Weekly governance outlook - 2026-08-30

ether.fi DAO Proposal: Programmatic ETHFI Buybacks & Ecosystem Growth

Summary This proposal aims to achieve two main objectives 1. Confirm the revenue contributed to the Foundation from Labs will be used to purchase ETHFI programmatically 2. Denominate all user rewards in ETHFI, primarily acquired on the open market, so that reward distributions are funded by purchases rather than new issuance. The core principle of this proposal is to support the usage and adoption of the ether.fi protocol while continuing to build a sustainable treasury model for the...

[BIP-926] Treasury Council Resignation: Xeonus, Successor Nomination of zekraken

Summary I, @Xeonus (0xaa5af0dd9c52c773d36cdbc509a0b2a1ded4c196), am proposing my resignation from the Balancer Treasury Council (TC), effective as of the date this vote passes, and am nominating @zekraken (0xBCC63E9c0a486D10Cdb8617242507733fEF1d792) as my successor to fill the resulting seat. ## Motivation and Context The Treasury Council was introduced in BIP-882 to ensure that, within the corporate structure of the Balancer Foundation, ecosystem interests are represented and...

Update WTI and Brent Oracle Feeds on Injective Exchange dApps

WTI and Brent oracle pricing follow monthly oil futures contract cycles, which require routine transitions from one contract month to the next. To facilitate these monthly rollovers, SEDA Fast configurations have been prepared for the next WTI and Brent contract rollovers. If passed, this proposal will update the WTI/USDC PERP and BRENT/USDC PERP oracle feeds to coordinate their next monthly rollovers. This proposal will also migrate some SEDA Fast feeds to a lower latency endpoint. The...

Update Constitutional Committee 2026

This governance action updates the four Constitutional Committee seats whose terms expire at the end of Epoch 653 by appointing the candidates elected through the 2026 Constitutional Committee election. The successful candidates will serve new terms ending at Epoch 799, in accordance with the current committeeMaxTermLength protocol parameter.

Reduce minPoolCost to 75 ada and increase Plutus Memory Limits (Part 2)

Intersect's Parameter Committee proposes a single Parameter Update governance action bundling two independent, previously recommended protocol parameter changes: 1. minPoolCost: decrease minPoolCost from 170,000,000 Lovelace (170 ada) to 75,000,000 Lovelace (75 ada), a decrease of approximately 55.9%. 2. Plutus memory unit limits (Part 2 of 2): increase maxTxExecutionUnits[memory] from 16,500,000 to 17,500,000 units (+6.1%) and maxBlockExecutionUnits[memory] from 72,000,000 to...

ENA Fee Switch

In collaboration with the Ethena Risk Committee, we propose the following milestones for ENA fee switch activation. These milestones will be subject to an ENA tokenholder vote, which will follow immediately after this post. For the avoidance of doubt, these milestones would replace any suggested parameters previously suggested by the Risk Committee. Under the proposed schedule, the share of protocol revenue directed to ENA buybacks increases at each USDe circulating supply milestone, and is...

WTF is Nounworks?

WTF is Nounworks? ## Nounworks is a brand building engine for Nouns. ### It is a physical goods / IRL IP and brand development experiment. ### Nounworks acts as a support layer for Nounish builders and the community. Nounworks is powered by Bigshot.WTF, a creative studio with over 20 years of experience building out consumer products and experiences for global brands, entertainment studios and artists.The goal has always been expanding and growing the Nouns brand by supporting our global...

pDAO 2026/07/30 - 2026/08/27 Treasury Report

SGTM 001: Converting $5M GTC to Stables

SGTM 001: Converting $5M GTC to Stables We are asking for $5M in GTC from the treasury to swap into stables and put back into the treasury to be prepared for the next bear market. We’ll repeat this cycle with additional proposals once the cycle from this proposal has been completed. We aim to lay the tracks for a longer Gitcoin runway. Full Post: <https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/passed-sgtm-001-converting-5m-gtc-to-stables/18583> ## Updates - 02 May Change in Execution Method * We are...

S23 Budget & Spinout for Passport

S23 Budget & Spinout for Passport ## To execute the ratified budget. The S23 (and final) budget for Passport passed on Snapshot and this proposal is to ratify that decision on chain and fund the final budget request from Passport. The details of the proposal which passed are below. ## Overview This budget request seeks funding to enable the spin out of Passport and fund the business for its initial six months. Here is what we are thinking. Passport has generated revenue on OP and Linea (by...

H2 Proposal [Budget] - Grants Labs

H2 Proposal [Budget] - Grants Labs This vote serves to ratify this Snapshot vote which approved the movement of $2,646,608 from the Gitcoin Treasury to the Grants Lab multisig. This budget proposal is a follow up to the Grants Lab H2 Strategy, posted earlier this week: H2 Proposal \[Strategy] - Grants Labs 3 This budget proposal covers H2 2024 (July - December.) We want to be...

2025 Gitcoin DAO Budget

2025 Gitcoin DAO Budget This vote serves to ratify this Snapshot vote which approved the movement of $808,098 from the Gitcoin Treasury to the DAO multisig. This seeks funding for DAO operations through 2025 (January - December), including the Gitcoin Grants Program operations. The DAO 2025 Strategy presents an integrated approach to governance, builder...

2025 Grants Lab Budget

2025 Grants Lab Budget This vote serves to ratify this Snapshot vote which approved the movement of $5,232,330 USD (8,759,999.20 GTC) from the Gitcoin Treasury to the Grants Lab multisig. We will request 50% of this now and remaining 50% before the end of H1. This budget proposal covers the full year of 2025. The budget requested is $4,831,109 with...

