🆕 dYdX Grants proposes Designated Proposer Set (RHINO, Kiln, Kingnodes, Informal Systems…) to improve block propagation, finality and throughput; needs on‑chain approval and grant funding, no community discussion
dYdX Grants proposes appointing a Designated Proposer Set of validators (RHINO, Kiln, Kingnodes, Informal Systems, PRO Delegators, Crosnest, TTT VN, CryptoCrew X Defi Dojo) to improve block propagation, consensus finality, throughput, and the trading experience on dYdX. The change requires on-chain governance approval and dedicated grant funding for the proposers (a cost), and there have been no community discussions reported.
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dYdX Grants proposes appointing a Designated Proposer Set of validators (RHINO, Kiln, Kingnodes, Informal Systems, PRO Delegators, Crosnest, TTT VN, CryptoCrew X Defi Dojo) to improve block propagation, consensus finality, throughput, and the trading experience on dYdX. The change requires on-chain governance approval and dedicated grant funding for the proposers (a cost), and there have been no community discussions reported.
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🆕 ZKsync Foundation deposits ~$200k into ZK/ETH Uniswap pool on Ethereum mainnet to boost trading; no public community discussion yet
- The ZKsync Foundation deposited approximately $200,000 of liquidity into the ZK/ETH Uniswap pool on Ethereum mainnet to support trading activity and improve market depth, with the cost being the ~ $200k liquidity allocation. \n- There are no public community discussions so far, and the Foundation says more liquidity initiatives will be announced in future updates.
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- The ZKsync Foundation deposited approximately $200,000 of liquidity into the ZK/ETH Uniswap pool on Ethereum mainnet to support trading activity and improve market depth, with the cost being the ~ $200k liquidity allocation. \n- There are no public community discussions so far, and the Foundation says more liquidity initiatives will be announced in future updates.
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🆕 Proposal: 4–6 week Polygon educational campaign to explain zkEVM, DeFi, gaming and infrastructure — low funding requested, sustainability concerns
- A content creator proposed a 4–6 week \"Educational Content & Community Growth for Polygon\" program to produce regular educational threads, custom infographics, and active social engagement to explain zkEVM, DeFi, gaming, and infrastructure. \n- Benefits: improves onboarding, clarity, and shareability for Polygon with minimal immediate funding requested; costs/risks: limited scale or sustainability if grants are unavailable and no community discussions have occurred yet.
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- A content creator proposed a 4–6 week \"Educational Content & Community Growth for Polygon\" program to produce regular educational threads, custom infographics, and active social engagement to explain zkEVM, DeFi, gaming, and infrastructure. \n- Benefits: improves onboarding, clarity, and shareability for Polygon with minimal immediate funding requested; costs/risks: limited scale or sustainability if grants are unavailable and no community discussions have occurred yet.
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🆕 Gitcoin: "Citizen Grants GCP" — vporton seeks 1,000 USDC MVP to use GPT-5 to auto-allocate weekly ETH grants; community asks audits, human oversight over AI integrity and GEO/prompt-injection risks
vporton proposes \"Citizen Grants GCP — Distribute Funds by AI\": an MVP TypeScript Node.js service using GPT-5 and web search to allocate weekly ETH payouts to verified users (OAuth via ORCID/GitHub), asking for 1,000 USDC for a 30-day MVP (800 USDC + 200 USDC) and 3,400 USDC for a 30-day alpha (3,000 USDC + 400 USDC); claimed benefits are automated, frequent support for many small free-software/DeSci projects and reduced donor confusion, while costs/risks include AI integrity, prompt-injection, GEO bias, gaming, and ongoing manual review overhead. \nCommunity reaction is limited (3 replies) but constructive: calls for explainability, independent audits/pilot (100% double-check), human oversight and an appeals process; the proposer recommends randomized/meta-prompting, averaging with edge removal, targeted manual checks of top earners, and anti-GEO/prompt-injection measures.
