🆕 Lido proposal: $60k from LEGO (DUCK FLAP) to subsidize SOC2/ISO27001-style ValOS assessments for four node operators, paid in DAI, unused funds returned
- Proposal to allocate $60,000 from LEGO (DUCK FLAP grant pool) to subsidize external SOC2/ISO27001-style ValOS assurance assessments for four early-adopter Node Operators, covering external audit, compliance uplift consulting, and tooling (operators fund internal work); unused funds will be returned to the Lido DAO Treasury and payment is to be made in DAI (0x1b28728B06BEEd3a5363DA146B59dB372bbAd047). \n\n- Benefits: improves institutional credibility, strengthens validator operational practices, and validates the ValOS framework; cost: $60,000 total subsidy; community reaction: no discussions to date.
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- Proposal to allocate $60,000 from LEGO (DUCK FLAP grant pool) to subsidize external SOC2/ISO27001-style ValOS assurance assessments for four early-adopter Node Operators, covering external audit, compliance uplift consulting, and tooling (operators fund internal work); unused funds will be returned to the Lido DAO Treasury and payment is to be made in DAI (0x1b28728B06BEEd3a5363DA146B59dB372bbAd047). \n\n- Benefits: improves institutional credibility, strengthens validator operational practices, and validates the ValOS framework; cost: $60,000 total subsidy; community reaction: no discussions to date.
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🆕 Arbitrum launches DRIP Season One: 24M ARB across 10 epochs to boost leverage-looping; liquidity and inclusion concerns
- DRIP Season One is an Arbitrum incentive program running from September 3, 2025 to January 20, 2026 (claims via Merkl until April 30, 2026) that allocates 16,000,000 ARB (base) + 8,000,000 ARB (discretionary) across 10 two‑week epochs to grow leverage-looping of yield-bearing ETH and stable assets, with phased, performance‑based rewards, public dashboards, and monitoring by Entropy. \n- Benefits include increased borrow/lend optionality, new yield asset listings, higher supply caps/LTVs, and early net-new minting and borrowing growth, while costs/risks are liquidation and smart‑contract exposure; community feedback (two main replies) applauds the structural focus but flags limited DEX liquidity for larger trades and perceived exclusion of smaller protocols, urging LP incentives, native mint/redemption, clearer applicant transparency, and faster follow‑on seasons.
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- DRIP Season One is an Arbitrum incentive program running from September 3, 2025 to January 20, 2026 (claims via Merkl until April 30, 2026) that allocates 16,000,000 ARB (base) + 8,000,000 ARB (discretionary) across 10 two‑week epochs to grow leverage-looping of yield-bearing ETH and stable assets, with phased, performance‑based rewards, public dashboards, and monitoring by Entropy. \n- Benefits include increased borrow/lend optionality, new yield asset listings, higher supply caps/LTVs, and early net-new minting and borrowing growth, while costs/risks are liquidation and smart‑contract exposure; community feedback (two main replies) applauds the structural focus but flags limited DEX liquidity for larger trades and perceived exclusion of smaller protocols, urging LP incentives, native mint/redemption, clearer applicant transparency, and faster follow‑on seasons.
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🆕 Gitcoin proposal for Public Goods R&D GG24 (Oct 2025) requests $332,500 to fund two programs; $105K confirmed, $200K match anticipated
- This is a proposal for the Public Goods R&D GG24 Domain to run in October 2025, funding two programs (Mechanism Design for Public Goods and PG Tooling Development) with a total target budget of $332,500 (about $150K target post‑fees per program), $105,000 confirmed funding, an anticipated $200,000 Gitcoin match, $25,000 still to raise, and $20,000 pending governance from 1Hive and PublicNouns. \n- Benefits: aims to catalyze rigorous, interoperable R&D using peer‑reviewed hypercerts, prediction markets, Conviction Voting/Retro Rewards and on‑chain evaluability to improve accountability and adoption; costs: ~10% allocated for ops/comms/fair fees and remaining fundraising of $25,000; community reaction: no discussions to date.
