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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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🆕 Sov proposes retroactive funding round for CoW DAO to reward impactful contributions

Sov proposed a retroactive funding round for CoW DAO, modeled after Optimism, to reward impactful contributions in five strategic areas, with awards starting at 5,000 xDAI and 5,000 vested COW tokens, funded by the Grants Council budget. The program aims to incentivize high-quality work and ecosystem growth, but there has been no community feedback or next steps decided.

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🆕 Gnosis Pay GNO rewards pool nears depletion amid rising usage; calls for transparency and sustainable incentives

The Gnosis Pay GNO rewards pool is nearly depleted due to increased usage, prompting calls for urgent transparency, interim funding, and a sustainable incentive plan to prevent user loss and maintain confidence. No community discussions or next actions have been reported.

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🆕 Grant proposal to add cryptographic verifiability and privacy to ENS resolution using Merkle proofs and TEEs

This is a grant proposal by bilinearlabs to add cryptographic verifiability and privacy to ENS resolution using Merkle proofs and TEE-based execution, aiming to improve security and privacy for users and light clients. The budget is unspecified, and there has been no community feedback or next steps decided.

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🆕 Moonwell Foundation Delegates 3.4M WELL to Boardroom for Super Delegate Governance Initiative

Moonwell Foundation has granted 3.4M WELL tokens to Boardroom for delegation to active, high-impact Super Delegates specializing in key governance areas, with slots open and selection based on demonstrated expertise and participation. This aims to improve governance quality and accountability, with no formal application process and no reported community feedback.

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🆕 GMX to Distribute GLP as GLV or USDC with $500K GLV Incentive for Holders

This is about the upcoming distribution of GLP as GLV or USDC to eligible users, with a $500,000 GLV incentive available only to those who receive and hold GLV for at least three months; users who sold their GLP after the exploit are still eligible. Community reaction has been limited, mainly seeking and receiving clarification on eligibility and distribution details.

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🆕 Scroll Ecosystem Growth Council launches weekly updates to increase transparency and share progress

The Ecosystem Growth Council (EGC) has started weekly update threads to improve transparency and structure by sharing progress, drafting key documents, and inviting community feedback on the EGC Charter. There have been no community discussions or determined next actions, and no costs are mentioned.

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🆕 SafeDAO launches Guardians of Gardens initiative for $SAFE governance and funding on Gnosis Chain

The Safe Guardians of Gardens is an open initiative on the Gardens platform that allows $SAFE holders to participate in governance, proposal creation, and milestone-based funding allocation of 80,000 $SAFE, with participation requiring staking and bridging to Gnosis Chain. The program aims to sustain and grow the Safe ecosystem through transparent, community-driven processes, but there has been no recorded community reaction or next steps as of now.

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🆕 ZKsync Proposes Capped Minter for Security Council, Cutting Costs by 53% and Adding Accountability

This proposal seeks approval for a capped minter to fund the ZKsync Security Council’s 2025–2026 operations with a maximum budget of $1,108,000 USD, reducing costs by over 53% and introducing mechanisms to prevent over-minting and enhance accountability. With only two replies, community feedback is limited but supportive, highlighting the proposal’s cost-effectiveness and improved transparency.

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🆕 Arbitrum DAO Proposes v1.7 Upgrade to Delegate Incentive Program with Stricter Requirements and Increased Compensation

This proposal upgrades the Arbitrum DAO Delegate Incentive Program to version 1.7, introducing stricter participation requirements, enhanced scoring and enforcement mechanisms, a business development push, and a 25% increase in Program Manager compensation for expanded duties. The community is strongly supportive, with nearly unanimous votes in favor and no significant opposition.

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🆕 Superfluid SIP #6 Proposes Allocating SUP Tokens to Ecosystem Campaigns Pending Quorum

This is a proposal (SIP #6) for the Superfluid community to allocate SUP tokens to 10 ecosystem campaigns, with voting determining which projects receive funding and how much. The process has seen strong engagement and clear preferences, but the quorum has not yet been reached, so continued participation is needed to finalize allocations.

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🆕 Rocketpool pDAO Treasury Report Details July 2025 RPL Transactions and IMC Payment Extension Proposal

The pDAO Treasury Report for 2025/07/03 to 2025/07/31 details key RPL transactions, ongoing payment schedules for IMC and GMC, and highlights the importance of transparent treasury management, with a proposal to extend IMC payments for 13 more periods. No community feedback or next actions have been recorded.

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🆕 Rocketpool GMC Treasury to Swap RPL for BOLD in Grant Payments, Aiming for Transparency and Efficiency

The GMC Treasury Report for 2025/07/01 to 2025/07/31 outlines financial activity and introduces a new process where RPL is swapped to BOLD for grant payments, aiming to increase transparency and efficiency while avoiding idle stablecoin reserves. This change may cause short-term RPL sell pressure and reduce long-term flexibility, and there has been no community discussion or next action determined.

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🆕 Scroll DAO establishes Ecosystem Growth Council with 2M SCR budget and six-month mandate

The Ecosystem Growth Council (EGC) is a five-member body with a 2 million SCR budget and a six-month mandate (from July 22, 2025, to January 22, 2026) to drive Scroll DAO’s ecosystem growth through program-level initiatives, with strong transparency, accountability, and conflict-of-interest safeguards. There have been no community discussions or next actions determined.

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