[CANCELED] [PROPOSAL] 2025 Grants Lab Budget

[CANCELED] [PROPOSAL] 2025 Grants Lab Budget This vote serves to ratify this Snapshot vote which approved the movement of $5,232,330 USD (8,759,999.20 GTC) from the Gitcoin Treasury to the Grants Lab multisig. We will request 50% of this now and remaining 50% before the end of H1. This budget proposal covers the full year of 2025. The budget requested is...

Budget Request - Schelling Point & Eth Denver 2025

Budget Request - Schelling Point & Eth Denver 2025 TL:DR We are requesting $78,994 (USD equivalent in GTC) to fund activations for the 2025 Gitcoin event activations at Eth Denver (including our Schelling Point event) from the Gitcoin Treasury in line with our 2025 Grants Lab, and Gitcoin Grants Strategies. The overall costs have been offset by shared payments with Allo and sponsorships for the event.

[PROPOSAL] 2025 Budget - Allo

[PROPOSAL] 2025 Budget - Allo Allo Budget request for 2025: Building The Capital Allocation Network For the Tokenized Internet We are excited to present our final operational budget to the DAO for the graduation of Allo to Allo.Capital. For some time, the team has recognized that while Gitcoin continues to focus on grants and enterprise initiatives, the Allo team has been dedicated to reimagining capital allocation for the tokenized internet. Traditional funding models are inefficient,...

Revoke Wonderland Vesting Contract - Contract Termination

Revoke Wonderland Vesting Contract - Contract Termination This proposal will execute the revoke function on Wonderland's vesting contract, following the successful completion of their work with Grants Lab as outlined in the original July 2023 proposal. As agreed with Wonderland, this action will: Stop the remaining vesting schedule Transfer already vested tokens to Wonderland * Return any unvested tokens to the Gitcoin treasury Wonderland has successfully delivered their technical and...

[REPOST] Revoke Wonderland Vesting Contract - Contract Termination

[REPOST] Revoke Wonderland Vesting Contract - Contract Termination This proposal will execute the revoke function on Wonderland's vesting contract, following the successful completion of their work with Grants Lab as outlined in the original July 2023 proposal. As agreed with Wonderland, this action will: Stop the remaining vesting schedule Transfer already vested tokens to Wonderland * Return any unvested tokens to the Gitcoin treasury Wonderland has successfully delivered their...

[SGTM 004]: Generating Yield on DAO Treasury Assets to Support Runway

[SGTM 004]: Generating Yield on DAO Treasury Assets to Support Runway This is an onchain follow-up vote to the same proposal that passed on Snapshot on April 15th. The passing of this proposal will move the funds detailed below to the Avatar safe managed by Avantgarde, MYSO, SEEDGov, Tané and PGov (the Manager safe). *Please...

REPOST [SGTM 004]: Generating Yield on DAO Treasury Assets to Support Runway

REPOST [SGTM 004]: Generating Yield on DAO Treasury Assets to Support Runway This is an onchain follow-up vote to the same proposal that passed on Snapshot on April 15th. The passing of this proposal will move the funds detailed below to the Avatar safe managed by Avantgarde, MYSO, SEEDGov, Tané and PGov (the Manager safe)....

Gitcoin DAO 2026 Budget Request [First Tranche]

Gitcoin DAO 2026 Budget Request [First Tranche] ## TL;DR This seeks funding for DAO operations through January 2026 - December 2026, funds released in two tranches. The DAO 2026 Strategy presents an integrated approach to governance, builder engagement, and ecosystem growth, focusing on progressive decentralization and global expansion. We are requesting $1,053,469 from the treasury to execute this vision. We did not spend the reserves from the 2025 budget, therefore it will carry forward...

REVOTE: Gitcoin DAO 2026 Budget Request [First Tranche]

REVOTE: Gitcoin DAO 2026 Budget Request [First Tranche] ## TL;DR This seeks funding for DAO operations through January 2026 - December 2026, funds released in two tranches. The DAO 2026 Strategy presents an integrated approach to governance, builder engagement, and ecosystem growth, focusing on progressive decentralization and global expansion. We are requesting $1,053,469 from the treasury to execute this vision. We did not spend the reserves from the 2025 budget, therefore it will carry...

[S17] Gitcoin Public Goods Funding Proposal

[S17] Gitcoin Public Goods Funding Proposal The snapshot vote for the Gitcoin PGF budget passed on Snapshot, and we would like to establish the budget for the workstream with this vote. Here are some of the details: Our main goals for S17 are twofold: Protocol growth readiness and Gitcoin Grants Program readiness. Our overarching priority in S17 is to continue setting up the protocol for successful adoption with solid infrastructure to drive sustainable growth. Overall we will: Developing...

[S17] Gitcoin Allo Budget Proposal

[S17] Gitcoin Allo Budget Proposal Following the success of the snapshot vote for the Gitcoin Allo Workstream S17 Budget, we are moving this vote to Tally to fund the workstream. This season the Allo workstream will be focused on transitioning from alpha to beta, with Eth Denver / the April Gitcoin rounds as key milestones and inflection points. Our team is focusing on work for both Allo Protocol and Grants Stack, each with associated S17 outcomes: Allo Protocol: The goals for Allo this...

[S17] Gitcoin Allo Budget Proposal

[S17] Gitcoin Allo Budget Proposal This a re-submission as the last Tally vote failed to reach quorum. Following the success of the snapshot vote for the Gitcoin Allo Workstream S17 Budget, we are moving this vote to Tally to fund the workstream. This season the Allo workstream will be focused on transitioning from alpha to beta, with Eth Denver / the April Gitcoin rounds as key milestones and inflection points. Our team is focusing on work for both Allo Protocol and Grants Stack, each with...