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vporton proposes \"Citizen Grants GCP — Distribute Funds by AI\": an MVP TypeScript Node.js service using GPT-5 and web search to allocate weekly ETH payouts to verified users (OAuth via ORCID/GitHub), asking for 1,000 USDC for a 30-day MVP (800 USDC + 200 USDC) and 3,400 USDC for a 30-day alpha (3,000 USDC + 400 USDC); claimed benefits are automated, frequent support for many small free-software/DeSci projects and reduced donor confusion, while costs/risks include AI integrity, prompt-injection, GEO bias, gaming, and ongoing manual review overhead. \nCommunity reaction is limited (3 replies) but constructive: calls for explainability, independent audits/pilot (100% double-check), human oversight and an appeals process; the proposer recommends randomized/meta-prompting, averaging with edge removal, targeted manual checks of top earners, and anti-GEO/prompt-injection measures.
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🆕 manas_1991 proposes $1,000 Gitcoin localization pilot to translate Passport, Citizen Grants, Governance FAQ into Hindi and Odia
manas1991 proposes a small localization pilot to translate Gitcoin’s core onboarding guides (Passport, Citizen Grants, Governance FAQ) into Hindi and Odia to improve accessibility and inclusion for India’s non-English-speaking, grassroots builders. The pilot requests roughly a $1,000 budget and so far there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.
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manas1991 proposes a small localization pilot to translate Gitcoin’s core onboarding guides (Passport, Citizen Grants, Governance FAQ) into Hindi and Odia to improve accessibility and inclusion for India’s non-English-speaking, grassroots builders. The pilot requests roughly a $1,000 budget and so far there have been no community discussions or determined next actions.
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🆕 Balancer roadmap seeks 2.87M USDC and 166,250 BAL to consolidate SPs, fund 18 FTEs and KPI-driven Q2‑2025–Q2‑2026 plan
A unified, ecosystem-wide roadmap and funding proposal for Balancer covering Q2-2025 (retroactive) through Q2-2026 consolidates fragmented SPs into a single plan with measurable KPIs (growth, financial sustainability, product innovation, governance, and operations), requests 2,870,124 USDC working capital plus 166,250 BAL for vesting, budgets 18 FTEs at an average $9,828.70/month, and pledges adherence to BIP-702. Benefits include clearer accountability, streamlined execution, and targeted product and revenue goals (e.g., v3 adoption, fungible concentrated liquidity), while costs/risks include significant funding and headcount commitments, retroactive budget adjustments, and dependence on hitting revenue/KPI targets; community reaction so far is limited but supportive, with endorsements from Marcus and juani.
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A unified, ecosystem-wide roadmap and funding proposal for Balancer covering Q2-2025 (retroactive) through Q2-2026 consolidates fragmented SPs into a single plan with measurable KPIs (growth, financial sustainability, product innovation, governance, and operations), requests 2,870,124 USDC working capital plus 166,250 BAL for vesting, budgets 18 FTEs at an average $9,828.70/month, and pledges adherence to BIP-702. Benefits include clearer accountability, streamlined execution, and targeted product and revenue goals (e.g., v3 adoption, fungible concentrated liquidity), while costs/risks include significant funding and headcount commitments, retroactive budget adjustments, and dependence on hitting revenue/KPI targets; community reaction so far is limited but supportive, with endorsements from Marcus and juani.
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🆕 Paladin proposal asks DAO to assume $411,641 Credix/Trevee Earn bad debt, repay with 50% revenues and 10% yield fee, prioritizing $295K Wildcat loan
MithrasLabs proposes the DAO assume $411,641 of bad debt from the Credix hack affecting stkscUSD via Trevee Earn—protecting depositors, preserving protocol continuity, and allowing recovered compensation to return to the DAO. \nThe plan funds repayment by dedicating 50% of DAO revenues plus a 10% yield fee on stkscUSD/stkscETH, prioritizing a $295,000 Wildcat loan then vault exposure, which constrains treasury resources and there have been no community discussions.
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MithrasLabs proposes the DAO assume $411,641 of bad debt from the Credix hack affecting stkscUSD via Trevee Earn—protecting depositors, preserving protocol continuity, and allowing recovered compensation to return to the DAO. \nThe plan funds repayment by dedicating 50% of DAO revenues plus a 10% yield fee on stkscUSD/stkscETH, prioritizing a $295,000 Wildcat loan then vault exposure, which constrains treasury resources and there have been no community discussions.
