Sov's Crypto Grant Wire

🆕 MakerDAO: wbs Confirms Key Governance Actions Align with Atlas Protocols via Signed Messages This is about wbs submitting and confirming, with cryptographically signed messages, that several key governance and operational actions align with Atlas protocols, including upgrades, funding, and compensation processes. There are no identified costs or community reactions, and no next actions have been set. 🏷️ Changes - Technical Change 🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding ⏩ More details

🆕 Arbitrum and DApp World launch gamified courses with $10k grant, certify hundreds of developers The Arbitrum DApp World initiative used a $10,000 grant to create and launch two intermediate-level, gamified Arbitrum courses on DApp World, resulting in hundreds of developer enrollments and certifications, thereby expanding the Arbitrum developer ecosystem and providing lasting educational resources. There have been no community discussions or next actions identified. 🏷️ Grants - Grantee Update ⏩ More details

🆕 Arbitrum DAO Proposal Seeks to Reallocate $3.5M USDC to Restore Yield Without New Funds This proposal recommends reallocating $3.5 million in USDC, redeemed from USDM, into yield-bearing assets within the STEP 2 budget of the Arbitrum DAO to restore an estimated $13,000 per month in lost yield, with no new funds required. Community response across 10 replies is limited but broadly supportive, with several members advocating for more efficient, administrative handling of similar reallocations in the future. 🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback 🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding ⏩ More details

🆕 Arbitrum DAO Moves to Reclaim 6.9M ARB from Event Horizon After Governance Shift The proposal concerns whether to reduce, maintain, or end the 7,000,000 ARB delegation from the Arbitrum DAO treasury to Event Horizon, following its shift toward agentic governance; the community overwhelmingly supports reducing the delegation to 100,000 ARB, allowing limited continued experimentation while returning most ARB to the treasury. If this outcome is finalized, 6,900,000 ARB will be returned to the DAO, setting a precedent for handling pivots in funded initiatives. 🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback 🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding 🏷️ Newsworthy - Affecting Governance ⏩ More details

📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡 https://x.com/WalrusProtocol/status/1928122460341239885

🆕 The Graph: Semiotic May 2025 Update Brings Security, Testing, and AI Infrastructure Improvements This is about the Semiotic May 2025 update, highlighting technical improvements such as enhanced security, expanded testing, and better coordination between Indexers and core development teams, with ongoing work on AI initiatives and infrastructure upgrades. The benefits include increased reliability and future-proofing, with no reported community feedback or specified costs. 🏷️ Grants - Grantee Update 🏷️ Newsworthy - Technical ⏩ More details

🆕 Arbitrum AGV May Update: $10M Investment Cohort and Shift to Direct Capital Deployment in Web3 Gaming The AGV Monthly Update for May 2025 announces a $10M investment cohort and a shift from grants to direct capital deployment in Web3 gaming, with enhanced transparency and expanded outreach as key benefits; there are no explicit costs mentioned. Community reaction is positive, with praise for AGV's strategic direction, transparency, and execution, but only one reply reflects limited community feedback. 🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update ⏩ More details

🆕 Proposal to Integrate Venus Protocol with Arculus Wallet Seeks $100K, Targets Increased TVL and Revenue This proposal seeks $100,000 from the Venus Treasury to integrate Venus Protocol’s services into the Arculus wallet app, aiming to attract security-focused and institutional users and potentially increase TVL by $500M–$800M+ and annual revenue by $1.6M–$2.5M. The community response is strongly positive, with all current votes in favor and quorum already achieved. 🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application 🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting 🏷️ Proposal - Result: Passed ⏩ More details

🆕 TheGraph May 2025 Update: Storage Costs, GRC-20 Redeployment, and New Proposals for Efficiency and Security The May 2025 update for the Knowledge Graph project details progress on storage costs, GRC-20 contract redeployment, and new proposals for actions and ranking mechanisms, aiming to improve efficiency, scalability, and security. No community feedback or next actions have been reported. 🏷️ Grants - Grantee Update 🏷️ Changes - Technical Change 🏷️ Changes - New deployment ⏩ More details

🆕 Scroll DAO Proposal Seeks Retroactive Compensation for Governance Contributors and Establishes GCR Working Group The proposal seeks to retroactively compensate Scroll DAO governance contributors from October to mid-April and establish a GCR Working Group for future recognition efforts, with a total financial request of 614,645 SCR and a transparent, structured reward system. Community reaction is limited but strongly supportive, emphasizing the importance of fair compensation, transparency, and sustainable incentives, with no next actions yet determined. 🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application 🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding ⏩ More details

