🆕 Proposal to create Spectra gauge for esdeUSD-3 (maturing 2026-02-06) on Avalanche to deepen liquidity and enable PT-Looping via Euler with K3 Capital
- Proposal to create a Spectra gauge for esdeUSD-3 (IBT: 0xb9003d5bed06afd570139d21c64817298dd47ec1) on Avalanche to deepen liquidity for esdeUSD (maturing on 2026-02-06) and enable strategies like PT-Looping via Euler in coordination with K3 Capital.
- Benefits: tighter esdeUSD liquidity, expanded DeFi strategy and capital efficiency, and stronger on-chain dollar adoption; Costs: allocation of emissions (opportunity cost of those emissions); community reaction: vote is ongoing with no votes recorded yet (quorum: 1).
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- Proposal to create a Spectra gauge for esdeUSD-3 (IBT: 0xb9003d5bed06afd570139d21c64817298dd47ec1) on Avalanche to deepen liquidity for esdeUSD (maturing on 2026-02-06) and enable strategies like PT-Looping via Euler in coordination with K3 Capital.
- Benefits: tighter esdeUSD liquidity, expanded DeFi strategy and capital efficiency, and stronger on-chain dollar adoption; Costs: allocation of emissions (opportunity cost of those emissions); community reaction: vote is ongoing with no votes recorded yet (quorum: 1).
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🆕 Gitcoin review backs Rohit's Ethereum open‑data standards and analytics proposal but warns of unclear leadership, timeline and execution risk
On 2025/08/18 a review of Rohit’s “Open Data Standards, Infrastructure & Analytics for Ethereum” proposes a Gitcoin-funded domain to build open data standards, explorers, metrics and analytics across Ethereum L1/L2 to improve visibility, coordination, and institutional DeFi legitimacy. Benefits: could unlock high‑impact public‑good infrastructure via catalytic Gitcoin grants; costs/risks: high execution risk from unclear leadership, no named teams or co‑funding, potential duplication, and an uncertain timeline (recommended target: prototype or standards draft by October 2025); community reaction is limited—owocki scored it 10/14 with 60% confidence and urged forming a working group, clarifying leadership, milestones, pilots, and partners.
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On 2025/08/18 a review of Rohit’s “Open Data Standards, Infrastructure & Analytics for Ethereum” proposes a Gitcoin-funded domain to build open data standards, explorers, metrics and analytics across Ethereum L1/L2 to improve visibility, coordination, and institutional DeFi legitimacy. Benefits: could unlock high‑impact public‑good infrastructure via catalytic Gitcoin grants; costs/risks: high execution risk from unclear leadership, no named teams or co‑funding, potential duplication, and an uncertain timeline (recommended target: prototype or standards draft by October 2025); community reaction is limited—owocki scored it 10/14 with 60% confidence and urged forming a working group, clarifying leadership, milestones, pilots, and partners.
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🆕 Gitcoin interim ED proposes handing leadership to founder owocki to lead "Gitcoin 3.x" and accelerate decentralization; community vote underway
The Interim Executive Director of Gitcoin is proposing to pass leadership to founder owocki to lead "Gitcoin 3.x" while remaining on the Foundation Board, aiming to consolidate vision under the founder, accelerate decentralization of execution to stewards and the community, and maintain continuity of the Grants program; no explicit costs were noted in the proposal. The community vote is ongoing with quorum met: 69 voters cast 4,008,159.48 votes (For: 2,389,711.59; Against: 0; Abstain: 1,618,447.89); if “Yes” passes, owocki will be ratified and the decentralization roadmap pursued, while a “No” would trigger a search for a new Executive Director.
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The Interim Executive Director of Gitcoin is proposing to pass leadership to founder owocki to lead "Gitcoin 3.x" while remaining on the Foundation Board, aiming to consolidate vision under the founder, accelerate decentralization of execution to stewards and the community, and maintain continuity of the Grants program; no explicit costs were noted in the proposal. The community vote is ongoing with quorum met: 69 voters cast 4,008,159.48 votes (For: 2,389,711.59; Against: 0; Abstain: 1,618,447.89); if “Yes” passes, owocki will be ratified and the decentralization roadmap pursued, while a “No” would trigger a search for a new Executive Director.