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🆕 ethDYDX holders stuck after ETH–dYdX bridge auto-closed by governance proposal, ask for reopening or migration path
Many ethDYDX (ERC-20) holders are unable to convert or migrate their tokens after the ETH–dYdX bridge was closed by an automatically executed governance proposal, leaving funds effectively stuck and prompting requests to dYdX Foundation/ops/grants for an alternative conversion or a temporary reopening to restore access. Community reaction is limited (3 replies) but supportive of reopening or providing a migration path to recover tokens; benefits would be restored access to funds, while any specific costs or trade‑offs of reopening/migration have not been specified.
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Many ethDYDX (ERC-20) holders are unable to convert or migrate their tokens after the ETH–dYdX bridge was closed by an automatically executed governance proposal, leaving funds effectively stuck and prompting requests to dYdX Foundation/ops/grants for an alternative conversion or a temporary reopening to restore access. Community reaction is limited (3 replies) but supportive of reopening or providing a migration path to recover tokens; benefits would be restored access to funds, while any specific costs or trade‑offs of reopening/migration have not been specified.
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🆕 celebrimbor.eth: Optimism risks long-term irrelevance unless OP gains real utility, grant reform and Superchain profitability
celebrimbor.eth warns that Optimism’s ecosystem risks long-term irrelevance because OP lacks real utility, the token economy relies on endless emissions and grant-selling that depress price and engagement, Superchain may be economically unsustainable, and contributors/projects are misaligned with little skin in the game. \nIf Optimism implements real utility for OP (staking, fee sharing), reworks grant distribution, and ensures Superchain profitability, it could restore value accrual and user stickiness; if it does not, continued emissions and short-term incentives will likely drive price weakness, disengagement, and Mainnet irrelevance — there have been no community discussions.
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celebrimbor.eth warns that Optimism’s ecosystem risks long-term irrelevance because OP lacks real utility, the token economy relies on endless emissions and grant-selling that depress price and engagement, Superchain may be economically unsustainable, and contributors/projects are misaligned with little skin in the game. \nIf Optimism implements real utility for OP (staking, fee sharing), reworks grant distribution, and ensures Superchain profitability, it could restore value accrual and user stickiness; if it does not, continued emissions and short-term incentives will likely drive price weakness, disengagement, and Mainnet irrelevance — there have been no community discussions.
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🆕 Scroll Community Council launches with SCR 2.12M, revamps Local Nodes Framework—milestone USD payments, lower caps and quarterly evaluations; limited community response
The Community Council (CC) launched officially on 04 September 2025 with a 6‑month budget of SCR 2,120,000.00 to rework and expand the Local Nodes Framework (milestone‑based USD payments, reduced cap from 30k to 25k per 3‑month period, quarterly evaluations) aiming to drive measurable on‑chain impact, support “killer dApps,” increase TVL, and fund offline community grants and pilots. \nCommunity reaction is limited but positive (two congratulatory replies), while costs include tighter funding caps that may constrain expensive initiatives and operational effort for weekly/monthly reporting and recorded calls.
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The Community Council (CC) launched officially on 04 September 2025 with a 6‑month budget of SCR 2,120,000.00 to rework and expand the Local Nodes Framework (milestone‑based USD payments, reduced cap from 30k to 25k per 3‑month period, quarterly evaluations) aiming to drive measurable on‑chain impact, support “killer dApps,” increase TVL, and fund offline community grants and pilots. \nCommunity reaction is limited but positive (two congratulatory replies), while costs include tighter funding caps that may constrain expensive initiatives and operational effort for weekly/monthly reporting and recorded calls.
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🆕 Rocketpool: ShfRyn centralizes Round 29 grant, bounty and retrospective questions into one thread to streamline committee review
ShfRyn created a single discussion thread for all Round 29 grant, bounty, and retrospective award questions to keep individual application threads clear for committee review and scoring. This centralization aims to streamline engagement, reduce duplication, and make committee review more efficient; no costs or community reactions have been reported.
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ShfRyn created a single discussion thread for all Round 29 grant, bounty, and retrospective award questions to keep individual application threads clear for committee review and scoring. This centralization aims to streamline engagement, reduce duplication, and make committee review more efficient; no costs or community reactions have been reported.