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- This is a proposal for the Public Goods R&D GG24 Domain to run in October 2025, funding two programs (Mechanism Design for Public Goods and PG Tooling Development) with a total target budget of $332,500 (about $150K target post‑fees per program), $105,000 confirmed funding, an anticipated $200,000 Gitcoin match, $25,000 still to raise, and $20,000 pending governance from 1Hive and PublicNouns. \n- Benefits: aims to catalyze rigorous, interoperable R&D using peer‑reviewed hypercerts, prediction markets, Conviction Voting/Retro Rewards and on‑chain evaluability to improve accountability and adoption; costs: ~10% allocated for ops/comms/fair fees and remaining fundraising of $25,000; community reaction: no discussions to date.
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🆕 LuukDAO proposes $432.5K "Targeted Development & Adoption" GG24 Gitcoin domain — $200K dev, $150K local funding, $82.5K reforestation, hybrid allocation and on‑chain verification
LuukDAO proposes the Targeted Development & Adoption (TDA) GG24 Domain to allocate $432,500 across three programs—Solution Development ($200,000), Local Funding ($150,000), and Bioregional Reforestation ($82,500)—during Gitcoin Grants GG24 (scheduled for October 2025) using Dedicated Domains, hybrid allocation mechanisms (Conviction Voting + Impact Retro), and onchain verification tools (KarmaGAP, Hypercerts v2, EAS, etc.). \nBenefits: targeted SDG-aligned onchain development, strengthened regional onboarding, and verifiable reforestation outcomes; costs: ~$42,500 domain fees (~10%) and $250,000 requested Gitcoin match with $160,000 already raised and $25,000 still to fund; community reaction: no discussions to date.
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LuukDAO proposes the Targeted Development & Adoption (TDA) GG24 Domain to allocate $432,500 across three programs—Solution Development ($200,000), Local Funding ($150,000), and Bioregional Reforestation ($82,500)—during Gitcoin Grants GG24 (scheduled for October 2025) using Dedicated Domains, hybrid allocation mechanisms (Conviction Voting + Impact Retro), and onchain verification tools (KarmaGAP, Hypercerts v2, EAS, etc.). \nBenefits: targeted SDG-aligned onchain development, strengthened regional onboarding, and verifiable reforestation outcomes; costs: ~$42,500 domain fees (~10%) and $250,000 requested Gitcoin match with $160,000 already raised and $25,000 still to fund; community reaction: no discussions to date.
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🆕 Rocketpool proposal: 54,683.16 RPL (5% inflation) on‑chain transfer to fund 2025 core team, sentiment poll may require extra reporting
cKuzzle proposed funding the 2025 core team at 5% of RPL inflation with an on-chain transfer of 54,683.16 RPL to 0xd2A4848a6644749e652c1D9398B5AA317f57395B covering October 25th 2025 to October 24th 2026, and a sentiment poll will offer immediate support, support contingent on additional team financial reporting, or opposition to moving on-chain. \nBenefits: predictable, metric‑linked funding and potential improved transparency; Costs: possible delay to the on‑chain transfer and operations if the pDAO requires more reporting; community reaction is limited (1 reply) favoring some extra due diligence.
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cKuzzle proposed funding the 2025 core team at 5% of RPL inflation with an on-chain transfer of 54,683.16 RPL to 0xd2A4848a6644749e652c1D9398B5AA317f57395B covering October 25th 2025 to October 24th 2026, and a sentiment poll will offer immediate support, support contingent on additional team financial reporting, or opposition to moving on-chain. \nBenefits: predictable, metric‑linked funding and potential improved transparency; Costs: possible delay to the on‑chain transfer and operations if the pDAO requires more reporting; community reaction is limited (1 reply) favoring some extra due diligence.
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🆕 Gitcoin proposal to pre-ratify GG24 domains and pre-approve $1.255M matching (≈55% co-funding) to fund 4–5 domains with conditional 80% threshold
MathildaDV proposes pre-ratifying GG24 Domains and pre-approving Gitcoin matching funds of $1,255,000 (with anticipated co-funding $695,000, ~55% co-funding) via Dedicated Domain Allocation and the Domain Operator Success Program to streamline funding into 4–5 domains, with Gitcoin handling QF payouts and conditional matching that can be reduced if a Domain raises less than 80% of its goal or has operational issues. \nBenefits: coordinated, leveraged co-funding and streamlined operations; costs/risks: potential narrowing of scope (e.g., AI Builders, Privacy omitted) and execution risk from the 80% conditional threshold; community reaction is limited but generally supportive (notably owocki endorses the co-funding ratio and leans “Yes”).
