by @chaoslabs of Season 3 of the dYdX Surge Program, assessing how incentive rewards affect trading ...
🆕 GnosisDAO Considers Reimbursing Balancer EURe/sDAI LPs and Awarding Bounty for Rate Provider Cache Issue
GIP-127 proposes that GnosisDAO reimburse up to 330,000 xDAI to Balancer EURe/sDAI LPs for losses caused by a misconfigured rate provider cache, and award a 33,000 xDAI bounty to NolanV for identifying the issue, with distributions planned over three months. With only two replies, community feedback is limited but includes support for reimbursement alongside criticism of kpk’s handling and calls for improved accountability and incentive structures.
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GIP-127 proposes that GnosisDAO reimburse up to 330,000 xDAI to Balancer EURe/sDAI LPs for losses caused by a misconfigured rate provider cache, and award a 33,000 xDAI bounty to NolanV for identifying the issue, with distributions planned over three months. With only two replies, community feedback is limited but includes support for reimbursement alongside criticism of kpk’s handling and calls for improved accountability and incentive structures.
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GIP - 127: Should GnosisDAO reimburse liquidity providers in the Balancer EURe/sDAI pool for lost opportunity caused by the issue…
GIP-127 proposes that GnosisDAO reimburse up to 330,000 xDAI to Balancer EURe/sDAI LPs for losses caused by a pool misco...
🆕 alphagrowth seeks $100k Unichain grant to boost Compound Finance TVL and ecosystem by August 2025
alphagrowth is seeking a $100,000 grant from the Unichain growth CFM 1 initiative to accelerate Compound Finance’s TVL growth and ecosystem engagement through targeted outreach, strategic partnerships, and incentive programs. The grant is projected to significantly boost TVL and utilization by August 10, 2025, with no community feedback or next steps identified yet.
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alphagrowth is seeking a $100,000 grant from the Unichain growth CFM 1 initiative to accelerate Compound Finance’s TVL growth and ecosystem engagement through targeted outreach, strategic partnerships, and incentive programs. The grant is projected to significantly boost TVL and utilization by August 10, 2025, with no community feedback or next steps identified yet.
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🆕 Euler seeks Uniswap grant to incentivize TVL and accelerate Unichain growth
Euler is applying for a grant to boost Unichain growth by incentivizing TVL, leveraging its position as the largest lending/borrowing protocol on Unichain and its upcoming EulerSwap DEX, with all grant funds dedicated to TVL incentives and projected to accelerate TVL growth to approximately $230M by August 10, 2024. There have been no community discussions or next actions determined.
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Euler is applying for a grant to boost Unichain growth by incentivizing TVL, leveraging its position as the largest lending/borrowing protocol on Unichain and its upcoming EulerSwap DEX, with all grant funds dedicated to TVL incentives and projected to accelerate TVL growth to approximately $230M by August 10, 2024. There have been no community discussions or next actions determined.
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