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🆕 Scroll DAO proposal requests 440,000 SCR to extend Governance Contribution Recognition (retro May–Aug, forward Sept–Oct 2025) with 4‑tier scoring, 60% cutoff, KYC/KYB and Curia‑dependent payouts
A proposal by Bitblondy, Seiryuu, kevinknielsen, and Alex Sampson (Proxy) requests 440,000 SCR to continue and refine Governance Contribution Recognition (GCR) for Scroll DAO delegates across May–October 2025 — combining retroactive rewards for May 1–August 31, 2025 and forward-looking rewards for September–October 2025, using a 4-tier performance scoring system (60% eligibility cutoff), KYC/KYB requirements, and Curia Forum Score–dependent metrics with payouts processed after passage in November/December 2025. \nThe program aims to increase high-quality voting, rationale, and forum engagement and to fund workshops/initiatives, but incurs budget, operational, compliance (KYC/KYB), and dependency risks (Curia score and call-tracking) that may deter delegates; community reaction is limited but generally supportive, with Curia recommending extending to December 31, 2025, switching to periodic payouts, a public dashboard, and adding “Delegate Retention Rate” as a KPI.
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A proposal by Bitblondy, Seiryuu, kevinknielsen, and Alex Sampson (Proxy) requests 440,000 SCR to continue and refine Governance Contribution Recognition (GCR) for Scroll DAO delegates across May–October 2025 — combining retroactive rewards for May 1–August 31, 2025 and forward-looking rewards for September–October 2025, using a 4-tier performance scoring system (60% eligibility cutoff), KYC/KYB requirements, and Curia Forum Score–dependent metrics with payouts processed after passage in November/December 2025. \nThe program aims to increase high-quality voting, rationale, and forum engagement and to fund workshops/initiatives, but incurs budget, operational, compliance (KYC/KYB), and dependency risks (Curia score and call-tracking) that may deter delegates; community reaction is limited but generally supportive, with Curia recommending extending to December 31, 2025, switching to periodic payouts, a public dashboard, and adding “Delegate Retention Rate” as a KPI.
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🆕 Solo builder requests 150k–200k OP from RetroPGF Round 4 to scale free on‑chain educational and creative public goods on Optimism — single supportive reply
stephanschwab requests 150,000–200,000 OP in RetroPGF Round 4 to continue scaling a solo-built suite of free, open, onchain educational and creative public goods (books, multilingual texts, NFTs, comics, music, videos, DAO experiments, and an AI bot). \nFunding would expand accessible multimedia public goods and validate a solo-builder model while costing 150,000–200,000 OP; community reaction is limited but positive (single supportive reply from Kubik17).
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stephanschwab requests 150,000–200,000 OP in RetroPGF Round 4 to continue scaling a solo-built suite of free, open, onchain educational and creative public goods (books, multilingual texts, NFTs, comics, music, videos, DAO experiments, and an AI bot). \nFunding would expand accessible multimedia public goods and validate a solo-builder model while costing 150,000–200,000 OP; community reaction is limited but positive (single supportive reply from Kubik17).
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🆕 ENS shifts to coordinated co-funding with Ethereum Foundation, creates $160k Strategic Grants for >$50k projects and reallocates nearly half of H1 budget
ENS Public Goods Working Group is moving from siloed grants to coordinated co-funding with the Ethereum Foundation’s Funding Coordination team, creating a Strategic Grants bucket of $160,000 USDC for projects >$50,000 and already co-funding Vyper ($50,000), Remix Labs ($50,000), Fabric ($50,000) and DRC ($150,000) with matched contributions to stabilize critical infrastructure. Benefits: reduced duplication, more efficient allocations, and greater stability and ecosystem alignment if L2s and other funders join; cost: reallocation of nearly half of ENS’s H1 budget to strategic, larger grants; community reaction: no discussions reported.
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ENS Public Goods Working Group is moving from siloed grants to coordinated co-funding with the Ethereum Foundation’s Funding Coordination team, creating a Strategic Grants bucket of $160,000 USDC for projects >$50,000 and already co-funding Vyper ($50,000), Remix Labs ($50,000), Fabric ($50,000) and DRC ($150,000) with matched contributions to stabilize critical infrastructure. Benefits: reduced duplication, more efficient allocations, and greater stability and ecosystem alignment if L2s and other funders join; cost: reallocation of nearly half of ENS’s H1 budget to strategic, larger grants; community reaction: no discussions reported.
