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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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🆕 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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🆕 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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🆕 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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🆕 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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🆕 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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🆕 Morpho Governance Call Scheduled for July 3, 2025; Focus on Grants, Transparency, and Open Discussion

A Morpho Governance Call is scheduled for July 3, 2025, from 17:00 to 18:00 UTC, offering updates on grants and association activities, open discussion, and a public recording to promote transparency and community engagement. There have been no community discussions or next actions identified, and no costs are mentioned.

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🆕 Venus Seeks $200K Grant to Accelerate Y Lending Protocol Growth on Uniswap’s Unichain

This is about Venus's application for a $100,000 grant (plus $100,000 in XVS) to accelerate growth of the Y Lending Protocol on Unichain, aiming to boost TVL and utilization through targeted incentives and strategic initiatives. With funding, Venus targets $55 million TVL by August 10th, 2025, while without it, growth would be slower and more focused on sustainability; there has been no community feedback or next steps decided.

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🆕 dYdX Announces Season 4 Surge Program With Boosted Incentives for Select Markets and July 2025 Milestones

Season 4 of the dYdX Surge Program will maintain the previous structure, allocating rewards to general trading, retail activity, and staking, with boosted incentives for ARB, KAITO, SUI, and XRP markets and a minimum threshold of 10 DYDX for distribution. There are no reported community reactions or next steps, and key milestones are scheduled for 3 July 2025 and 4 July 2025.

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🆕 Rocketpool pDAO Treasury Update: RPL Inflows, IMC/GMC Payments, and Temporary Negative Balances

This update details pDAO treasury activity between 2025/06/05 and 2025/07/03, noting RPL inflows from inflation, scheduled payments to IMC and GMC, and temporary negative balances for both, which are expected to be resolved with future payments. The update increases transparency and accountability, with no community response or next actions identified.

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🆕 Proposal to Host Scroll-Focused Side Event at Devconnect 2025 in Buenos Aires Seeks Funding

A proposal suggests hosting a major Scroll-focused side event with ChatterPay during Devconnect 2025 in Buenos Aires, aiming to boost Scroll’s presence in LATAM through education, networking, and community growth, with a funding request of $18,300 USD. Community reaction has been minimal, with one reply noting exceptions to unsolicited proposals and suggesting collaboration with local initiatives, but no next steps have been decided.

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🆕 Proposal to Renew Aave Orbit Program for Q2 2025 With 45,000 GHO Allocation to Delegates

This is about ACI's proposal to renew the Orbit Program from 2025-04-01 to 2025-06-30, allocating 45,000 GHO to compensate eligible, highly active delegates for governance participation, while excluding Service Providers. The program aims to boost delegate engagement and governance quality, but there has been no community feedback or determined next steps.

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🆕 Proposal to Distribute 2.9M DYDX Tokens to 1,848 Users Based on Season 3 Trading Activity Up for Governance Vote

A proposal by chaoslabs seeks governance approval to distribute 2,899,848 DYDX tokens from the dYdX Chain Community Treasury to 1,848 users based on verified trading activity during Season 3 of the dYdX Surge Program, excluding wash trading and ensuring transparency through public data. The community has not yet discussed the proposal, and an on-chain vote will be held to decide on the distribution.

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🆕 Proposal for $12k Grant Progress Tracking Dashboard Submitted to LidoDAO

A $12,000 proposal has been made to develop a Grant Progress Tracking Dashboard for LidoDAO, aiming to improve transparency, accountability, and risk detection for grant-funded projects through real-time updates, visualizations, and automated alerts. There have been no community discussions or next actions determined.

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🆕 Uniswap Accountability Committee Reports No Discretionary Spending as of June 2025

The Uniswap Accountability Committee is providing monthly transparent updates on its discretionary budget, which allows for flexible, high-impact spending with strict safeguards such as surplus requirements and unanimous approval for large allocations. As of June 30, 2025, no discretionary funds were used, the budget remains healthy, and there has been no community response.

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🆕 dYdX MegaVault June 2025 Update: New Markets, Scam Filtering, Volume Growth, and Recovery

This is a monthly update from gauntlet on the dYdX MegaVault for June 2025, highlighting new market onboardings, improved scam filtering, increased trading volume, and a brief performance drawdown with full recovery. The community response is positive, appreciating the transparency and resilience, with no further actions proposed.

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