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🆕 Rocket Pool GMC Round 29 opens Sep 7–Oct 7 for bounties — templates, rubric, USD cost requirement, and schedule to fund node onboarding, rETH minting/use, and QoL improvements
Round 29 of the Rocket Pool GMC Call for Bounty Applications runs from September 7, 2025 to October 7, 2025 (applications must be posted in the designated thread by October 7, 2025 at 23:59 UTC) and establishes clear templates, a rubric, and a schedule (scoring by October 21, 2025; final voting amendments October 22–25, 2025; awards announced October 26, 2025) to fund bounties that advance node operator onboarding/operation, minting and use of rETH, and protocol/community quality of life. Benefits include clearer, more transparent and cost-aware bounty evaluation likely to spur ecosystem growth; costs must be specified in USD per proposal and evaluated for feasibility and protocol benefit, and there have been no community discussions to date.
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Round 29 of the Rocket Pool GMC Call for Bounty Applications runs from September 7, 2025 to October 7, 2025 (applications must be posted in the designated thread by October 7, 2025 at 23:59 UTC) and establishes clear templates, a rubric, and a schedule (scoring by October 21, 2025; final voting amendments October 22–25, 2025; awards announced October 26, 2025) to fund bounties that advance node operator onboarding/operation, minting and use of rETH, and protocol/community quality of life. Benefits include clearer, more transparent and cost-aware bounty evaluation likely to spur ecosystem growth; costs must be specified in USD per proposal and evaluated for feasibility and protocol benefit, and there have been no community discussions to date.
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🆕 Rocket Pool launches Round 29 grant window (Sep 7–Oct 7, 2025) for node operation, rETH and QoL — strict deadline and no community discussion
Round 29 of Rocket Pool’s Grant Program solicits applications between September 7, 2025 and October 7, 2025 (deadline 23:59 UTC on October 7, 2025) for work that advances node operation, rETH usage, and protocol/community quality of life, with scoring by October 21, 2025, final voting and discussion October 22–25, 2025, and awards announced on October 26, 2025. \nBenefits include clear GMC goals, a rubric and structured template (with licensing options) that should improve proposal quality and alignment; the main cost/risk is a strict deadline that will disqualify late or misposted submissions, and there have been no community discussions so far.
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Round 29 of Rocket Pool’s Grant Program solicits applications between September 7, 2025 and October 7, 2025 (deadline 23:59 UTC on October 7, 2025) for work that advances node operation, rETH usage, and protocol/community quality of life, with scoring by October 21, 2025, final voting and discussion October 22–25, 2025, and awards announced on October 26, 2025. \nBenefits include clear GMC goals, a rubric and structured template (with licensing options) that should improve proposal quality and alignment; the main cost/risk is a strict deadline that will disqualify late or misposted submissions, and there have been no community discussions so far.
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🆕 Jupiter proposes post‑"Jupuary" shift from short‑term farming to long‑term contributor rewards across Stakers, Lend, Swap, Traders — warns of fragmentation risk, one community reply
This proposes shifting Jupiter’s post-“Jupuary” focus from short-term farming to rewarding genuine, long-term contributions across Stakers, Lend, Swap, Traders and other Jupiter products to foster “strong holders at the top and accumulation at the bottom,” which could improve price stability and sustained engagement. Costs/risks include potential fragmentation or misalignment without a clear, agreed metric for success; community reaction is limited, with one explicit endorsement of the vision.
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This proposes shifting Jupiter’s post-“Jupuary” focus from short-term farming to rewarding genuine, long-term contributions across Stakers, Lend, Swap, Traders and other Jupiter products to foster “strong holders at the top and accumulation at the bottom,” which could improve price stability and sustained engagement. Costs/risks include potential fragmentation or misalignment without a clear, agreed metric for success; community reaction is limited, with one explicit endorsement of the vision.
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🆕 dYdX governance proposes Designated Proposer Set to reduce block latency — on-chain vote on Mintscan
- This proposal asks governance to designate a specific subset of validators as the Designated Proposer Set on the dYdX Chain to reduce block production latency and improve reliability, with the MEV Committee and dYdX Grants Program monitoring SLAs and governance-enabled updates; an on-chain proposal is live on Mintscan. \n- Benefits are faster, more reliable block production and stronger operator incentives, while costs include increased concentration of proposal power (mitigated by governance-controlled updates), and community reaction across nine replies is generally supportive among nominated operators with some constructive questions about accountability and handling underperformance.