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🆕 Morpho MIP 116 proposes up to 135,000 MORPHO for Unichain incentives; vote underway (0 votes) and community review of KPIs/distribution required, quorum 500,000
- MIP 116 proposes authorizing up to 135,000 MORPHO to fund incentive rewards on Unichain to sustain or boost activity, likely increasing liquidity, user participation, short-term TVL and transaction volume.
- The cost is a budget impact of up to 135,000 MORPHO, the vote is ongoing with zero votes cast so far (For 0 / Against 0 / Abstain 0) and a quorum of 500,000, so community review and voting on KPIs and distribution are needed.
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- MIP 116 proposes authorizing up to 135,000 MORPHO to fund incentive rewards on Unichain to sustain or boost activity, likely increasing liquidity, user participation, short-term TVL and transaction volume.
- The cost is a budget impact of up to 135,000 MORPHO, the vote is ongoing with zero votes cast so far (For 0 / Against 0 / Abstain 0) and a quorum of 500,000, so community review and voting on KPIs and distribution are needed.
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🆕 Proposal asks Morpho DAO to authorize up to 135,000 MORPHO for Unichain rewards, with Morpho Association setting initial rate under Optimistic Rewards Framework v1.1 — no community discussions
- This proposal asks the DAO to authorize up to 135,000 MORPHO tokens for continued Unichain rewards to enable more gradual tapering of incentives and flexible adjustment based on market conditions and external grants, with the Morpho Association setting an initial rewards rate and subsequent changes governed by the Optimistic Rewards Framework v1.1. \n- Benefit: smoother, adaptable incentive management; Cost: up to 135,000 MORPHO may be spent (not necessarily fully), and there have been no community discussions.
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- This proposal asks the DAO to authorize up to 135,000 MORPHO tokens for continued Unichain rewards to enable more gradual tapering of incentives and flexible adjustment based on market conditions and external grants, with the Morpho Association setting an initial rewards rate and subsequent changes governed by the Optimistic Rewards Framework v1.1. \n- Benefit: smoother, adaptable incentive management; Cost: up to 135,000 MORPHO may be spent (not necessarily fully), and there have been no community discussions.
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🆕 Lido DAO asked to sponsor Ethereum Fusaka Audit Contest for $25k DAI — Sherlock/EF exposure, indefinite bug‑bounty hosting; LEGO council approved, Izzy requested payment details
Lido DAO is being asked to sponsor the Ethereum Fusaka Audit Contest (organized by Sherlock with the Ethereum Foundation) launching in September 2025 and running for four weeks (completion in October 2025) to support Fusaka/PeerDAS security and gain visibility; benefits include placement on the contest landing page, EF and Sherlock social/PR exposure, paid ad reach, earned media, free indefinite bug-bounty hosting on Sherlock, and a 25% discount on a future Sherlock contest. \nThe cost is a $25,000 General Sponsors sponsorship to be paid in DAI to the provided ERC‑20 address, and the LEGO council has approved this tier with Izzy requesting payment details, indicating limited but positive community readiness to proceed.
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Lido DAO is being asked to sponsor the Ethereum Fusaka Audit Contest (organized by Sherlock with the Ethereum Foundation) launching in September 2025 and running for four weeks (completion in October 2025) to support Fusaka/PeerDAS security and gain visibility; benefits include placement on the contest landing page, EF and Sherlock social/PR exposure, paid ad reach, earned media, free indefinite bug-bounty hosting on Sherlock, and a 25% discount on a future Sherlock contest. \nThe cost is a $25,000 General Sponsors sponsorship to be paid in DAI to the provided ERC‑20 address, and the LEGO council has approved this tier with Izzy requesting payment details, indicating limited but positive community readiness to proceed.