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MathildaDV proposes pre-ratifying GG24 Domains and pre-approving Gitcoin matching funds of $1,255,000 (with anticipated co-funding $695,000, ~55% co-funding) via Dedicated Domain Allocation and the Domain Operator Success Program to streamline funding into 4–5 domains, with Gitcoin handling QF payouts and conditional matching that can be reduced if a Domain raises less than 80% of its goal or has operational issues. \nBenefits: coordinated, leveraged co-funding and streamlined operations; costs/risks: potential narrowing of scope (e.g., AI Builders, Privacy omitted) and execution risk from the 80% conditional threshold; community reaction is limited but generally supportive (notably owocki endorses the co-funding ratio and leans “Yes”).
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🆕 Gauntlet recommends depositing 28,125 COMP into Compound Ethereum rewards contract to top up 16,061.02 COMP and extend incentive runway ~3 months, preserving 312.5 COMP/day
Gauntlet recommends depositing 28,125 COMP into the Ethereum rewards contract to top up current holdings (16,061.02 COMP) and extend the incentive runway by approximately three months, preserving the current 312.5 COMP/day distribution and avoiding an interruption. \nThis costs 28,125 COMP and the community has not yet discussed or reacted to the proposal.
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Gauntlet recommends depositing 28,125 COMP into the Ethereum rewards contract to top up current holdings (16,061.02 COMP) and extend the incentive runway by approximately three months, preserving the current 312.5 COMP/day distribution and avoiding an interruption. \nThis costs 28,125 COMP and the community has not yet discussed or reacted to the proposal.
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🆕 nethermind (grant-funded by dYdX Grants) proposes cutting dYdX fee tiers from 9 to 7, replacing market-share rules with linear volume tiers ($50M/$100M/$200M), expected ~$80k/month cost, on-chain proposal possible Sep 18, 2025
nethermind (grant-funded by dYdX Grants) proposes simplifying dYdX fee tiers from 9 to 7, removing market/exchange share requirements and replacing them with linear, volume-based tiers (new tiers at $50M, $100M, $200M volumes with maker/taker rates as specified) to lower entry barriers for market makers and boost liquidity and competitiveness. Expected benefit is deeper liquidity and clearer progression; estimated short-term cost is about $80,000/month affecting ~30 accounts (based on August data), the community has had no discussions so far, and an on-chain proposal may be submitted on September 18, 2025 if there is no significant objection.
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nethermind (grant-funded by dYdX Grants) proposes simplifying dYdX fee tiers from 9 to 7, removing market/exchange share requirements and replacing them with linear, volume-based tiers (new tiers at $50M, $100M, $200M volumes with maker/taker rates as specified) to lower entry barriers for market makers and boost liquidity and competitiveness. Expected benefit is deeper liquidity and clearer progression; estimated short-term cost is about $80,000/month affecting ~30 accounts (based on August data), the community has had no discussions so far, and an on-chain proposal may be submitted on September 18, 2025 if there is no significant objection.
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🆕 Optimism Grants Council Cycle 41: 1 approved (200k OP), 1 declined, 17 under review; tooling and AI upgrades aim to speed reviews, ~6.09M OP remaining
Cycle 41 Grants Council Report (first under Season 8) summarizes results: 1 application approved (40acres.finance — 200,000 OP), 1 declined (Intraverse — 30,000 OP), 17 applications in review, with 2,969,998 OP requested, 200,000 OP approved, Season 8 budget 6,290,000 OP and ~6.09M OP remaining. \nBenefits: process/tooling upgrades (Karma GAP migration, opgrants.io, milestone tracking) and AI-assisted filtering aim to improve review quality and efficiency; costs: conservative approvals slow immediate capital deployment; community reaction: no discussions.
