Weekly governance outlook - 2026-10-11

[BIP-933] Claim Timeless VeBalGrant USDC fees

TL;DR After BIP-925, the inactive Timeless VeBalGrant still has approximately 10,286.807445 USDC in unclaimed FeeDistributor rewards. These were not recovered by BIP-925 because withdrawBalances() only handles BAL and WETH. The DAO multisig can recover the USDC by atomically calling claimFees(FeeDistributor, USDC, DAO, 0) four times....

Round 41 - GMC Call for Grant Applications - Deadline is October 7

Round 41 - GMC Call for Bounty Applications - Deadline is October 7

[BIP-932] Fork and Reincarnate Without a Grant

TL;DR MAXYZ ask the DAO to approve the following: Give blessing for a formal fork and reincarnation Grant access to any security related materials # Motivation Following the result of the previous fork proposal BIP-929, the MAXYZ continued conversations with partners, internal and external to Balancer DAO, and still see a path forward. As a matter of fact, feedback on our...

Round 41 - GMC Call for Retrospective Applications - Deadline is October 7

NEAR Governance Discussion: Reducing Issuance to 1.6%, and the Path to a Fixed Supply

[PROPOSAL] Update Snapshot Quorum from 2.5M to 1.5M GTC

Update Snapshot Quorum from 2.5M to 1.5M GTC TL;DR This proposal lowers the quorum for Gitcoin DAO Snapshot votes from 2.5M GTC to 1.5M GTC. Background Gitcoin uses Snapshot for off-chain governance voting. Quorum is the minimum voting power that must take part for a proposal to be valid. The current quorum is 2.5M GTC. Rationale We are in the process of executing our governor upgrade on the Cactus platform, and our governance quorum should be mirrored on all voting platforms. Proposal here....

[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...

[S17] MMM Budget

[S17] MMM Budget The MMM Budget has passed on snapshot after much discussion on the governance forums. Here is a tl;dr on the season 17 commitments: Commitments In Season 17, MMM will continue its focus on a successful protocol launch at ETHDenver, supporting the relaunch of Gitcoin Grants Program, perpetuating the strength and relevance of our brand, and building awareness and educating potential users of Passport. To do so, we are requesting a budget of $414,041. Our top priorities...

[GCP-006] Infinite Garden Trading Card Game

[GCP-006] Infinite Garden Trading Card Game Given the Snapshot vote passed, we are moving this Tally to ratify and transfer from the treasury. The outside world sees crypto as little more than a decentralized casino but an optimistic counternarrative has emerged around the Gitcoin community. This vision, known as the Infinite Garden, reveals that crypto gives us coordination superpowers. I believe that for Gitcoin‘s mission to succeed, it must amplify regen stories that are informative,...

[GCP-004] Gitcoin Citizens Round

[GCP-004] Gitcoin Citizens Round Following the successful vote on Snapshot, we are moving this proposal to Tally for finalization and disbursement of funds: https://snapshot.org/#/gitcoindao.eth/proposal/0x8accce753fd16dd013c0c4792b6931e1c29b77ba00d70e1e5f93e7ad4ba32418 Summary: Gitcoin is the world’s largest implementer of quadratic funding. We have run 105 quadratic funding rounds, helped fund over 3,700 projects, and grown ecosystems like Uniswap, Polygon, and ENS. Yet, we aren’t...

S18 Gitcoin Allo Budget

S18 Gitcoin Allo Budget Following the successful vote on Snapshot, we are moving this proposal to Tally for finalization and disbursement of funds. This request is specifically for the Season 18 funds. Per our governance process, we will request the S19 funds separately as we get closer to that season. https://snapshot.org/#/gitcoindao.eth/proposal/0x2d2bb7898c0e397168fefd01496f835ee8345bbc73f6ead3bd10aefdc54a51a0 # Summary TL;DR This season the Gitcoin Allo workstream’s core focus is...

S18 Gitcoin Passport Workstream Budget

S18 Gitcoin Passport Workstream Budget ### TL;DR This season, the Gitcoin Passport workstream will drive significant impact in the Gitcoin ecosystem by focusing on the following key outcomes: - Growing adoption and usage of Passport through development of on-chain mechanisms, user experience improvements, and broader DevRel initiatives. - Generating upside through strategic tests, including at least two revenue experiments, to identify sustainable value capture mechanisms that contribute to...