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🆕 Gitcoin: run Condorcet tally alongside GTC-weighted mean for GG24 funding as external Python experiment
This proposes running a Condorcet-based procedure in parallel with the current GTC-weighted mean vote for GG24 domain funding, computing Condorcet winners over allocation configurations from the same Snapshot inputs (using an external Python script) so the community can compare outcomes and choose which to adopt. Benefits: preserves GTC-weighted voice and UI, aims to reduce strategic misreporting and “peanut-butter” spreads and produce more decisive allocations; costs: no direct UI cost for an external experiment but native Snapshot support would require Snapshot Premium (~$20,000/year); community reaction so far is limited to two replies showing curiosity and cautious support for an experiment.
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This proposes running a Condorcet-based procedure in parallel with the current GTC-weighted mean vote for GG24 domain funding, computing Condorcet winners over allocation configurations from the same Snapshot inputs (using an external Python script) so the community can compare outcomes and choose which to adopt. Benefits: preserves GTC-weighted voice and UI, aims to reduce strategic misreporting and “peanut-butter” spreads and produce more decisive allocations; costs: no direct UI cost for an external experiment but native Snapshot support would require Snapshot Premium (~$20,000/year); community reaction so far is limited to two replies showing curiosity and cautious support for an experiment.
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🆕 zach (zacks.eth) offers Currency Coin (Ethereum token, deployed Sep 8, 2015) to Gitcoin for grants, treasury, or community claims — limited reaction
zach (onchain: zacks.eth) is offering some supply of “Currency Coin,” an Ethereum token deployed on September 8, 2015, to Gitcoin for use as grants, a treasury asset, or claims for community builders. \nPotential benefits include additional funding, incentives for contributors, and historical/narrative value; potential costs are allocation opportunity cost and logistical/legal complexity, and community reaction is limited to clarifying questions (notably from owocki) with next steps moved to Telegram DMs.
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zach (onchain: zacks.eth) is offering some supply of “Currency Coin,” an Ethereum token deployed on September 8, 2015, to Gitcoin for use as grants, a treasury asset, or claims for community builders. \nPotential benefits include additional funding, incentives for contributors, and historical/narrative value; potential costs are allocation opportunity cost and logistical/legal complexity, and community reaction is limited to clarifying questions (notably from owocki) with next steps moved to Telegram DMs.
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🆕 Proposal: Success Trading — non‑custodial copy‑trading hub on Arbitrum using ERC‑1155 StrategyTokens and on‑chain fee settlement, requests $50K of $180K roadmap
Linda proposes Success Trading, a non-custodial copy‑trading hub on Arbitrum where traders mint ERC‑1155 StrategyTokens to grant investors token‑gated access while trades execute in investors’ own exchange accounts and performance fees are settled transparently on‑chain. Benefits: preserves custody, on‑chain fee transparency, revenue share for traders and potential to onboard 1,000+ users and boost on‑chain activity; costs/risks: phased funding dependency (Phase 1 request $50,000 toward a $180,000 roadmap) and execution risk for multi‑exchange support and scale; there have been no community discussions so far.
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Linda proposes Success Trading, a non-custodial copy‑trading hub on Arbitrum where traders mint ERC‑1155 StrategyTokens to grant investors token‑gated access while trades execute in investors’ own exchange accounts and performance fees are settled transparently on‑chain. Benefits: preserves custody, on‑chain fee transparency, revenue share for traders and potential to onboard 1,000+ users and boost on‑chain activity; costs/risks: phased funding dependency (Phase 1 request $50,000 toward a $180,000 roadmap) and execution risk for multi‑exchange support and scale; there have been no community discussions so far.
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🆕 LuukDAO proposes organizing GG24 into Domains; CeloPG to commit ~$150k to two foundational Domains, ops cost ~$650k, freeing ≥$900k in Gitcoin matching — no community discussion
LuukDAO proposes organizing GG24 into 4–6 continuous Domains, with CeloPG committing ~150,000 USD of its GG24 budget to two foundational Domains—Public Goods R&D and Targeted Development & Adoption—to improve cohesion, knowledge sharing, attract third‑party commitments, and free up matching funds for other areas. Operating those two Domains is estimated to cost ~650,000 USD (with $250–300k expected from non‑Gitcoin stakeholders), leaving at least ~900,000 USD in Gitcoin matching funds; there have been no community discussions.