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Cycle 41 Grants Council Report (first under Season 8) summarizes results: 1 application approved (40acres.finance — 200,000 OP), 1 declined (Intraverse — 30,000 OP), 17 applications in review, with 2,969,998 OP requested, 200,000 OP approved, Season 8 budget 6,290,000 OP and ~6.09M OP remaining. \nBenefits: process/tooling upgrades (Karma GAP migration, opgrants.io, milestone tracking) and AI-assisted filtering aim to improve review quality and efficiency; costs: conservative approvals slow immediate capital deployment; community reaction: no discussions.
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🆕 Proposal: Uniswap DAO to recognise canonical v3 on Plasma, transfer v3 ownership, use Wormhole for cross‑chain governance, approve $250k UNI while Plasma offers up to $5M XPL incentives
- Proposal for the Uniswap DAO to recognise and authorise a canonical Uniswap v3 Core and Periphery deployment on Plasma, designate Wormhole as the cross-chain governance messenger, transfer Uniswap v3 contract ownership to the Uniswap DAO, and approve $250,000 in UNI from the UAC discretionary fund for six months to be coordinated via the Uniswap Growth Program and Merkl, while Plasma commits up to $5,000,000 in XPL incentives over six months and provides front-end/integration support. \n- Benefit: boots liquidity for key stablecoin pairs and standardises cross-chain governance; Cost/Risk: UNI matching ($41,600/month) is conditional on Plasma distributing ≥$500,000/month (no matching if a month falls below that threshold); Community reaction: no discussions reported.
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- Proposal for the Uniswap DAO to recognise and authorise a canonical Uniswap v3 Core and Periphery deployment on Plasma, designate Wormhole as the cross-chain governance messenger, transfer Uniswap v3 contract ownership to the Uniswap DAO, and approve $250,000 in UNI from the UAC discretionary fund for six months to be coordinated via the Uniswap Growth Program and Merkl, while Plasma commits up to $5,000,000 in XPL incentives over six months and provides front-end/integration support. \n- Benefit: boots liquidity for key stablecoin pairs and standardises cross-chain governance; Cost/Risk: UNI matching ($41,600/month) is conditional on Plasma distributing ≥$500,000/month (no matching if a month falls below that threshold); Community reaction: no discussions reported.
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🆕 gEURO requests $50k from GnosisDAO to launch €1 stablecoin on Gnosis Chain (Liquity V2 fork) — 75% of borrowing fees to holders, GnosisDAO gets protocol revenue share + 15% of future token
gEURO requests a $50,000 GnosisDAO grant to fund audit and legal work for a €1.00-pegged CDP stablecoin on Gnosis Chain (Liquity V2 fork by RaidGuild) that uses sDAI/wstETH/GNO/osGNO/WBTC collateral, NFT vaults, user-set interest rates, and a revenue split that gives 75% of borrowing fees to gEURO holders while granting GnosisDAO a protocol revenue share plus 15% of any future governance token. Benefits: creates a native, yield-bearing euro stablecoin that deepens GNO utility, integrates with Gnosis Pay/RWAs/Circles and aims to drive TVL (target $25M) and on-chain euro settlement; costs: $50k upfront grant and allocation of future token/revenue share to GnosisDAO; community reaction: vote shows early positive support (For 15,069.47; Against 0; Abstain 0; 10 voters) but is far from the 75,000 quorum.
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gEURO requests a $50,000 GnosisDAO grant to fund audit and legal work for a €1.00-pegged CDP stablecoin on Gnosis Chain (Liquity V2 fork by RaidGuild) that uses sDAI/wstETH/GNO/osGNO/WBTC collateral, NFT vaults, user-set interest rates, and a revenue split that gives 75% of borrowing fees to gEURO holders while granting GnosisDAO a protocol revenue share plus 15% of any future governance token. Benefits: creates a native, yield-bearing euro stablecoin that deepens GNO utility, integrates with Gnosis Pay/RWAs/Circles and aims to drive TVL (target $25M) and on-chain euro settlement; costs: $50k upfront grant and allocation of future token/revenue share to GnosisDAO; community reaction: vote shows early positive support (For 15,069.47; Against 0; Abstain 0; 10 voters) but is far from the 75,000 quorum.