🆕 SafeDAO custom governance analytics dashboard proposal on hold amid limited community interest and paused grant program A proposal was made to create a custom governance analytics dashboard for Safe, but community members questioned its immediate value due to low governance activity and the existence of similar dashboards, with some expressing interest in more granular analytics. With the grant program paused and no clear next steps, the initiative is on hold and community reaction has been limited, reflecting only moderate interest and skepticism. 🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback 🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update ⏩ More details

🆕 Venus Protocol Proposes Integration with Arculus and $100K Marketing Budget to Target Security-Focused Users This is a proposal for Venus Protocol to partner with Arculus, integrating Venus services into the Arculus App and requesting a $100,000 marketing budget to drive user growth, TVL, and revenue, especially targeting security-focused users. The community reaction is strongly positive across the 9 replies, with members supporting the integration for its potential to expand reach, increase TVL, and enhance security. 🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback 🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application 🏷️ Newsworthy - Significant adoption 🏷️ Newsworthy - Fundraising 🏷️ Security ⏩ More details

🆕 Morpho DAO and Katana Foundation Propose Token Incentives for Morpho Protocol Users on Katana Network A proposed agreement between Morpho DAO and the Katana Foundation aims to incentivize use of the Morpho Protocol on the Katana Network by distributing Katana Network tokens and MORPHO tokens to users and ecosystem growth initiatives, with users able to opt out. There are no reported community reactions or next steps as of now. 🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback 🏷️ Newsworthy - Token Distribution 🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding ⏩ More details

🆕 Proposal Seeks $64K ETH Transfer from Aura DAO Treasury to Fund Six Months of Aura Operations A proposal requests transferring $64,000 in ETH from the Aura DAO Treasury to the Aura Ecosystem Fund to cover a six-month operational funding gap for the Aura protocol, ensuring continued development and stability. The community has not yet voted or expressed a clear stance on the proposal. 🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding 🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback ⏩ More details

🆕 MIP 103 Proposes $500K MORPHO, OP, and USDC Incentives on Unichain Pending Community Vote MIP 103 proposes distributing $500,000 in MORPHO, OP, and USDC as incentives on Unichain to boost user engagement and platform activity. The community has not yet voted, so the proposal's approval and associated benefits or costs depend on reaching quorum. 🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting 🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding 🏷️ Newsworthy - Token Distribution ⏩ More details

🆕 Proposal to Enable Gauge Rewards for Balancer V3 Pools on Optimism Using OP Grants This proposal aims to enable gauge rewards for various Balancer V3 pools on Optimism, incentivizing liquidity and supporting ecosystem growth by leveraging OP grants and a core-pool framework. There are no recorded community reactions yet, and the vote is still ongoing. 🏷️ Proposal - Currently voting 🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding ⏩ More details

🆕 ENS Public Goods Working Group awards $50k grants to Remix Labs and Fabric for infrastructure and standards development The ENS Public Goods Working Group is granting $50,000 USDC each to Remix Labs and Fabric to support key infrastructure and standards development in the ENS and Ethereum ecosystems, aiming to enhance decentralization, accessibility, and reliability. There have been no community discussions or next actions determined. 🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding ⏩ More details

🆕 Arbitrum Launches Gaming Ventures Initiative to Drive Adoption with DAO Oversight and Long-Term Focus The Arbitrum Gaming Ventures (AGV) initiative is a structured investment program to boost gaming adoption on Arbitrum, emphasizing transparency, long-term value, and DAO oversight, with capital deployment planned from Q1 2025 to Q2 2027 and returns expected mainly between 2027 and 2032. Community reaction has been limited but mostly positive, with some requests for clearer reporting, improved document accessibility, and more details on liquidity management and investment mechanisms. 🏷️ Grants - Grant Program Update ⏩ More details

🆕 Proposal to Fund Live CTF for EulerSwap Security with 500,000 USDC/USDT Pending Community Discussion Erik has proposed that Euler DAO allocate 250,000 USDC and 250,000 USDT to fund a live CTF security competition for EulerSwap, aiming to uncover vulnerabilities and improve protocol security before public release. The main benefit is enhanced security and user trust, while the primary cost is the risk of losing treasury funds if exploited; there has been no community discussion or next action determined. 🏷️ Proposal - Seeking feedback 🏷️ Grants - Grant Funding 🏷️ Security - Audit ⏩ More details

🆕 Balancer OpCo Proposes $122.5k Marketing Budget for Q3–Q4 2025 to Support V3 Rollout This is a proposal from Balancer OpCo Limited requesting a $122,500 USD marketing budget for Q3–Q4 2025 to fund team salaries and marketing initiatives aimed at increasing Balancer’s visibility and supporting product rollouts like Balancer V3. The proposal details specific deliverables and KPIs, with no community feedback or next steps reported. 🏷️ Grants - Grant Proposal / Application ⏩ More details