S18/S19 MMM Workstream Budget Request

S18/S19 MMM Workstream Budget Request This is the integrated funding proposal for the MMM workstream requesting funding for Season 18 and S19 (1 May 2023 through 31 October 2023). ### TL;DR In S18 & 19 the MMM Workstream is going to focus on one overarching north-star goal: Reposition Gitcoin as a tech-first organization (read more below) To accomplish this goal, MMM will focus on the following strategic marketing areas in S18/19: - Bolster the narrative of our tech’s impact with meaningful...

S18-S19 Gitcoin Public Goods Funding Workstream Budget

S18-S19 Gitcoin Public Goods Funding Workstream Budget Following the successful vote on Snapshot, we are moving this proposal to Tally for finalization and disbursement of funds. This request is specifically for the Season 18 funds. Per our governance process, we will request the S19 funds separately as we get closer to that season. Link: https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/proposal-public-goods-funding-workstream-season-18-19-budget-request/14122 TL:DR: In the upcoming integrated Seasons 18...

[S18] Gitcoin Passport Budget (repost)

[S18] Gitcoin Passport Budget (repost) ## TL;DR This season, the Gitcoin Passport workstream will drive significant impact in the Gitcoin ecosystem by focusing on the following key outcomes: - Growing adoption and usage of Passport through development of on-chain mechanisms, user experience improvements, and broader DevRel initiatives. - Generating upside through strategic tests, including at least two revenue experiments, to identify sustainable value capture mechanisms that contribute to...

S18 Gitcoin Allo Budget (repost)

S18 Gitcoin Allo Budget (repost) Following the successful vote on Snapshot, we are moving this proposal to Tally for finalization and disbursement of funds. This request is specifically for the Season 18 funds. Per our governance process, we will request the S19 funds separately as we get closer to that season. https://snapshot.org/#/gitcoindao.eth/proposal/0x2d2bb7898c0e397168fefd01496f835ee8345bbc73f6ead3bd10aefdc54a51a0 # Summary ### TL;DR This season the Gitcoin Allo workstream’s core...

Supporting Funding the Commons Conference

Supporting Funding the Commons Conference This Tally vote will be based on the original gov forum post: https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/gcp-011-support-the-funding-the-commons-hackathon-residency-and-conference-series/14904 Snapshot vote results are here: https://snapshot.org/#/gitcoindao.eth/proposal/0x1bf4e07b5919f9fd92e2e08ddbcb681f5e84f16f2621aa0844690a7d9b73aff5 Note: These funds are only for the conference series. The remainder of funds supporting the hackathon and residency will come from...

Withdraw and leverage (partial) USDC balance in treasury

Withdraw and leverage (partial) USDC balance in treasury ### Summary Given the Snapshot vote passed, this vote is to ratify the decision to move 3M USDC from the treasury, into the CSDO multisig for the purposes of supporting workstream’s budgets such that workstreams can exchange GTC with USDC from the multisig instead of open markets. ### Specification Move 3M USDC to the CSDO multisig: eth:0x931896A8A9313F622a2AFCA76d1471B97955e551 This Gnosis safe is a 4/6 with other workstream leads in...

Appoint Gramajo as DUNA Compliance Administrator (Reserve)

Appoint Gramajo as DUNA Compliance Administrator (Reserve) ## TL;DR Appoint Gramajo as a DUNA Compliance Administrator Reserve (Part Time). This proposal lays out relevant legal guidance, admin responsibilities, and related information for the upcoming DUNA admin term. The Compliance Administrators’ duties, responsibilities and authorization to act on behalf of the DAO are enumerated in the Bylaws set forth in Proposal 727. This proposal contains certain...

Bixbite For DUNA Admin Reserve + Amend Prop 905 ⌐◨-◨

Bixbite For DUNA Admin Reserve + Amend Prop 905 ⌐◨-◨ TL;DR: Appoint Bixbite as a DUNA Admin Reserve. This proposal lays out relevant legal guidance, admin responsibilities, and related information for the upcoming DUNA admin term. The Compliance Administrators’ duties, responsibilities and authorization to act on behalf of the DAO are enumerated in the Bylaws set forth in Proposal 727. This proposal contains certain modifications of those duties, responsibilities, and authorization to...

2027 Treasury withdrawals

Lido Earn DAO Treasury Allocation — Q3 2026