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🆕 Uniswap Foundation Q2 2025: $110.1M in tokens, $49.8M stables, 5M UNI posted as collateral for $29M loan; runway to Jan 2027 and $110.2M in grants earmarked
An unaudited summary of the Uniswap Foundation’s Q2’2025 financials for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 shows $49.8M in USD/stables on hand, 15.4M UNI and 241 ETH (tokens valued at $110.1M at June 30, 2025 rates), an additional 5M UNI posted as collateral for a $29M loan, an expected runway through January 2027, $110.2M of grants/incentives earmarked (with $93.3M to be committed in 2025–2026), $35.5M allocated for operations through January 2027, Q2 commitments of $6.5M and disbursements of $4.9M, YTD revenue of $141.3M, and Q2 operating expenses accrued of $1.8M (YTD $3.7M). \n\nThe benefits are clear liquidity and capacity to fund large grants and operations through January 2027 supporting ecosystem stability; the costs/risks include leverage and market exposure from the $29M UNI-backed loan and general token-price sensitivity; there have been no community discussions reported, and Q3’2025 results will be provided in the next update.
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An unaudited summary of the Uniswap Foundation’s Q2’2025 financials for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 shows $49.8M in USD/stables on hand, 15.4M UNI and 241 ETH (tokens valued at $110.1M at June 30, 2025 rates), an additional 5M UNI posted as collateral for a $29M loan, an expected runway through January 2027, $110.2M of grants/incentives earmarked (with $93.3M to be committed in 2025–2026), $35.5M allocated for operations through January 2027, Q2 commitments of $6.5M and disbursements of $4.9M, YTD revenue of $141.3M, and Q2 operating expenses accrued of $1.8M (YTD $3.7M). \n\nThe benefits are clear liquidity and capacity to fund large grants and operations through January 2027 supporting ecosystem stability; the costs/risks include leverage and market exposure from the $29M UNI-backed loan and general token-price sensitivity; there have been no community discussions reported, and Q3’2025 results will be provided in the next update.
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🆕 Proposal to evolve Jupiter into community-powered ecosystem with JECF, 3,000,000 JUP liquidity incentives and 1,000,000 JUP innovation grant
A strategic proposal to evolve Jupiter into a community-powered ecosystem via three pillars—Jupiter Engagement & Contribution Framework (JECF) with a gamified Jupiter Orbit Portal, Strategic Liquidity Provisioning (SLP) with an initial 3,000,000 JUP incentive allocation, and $JUP Utility Expansion Pilots (JUEP) backed by a 1,000,000 JUP Innovation Grant Fund—aims to boost governance participation, liquidity depth, real-world utility, and brand perception. Benefits: higher voter engagement, improved slippage/TVL/trading volume, and expanded non‑speculative use cases; costs: allocated token incentives and treasury/multisig approvals for funding and program execution; community reaction: no public discussions to date.
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A strategic proposal to evolve Jupiter into a community-powered ecosystem via three pillars—Jupiter Engagement & Contribution Framework (JECF) with a gamified Jupiter Orbit Portal, Strategic Liquidity Provisioning (SLP) with an initial 3,000,000 JUP incentive allocation, and $JUP Utility Expansion Pilots (JUEP) backed by a 1,000,000 JUP Innovation Grant Fund—aims to boost governance participation, liquidity depth, real-world utility, and brand perception. Benefits: higher voter engagement, improved slippage/TVL/trading volume, and expanded non‑speculative use cases; costs: allocated token incentives and treasury/multisig approvals for funding and program execution; community reaction: no public discussions to date.
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🆕 Frax Finance proposes $2,999 one‑time grant to BuildUnion for public project-tracking dashboard (12 months maintenance, ML risk detection)
A temp-check proposes funding BuildUnion $2,999 one-time (includes 12 months basic maintenance) to build a public Project Progress Tracking Dashboard for Frax Finance with milestone tracking, real-time updates, automated alerts, lightweight ML risk detection, visualizations, and role-based admin tools. Benefits: improved transparency, earlier detection of delays, standardized reporting, and easier governance participation; community reaction: vote ongoing with 1 voter (0.25 votes For, 0 Against) against a required quorum of 8,252,476, so participation is extremely low.