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- This proposal asks governance to designate a specific subset of validators as the Designated Proposer Set on the dYdX Chain to reduce block production latency and improve reliability, with the MEV Committee and dYdX Grants Program monitoring SLAs and governance-enabled updates; an on-chain proposal is live on Mintscan. \n- Benefits are faster, more reliable block production and stronger operator incentives, while costs include increased concentration of proposal power (mitigated by governance-controlled updates), and community reaction across nine replies is generally supportive among nominated operators with some constructive questions about accountability and handling underperformance.
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🆕 Lido proposal puts TRP under Lido Labs Foundation, cancels unvested TRP LDO and reallocates 7.17M LDO into new two‑year vesting plan
The proposal assigns the Token Reward Plan (TRP) and TRP Committee duties to Lido Labs Foundation, keeps the existing TRP multisig and Easy Track integrations, has Lido Labs Foundation manage budgeting/KPIs and indemnifies the grants association through 30 September 2025, and (effective 1 October 2025) cancels all unvested TRP LDO as of 30 September 2025 while reallocating 7,171,901 LDO into a new TRP with two‑year vesting (existing contributors no cliff, new contributors 1‑year cliff) and grant pricing set by the trailing 180‑day close price. \nBenefits claimed: greater accountability, public bylaws and director oversight; Costs/risks: cancelled/unvested grant exposure, legal and governance risk, perceived voter disenfranchisement and debate over treasury sufficiency; community reaction is limited (1 reply) and largely oppositional, emphasizing legal and ethical objections.
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The proposal assigns the Token Reward Plan (TRP) and TRP Committee duties to Lido Labs Foundation, keeps the existing TRP multisig and Easy Track integrations, has Lido Labs Foundation manage budgeting/KPIs and indemnifies the grants association through 30 September 2025, and (effective 1 October 2025) cancels all unvested TRP LDO as of 30 September 2025 while reallocating 7,171,901 LDO into a new TRP with two‑year vesting (existing contributors no cliff, new contributors 1‑year cliff) and grant pricing set by the trailing 180‑day close price. \nBenefits claimed: greater accountability, public bylaws and director oversight; Costs/risks: cancelled/unvested grant exposure, legal and governance risk, perceived voter disenfranchisement and debate over treasury sufficiency; community reaction is limited (1 reply) and largely oppositional, emphasizing legal and ethical objections.
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🆕 Proposal to scale Gitcoin with Web of Trust, coalitional funding and domains into a modular reputational funding hub (single supportive reply)
This proposes scaling Gitcoin by combining Web of Trust, Coalitional Funding, and Domains/Sub Domains to create a modular, reputational funding hub that aims to increase legitimacy, fraud resistance, alignment and scale while reducing evaluator overhead. \nCosts/risks include the need for strong UX and transparent experimentation to validate the model, and community reaction is limited but positive based on a single supportive reply from jondotbo stressing practicality and UX/transparency needs.
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This proposes scaling Gitcoin by combining Web of Trust, Coalitional Funding, and Domains/Sub Domains to create a modular, reputational funding hub that aims to increase legitimacy, fraud resistance, alignment and scale while reducing evaluator overhead. \nCosts/risks include the need for strong UX and transparent experimentation to validate the model, and community reaction is limited but positive based on a single supportive reply from jondotbo stressing practicality and UX/transparency needs.
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🆕 Polygon formalizes Season 2 grants closeout — Oct 31, 2025 deadline, outstanding milestones moved to new Polygon-managed submission form
- This announces the formal closeout of Season 2 grants: all allocated capital, milestone reviews/payments, and required impact reports must be completed and posted to the Forum by October 31, 2025, with outstanding direct-track milestones moved from Questbook to a new Polygon-managed submission form and Polygon Labs directly engaging allocators and projects to enforce compliance. \n- Benefits include improved treasury accountability, recovery and redeployment of unspent funds, and greater transparency; costs/risks include ineligibility for future funding for non-compliance, prorated payments for partially completed work, and operational friction from the process change.
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- This announces the formal closeout of Season 2 grants: all allocated capital, milestone reviews/payments, and required impact reports must be completed and posted to the Forum by October 31, 2025, with outstanding direct-track milestones moved from Questbook to a new Polygon-managed submission form and Polygon Labs directly engaging allocators and projects to enforce compliance. \n- Benefits include improved treasury accountability, recovery and redeployment of unspent funds, and greater transparency; costs/risks include ineligibility for future funding for non-compliance, prorated payments for partially completed work, and operational friction from the process change.
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