Sov's Crypto Grant Wire

🆕 GnosisDAO Considers Reimbursing Balancer EURe/sDAI LPs and Awarding Bounty for Rate Provider Cache Issue GIP-127 proposes that GnosisDAO reimburse up to 330,000 xDAI to Balancer EURe/sDAI LPs for losses caused by a misconfigured rate provider cache, and award a 33,000 xDAI bounty to NolanV for identifying the issue, with distributions planned over three months. With only two replies, community feedback is limited but includes support for reimbursement alongside criticism of kpk’s handling and calls for improved accountability and incentive structures. ⏩ More details

🆕 dYdX Season 3 Surge Program Analysis: Incentives Boost Some Markets, Mixed Impact Overall This is an analysis by chaoslabs of Season 3 of the dYdX Surge Program, assessing how incentive rewards affect trading activity, market performance, and trader engagement, with governance making final decisions on allocations. The program shows mixed results—driving growth in some markets and improving retention, but not fully countering declining demand in others—with no community feedback or next steps identified. ⏩ More details

📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡 https://x.com/merit_systems/status/1940441129738178767

📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡 https://ethdaily.io/732

📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡 https://opengrants.net/

📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡 https://farcaster.xyz/coinbasedev/0x4e115ae9

🆕 Optimism Grants Council Final Reviewer Selection Opens to Public Q&A, Seeks Transparency This is about the self-nomination and public Q&A process for candidates seeking to join the Grants Council Final Reviewer Team, aiming to improve transparency and community engagement in the selection process. With only 3 replies and no community discussion, reactions are limited so far, and no next steps have been set. ⏩ More details

🆕 Morpho Association Proposes $100k Uniswap Grant to Boost Unichain Lending Market and TVL The Morpho Association is seeking a $100,000 grant from Unichain growth CFM 1 to incentivize lending market growth and integrations, projecting a TVL increase on Unichain to $185m with 90% utilization by August 10th, 2025 if awarded. There are no reported community reactions or next steps, and the main cost is the grant itself, which would be used for targeted incentives. ⏩ More details

📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡 https://x.com/akrtws/status/1940781023115022809

📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡 https://x.com/0xmons/status/1940602430598816177

🆕 ZKsync Security Council requests 10.87M ZK tokens for June–July 2025 operations, oversight by Token Assembly The ZKsync Security Council is requesting 10.87 million ZK tokens to fund its operations for June and July 2025, covering signer compensation and foundation costs, with oversight and accountability provided by the Token Assembly, which can halt or cancel funding at any time. The proposal aims to maintain protocol security and operational continuity despite token price volatility, and there has been no community feedback or next steps identified. ⏩ More details

🆕 Boring Security requests $8,350 grant to develop DeFi security classes with CoW Swap content This is about a grant application from Boring Security requesting $8,350 xDAI or CoW Tokens to develop and update DeFi security classes with CoW Swap content, aiming to improve user security and onboarding for the CoW Protocol ecosystem. There are no identified costs beyond the grant amount, and no community feedback or next steps have been recorded. ⏩ More details

📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡 https://x.com/_TalkingTokens/status/1938205605191127542

📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡 https://x.com/WhiteRock_Fi/status/1938186293927666085

📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡 https://x.com/tokenmetricsinc/status/1938647550032257529

📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡 https://x.com/DIAdata_org/status/1937902088933310572

📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡 https://x.com/0xDayv/status/1938144621780963724

📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡 https://x.com/CoinbaseDev/status/1938673786137747865

🆕 MakerDAO AD Recognition Now Requires Cryptographic Signatures from Actor and Delegate Addresses This is about the submission requirements for AD Recognition, which mandate cryptographic signatures (including a timestamp) from both the Ecosystem Actor and Delegate Contract addresses to ensure authenticity and prevent conflicts of interest. There are no community reactions, and missing required information can delay processing. ⏩ More details

📡 Update From the Grant Wire 📡 https://gov.optimism.io/t/grants-council-season-7-retrospective-report/9992