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A temp-check proposes funding BuildUnion $2,999 one-time (includes 12 months basic maintenance) to build a public Project Progress Tracking Dashboard for Frax Finance with milestone tracking, real-time updates, automated alerts, lightweight ML risk detection, visualizations, and role-based admin tools. Benefits: improved transparency, earlier detection of delays, standardized reporting, and easier governance participation; community reaction: vote ongoing with 1 voter (0.25 votes For, 0 Against) against a required quorum of 8,252,476, so participation is extremely low.
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🆕 MakerDAO users question status of "Home | MakerDAO Community Portal" after rebrand to Sky and seek where to find funding/grants
- A user asked whether the MakerDAO-branded \"Home | MakerDAO Community Portal\" is still active after Maker rebranded to Sky and migrated resources, seeking where to find funding/grants within the Sky ecosystem; clarifying the portal’s status would help contributors reliably discover funding opportunities. \n- The cost of ambiguity is potential missed or outdated grant information, the community has not discussed this, and no next actions have been determined.
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- A user asked whether the MakerDAO-branded \"Home | MakerDAO Community Portal\" is still active after Maker rebranded to Sky and migrated resources, seeking where to find funding/grants within the Sky ecosystem; clarifying the portal’s status would help contributors reliably discover funding opportunities. \n- The cost of ambiguity is potential missed or outdated grant information, the community has not discussed this, and no next actions have been determined.
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🆕 Frax approves AMO whitelist and allocation caps for sfrxUSD balance sheet — $95M to Curve, $52M to lending, integrations $1M–$30M, external-request cap min($2M, 1% TVL); proposal passes overwhelmingly
- Frax has approved a whitelist of AMO strategies and explicit allocation caps for the sfrxUSD balance sheet (per FIP-430), allocating capital across Curve (sfrxUSD-frxUSD $50,000,000; reUSD+sfrxUSD $5,000,000; sfrxUSD-USDe $40,000,000 with Convex where optimal), lending venues (Fraxlend Ethereum $30,000,000; Fraxlend Fraxtal $2,000,000; Euler frxUSD $10,000,000; Aave USDe/sUSDe $10,000,000), Fraxtal and Ethena integrations (various $1,000,000–$30,000,000 commitments), with blue-chip protocol/T V L and yield-floor guardrails and external-request caps (initially min($2,000,000, 1% of sfrxUSD TVL)).
- Expected benefits are stronger sfrxUSD yield benchmark status, deeper liquidity and peg stability, and improved net returns via Ethena/Pendle exposure, while costs/risks are capped exposure to non-blue-chip venues, potential liquidation/redemption/liquidity risks mitigated by rules, and governance retains discretionary allocation; the proposal passed overwhelmingly with 14 voters and 32,539,492.62 votes cast (For 32,539,492.54; Against 0.08).
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- Frax has approved a whitelist of AMO strategies and explicit allocation caps for the sfrxUSD balance sheet (per FIP-430), allocating capital across Curve (sfrxUSD-frxUSD $50,000,000; reUSD+sfrxUSD $5,000,000; sfrxUSD-USDe $40,000,000 with Convex where optimal), lending venues (Fraxlend Ethereum $30,000,000; Fraxlend Fraxtal $2,000,000; Euler frxUSD $10,000,000; Aave USDe/sUSDe $10,000,000), Fraxtal and Ethena integrations (various $1,000,000–$30,000,000 commitments), with blue-chip protocol/T V L and yield-floor guardrails and external-request caps (initially min($2,000,000, 1% of sfrxUSD TVL)).
- Expected benefits are stronger sfrxUSD yield benchmark status, deeper liquidity and peg stability, and improved net returns via Ethena/Pendle exposure, while costs/risks are capped exposure to non-blue-chip venues, potential liquidation/redemption/liquidity risks mitigated by rules, and governance retains discretionary allocation; the proposal passed overwhelmingly with 14 voters and 32,539,492.62 votes cast (For 32,539,492.54; Against 0.08).
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