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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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📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡

Name:
Jonas: the future of grants

Type:
🤝 = Grants

Link:
https://x.com/jonassft/status/1836343897896698130
gm everyone ... I wanted to let all of you know I will soon be activating a bot from x23.ai on the grant wire. the bot will help to automatically send here governance updates from their platform related to grants and incentives. hope that all of you like it 🙂
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🆕 Retro Funding 5 to Distribute 8M OP for OP Stack Contributions Amid Community Concerns

Retro Funding 5 aims to reward contributors to the OP Stack with 8 million OP, distributed over 100 days, but the community has raised concerns about the distribution model, evaluation consistency, and voting fairness. Updates include timeline adjustments and added clarity on eligibility, but no next actions have been determined.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 BIP-694 Proposal Seeks Funding for Balancer Maxis Team Operations and Balancer v3 Launch

The proposal BIP-694 seeks funding for the Balancer Maxis team to support operations and initiatives from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025, including scaling DevOps, launching Balancer v3, and enhancing partner management, with unanimous community support. Benefits include operational efficiency, funding stability, automation, and improved partner support, with no identified negatives.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Gitcoin: @limes Proposes $50K USDC Matching Pool for ENS Ecosystem Under GG22

limes proposed a new funding round under GG22 for the ENS Ecosystem, with a 50,000 USDC matching pool to support projects that enhance or integrate ENS, managed by limes.eth, slobo.eth, and 184.eth. The community reaction includes support from at least one member, MathildaDV.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application


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🆕 Community-Led Onboarding Program for GG22 Proposed by MathildaDV with $5000 GTC Budget

MathildaDV proposed a community-led onboarding program to prepare grantees for GG22, with a $5000 GTC budget, involving experienced Onboarding Partners conducting sessions on essential topics. The community is generally positive, seeking clarifications on the application process, and showing enthusiasm for the initiative's decentralization and educational benefits.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application


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🆕 Aavegotchi Proposal Seeks $190k for Gotchi Battler Updates; Strong Community Support

The proposal seeks $190k funding for two Gotchi Battler updates, with key features like open-source game logic, player profiles, and custom tournaments, and has strong community support with 6.5M votes in favor out of 8.3M cast. The vote is ongoing, and the quorum requirement is 9M votes.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting


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🆕 Arbitrum Foundation Proposes 250M ARB for Ecosystem Growth and Strategic Partnerships

The proposal seeks 250 million ARB to enhance The Arbitrum Foundation's budget for strategic partnerships, aiming to support ecosystem growth and adoption, with the community largely in favor. The additional funds will be detailed in the next annual transparency report in Q1 2025.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application


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🆕 Aavegotchi Proposal Seeks $62K in DAI for Grid Gladiator V1, Aiming to Attract Non-Crypto Gamers

A proposal seeks $62,000 in DAI to develop and market Grid Gladiator V1, a game aimed at attracting non-crypto gamers to the Aavegotchi ecosystem and generating income for the DAO, with funding covering development and marketing costs. The community vote is ongoing but has not yet met the quorum, with mixed support; benefits include increased exposure and income, while risks involve potential project failure and insufficient support.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting


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🆕 ArbitrumDAO Proposes $4.2M Incentive Program Update Amid Mixed Reactions

The discussion is about updating the ArbitrumDAO Delegate Incentive Program to enhance delegate engagement with a $4.2 million budget and new evaluation criteria. While the changes are seen as positive for promoting active involvement and fair compensation, concerns include potential gaming of feedback metrics and unclear criteria for valuing comments, leading to mixed community reactions.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback
🏷️ Delegate - Reasoning/Justification
🏷️ Changes - Community Improvement


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🆕 BIP-695 Proposal to Fund Balancer v3 Development Receives Unanimous Support

The proposal BIP-695 aims to fund the Balancer OpCo Product team with $333,325 and 1,875 BAL for six months to develop the Balancer v3 protocol, enhance veBAL, deprecate the v2 UI, and create a frontend monorepo, receiving unanimous community support. Benefits include clear objectives, cost efficiency, and successful past performance, with no identified negatives.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Regen Citizen Round Proposal Seeks $25k in Gitcoin Matching Funds for Regenerative Movement on Ethereum

Decentralizedceo proposed the Regen Citizen Round to support the Regenerative movement on Ethereum, requesting $25k in matching funds from Gitcoin and securing $8,500 from other sources, with no community discussions yet. The initiative aligns with Gitcoin’s values, leverages successful networks, and plans innovative marketing and impact tracking, with no identified negatives or next actions.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding


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🆕 Camelot STIP.b Bi-Weekly Updates Detail ARB Token Distribution and Future Merkl Plans

The bi-weekly updates for the Camelot STIP.b program cover ARB token distribution, incentivized contract performance, and program metrics from June 24 to September 20, with no community discussions or clear positive/negative impacts identified. Recent updates highlight robust activity and detailed metrics, with future plans for ARB distribution using a Merkl mechanism.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update
🏷️ Newsworthy - Token Distribution


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🆕 Gitcoin's Ma Earth Grants Round 2 Allocates $150K for Environmental Regeneration Projects

The \"Ma Earth Grants Round 2\" is a funding initiative for environmental regeneration projects, managed by Matthew Monahan and team, with $150,000 allocated and additional funds welcomed. It uses quadratic funding and Passport’s Model-Based Detection, supports soil health, biodiversity, and carbon sequestration, and aims to fund up to 30 projects, but there have been no community discussions or identified negatives.

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🆕 BIP-697 Proposal for BDSP Funding Gains Unanimous Community Support

The proposal BIP-697 seeks bi-annual funding for the BDSP to support Balancer's growth and partnerships, requesting 72,000 USDC and 6,780 BAL for six months. The community unanimously supports it, citing proven performance, funding stability, cost savings, and comprehensive partner support.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Gitcoin Proposal "Growing the Public Gardens" by 1Hive & Gardens v2 Gains Community Support and $10K Matching Pool

The proposal \"Growing the Public Gardens\" by 1Hive & Gardens v2 aims to fund community growth through Conviction Voting and Community Covenants, with positive community feedback and a $10,000 matching pool to support public goods. The initiative is expected to enhance community engagement and visibility, with experienced management ensuring effective funding allocation.

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🆕 Arbitrum Allocates 100,000 ARB for Retroactive Community Funding via DAO Vote

MattStableLab announced 100,000 ARB from the LTIPP for retroactive community funding, with applications and funding decisions made through a DAO vote. The community supports this initiative, seeing it as a way to reward contributions, ensure transparency, and encourage ongoing participation.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback


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🆕 Funding Proposal to Optimize Aave Community Assets Set for Vote

A funding proposal by karpatkeyTokenLogic aims to optimize Aave community assets through strategic deployment, asset migration to Aave v3, and fund recovery, enhancing liquidity and financial health. There have been no community discussions, and the next step is to submit the proposal for a vote.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application
🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting


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🆕 Lido's Community Staking Module Launches on Testnet with Multilingual Resources and Grants

enti announced the launch of the Community Staking Module (CSM) on testnet, with funding opportunities for community-driven resources to assist home stakers, and the community is actively participating with positive feedback and contributions. The first batch of grants has been processed, and resources are being created in multiple languages to support the initiative.

🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding
🏷️ Grants - Grants Available


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