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LuukDAO proposes organizing GG24 into 4–6 continuous Domains, with CeloPG committing ~150,000 USD of its GG24 budget to two foundational Domains—Public Goods R&D and Targeted Development & Adoption—to improve cohesion, knowledge sharing, attract third‑party commitments, and free up matching funds for other areas. Operating those two Domains is estimated to cost ~650,000 USD (with $250–300k expected from non‑Gitcoin stakeholders), leaving at least ~900,000 USD in Gitcoin matching funds; there have been no community discussions.
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🆕 Proposal for Gitcoin 3.*: "value‑accrual flywheel" using GTC upside to invest in and recycle returns from builder-led software, but needs rigorous selection and treasury execution and has had no community discussions
This proposes a “value-accrual flywheel” for Gitcoin 3. that pairs high-quality domain programs and rounds with a disciplined investment function (using GTC upside) to identify, invest in, and recycle returns from the strongest builder-led software, compounding program quality and balance-sheet growth each epoch. Benefits: accelerates discovery of high-signal builders, improves capital allocation, and can grow the balance sheet and capabilities; costs/risks: requires rigorous selection filters, founder/momentum assessment, and strong treasury/back-office execution or the flywheel may fail; there have been no community discussions.
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This proposes a “value-accrual flywheel” for Gitcoin 3. that pairs high-quality domain programs and rounds with a disciplined investment function (using GTC upside) to identify, invest in, and recycle returns from the strongest builder-led software, compounding program quality and balance-sheet growth each epoch. Benefits: accelerates discovery of high-signal builders, improves capital allocation, and can grow the balance sheet and capabilities; costs/risks: requires rigorous selection filters, founder/momentum assessment, and strong treasury/back-office execution or the flywheel may fail; there have been no community discussions.
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🆕 Optimism pivots ROI attribution, will include OPEX and tighten reporting — Season 8 slashes retro funding for dev tooling (3.65M OP) and onchain builders (1.35M OP) with no community discussion
Season 7 evaluated program-level impact to grow Superchain TVL, found ROI measurement limited by attribution and excluded OPEX, and the Foundation will shift in Season 8 to a practical attribution methodology, include OPEX, and aim for more consistent ROI reporting to improve capital allocation. \n\nAs a result, Season 8 drastically cuts retro funding—developer tooling 3.65M OP and onchain builders 1.35M OP—potentially reducing support for those areas, and there have been no community discussions.
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Season 7 evaluated program-level impact to grow Superchain TVL, found ROI measurement limited by attribution and excluded OPEX, and the Foundation will shift in Season 8 to a practical attribution methodology, include OPEX, and aim for more consistent ROI reporting to improve capital allocation. \n\nAs a result, Season 8 drastically cuts retro funding—developer tooling 3.65M OP and onchain builders 1.35M OP—potentially reducing support for those areas, and there have been no community discussions.
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🆕 zksync governance call to review Security Council v2 funding, live voting on Guardians 2024–2026, Interop/Fast Finality upgrade, and live Delay Minter Mod
The standing Proposal Review call on Wednesday, August 27th will let proposal authors present and discuss items including the passed TPP-6 Security Council v2 funding, live voting on TPP-7 ZKsync Guardians 2024–2026, ZIP-12 V29 Interop Messaging & Fast Finality Upgrade, and the newly live Delay Minter Mod. \n\nBenefits include continued governance funding, potential resourcing for Guardians, improved interoperability/finality, and safer capped-mint flows via a veto window; the cost is a pre-defined execution delay for delayed mints, there has been no community discussion reported, and attendees should expect the forum post update that day, subscribe to the “ZKsync Delegates Calls” calendar, and note that voting on TPP-7 is live.
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The standing Proposal Review call on Wednesday, August 27th will let proposal authors present and discuss items including the passed TPP-6 Security Council v2 funding, live voting on TPP-7 ZKsync Guardians 2024–2026, ZIP-12 V29 Interop Messaging & Fast Finality Upgrade, and the newly live Delay Minter Mod. \n\nBenefits include continued governance funding, potential resourcing for Guardians, improved interoperability/finality, and safer capped-mint flows via a veto window; the cost is a pre-defined execution delay for delayed mints, there has been no community discussion reported, and attendees should expect the forum post update that day, subscribe to the “ZKsync Delegates Calls” calendar, and note that voting on TPP-7 is live.
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