SafeDAO Update Week of Jun 21, 2024
Welcome to the latest edition of the SafeDAO Weekly Update! Stay informed on all governance activities, pivotal discussions, and crucial dates in the SafeDAO ecosystem. As we navigate through Phase 1 of Season 3 Sprint 1, we encourage our delegates to support new OBRA proposals to advance to the voting phase. Dive in, share your feedback, and be an active part of our community’s decision-making process!
SafeDAO Governance:
Keep track of all SafeDAO’s governance activities, discussions, and important dates.
Snapshot Proposals
We are currently in Phase 1 (Draft) of Season 3, Sprint 1. This Sprint runs from June 10th to July 8th. During Phase 1, 3 guardians and/or delegates with a cumulative voting power of 60,000 SAFE must signal vote readiness on OBRA proposals in order to advance to Phase 2 (Voting).
Important dates :
Monday, June 17th 23:59 UTC, deadline to submit proposals to Phase 1.
Wednesday, June 19 16:00 UTC: Governance Call to review proposals.
Monday, June 24 at 23:59 UTC: Deadline to signal maturity for Phase 2.
Wednesday, June 26 - July 8th: Voting Period.
Currently, there are multiple proposals seeking support in Phase 1. Please check them out on the forum and share your feedback. If they receive enough signals, they will move to Phase 2 for voting on Snapshot by Tuesday.
Forum Discussions:
- @Adam2: Advice Needed to Put Safe Multisig Into Practice for Our DAO.
- OBRA Season 1-2 Retro: Delegates & Guardians seeks for feedback from Delegates and Guardians on the user experience during Seasons 1 & 2. Go help the Safe community improve!
Keep track of governance dates, events and deadlines with the Governance Calendar. Subscribe to the Safe Community Events Calendar here.
Safe Events:
Learn about upcoming events and stay informed with summaries of community calls.
- On Wednesday, June 19th, the Safe Governance Call was held to present and discuss the new OBRA proposals. If you couldn’t join, you can find the recording here, and notes below:
Agenda Overview:
- Upcoming Events: Governance timeline and presentations from all OBRA proposals in Phase One.
- EthCC Week: The SafeDAO governance team and members will attend EthCC Week in Brussels. Attendees in the community are encouraged to connect with them if they are also attending.
OBRA Retrospective:
- Current Activities: Ongoing OBRA retrospective includes feedback from voters and reports from current OBRA initiatives.
- Outreach: Engaging with teams not yet involved in OBRA.
- Report and Reworking: Aiming to have a report by the end of the month, which will inform a reworking of the OBRA framework by Andre and the governance workstream.
Recent Updates:
- Governance Amendments: Two proposals passed:
- Governance amendments can now occur in any sprint, not just Sprint Four.
- OBRA budgets were refilled using existing budgets, with nearly 100k allocated per strategy.
Governance Cycle Overview:
- Current Status: In Season Three, Sprint One (Week One completed).
- Phase Deadlines: Proposals move from Phase Zero (Discussion) to Phase One (Draft), with a deadline for Phase One being Monday, June 24th, 23:59 UTC.
- Signalling Requirements: Proposals must have signalling from at least three delegates or guardians with a cumulative power of 60k to proceed to the voting phase (June 26 to July 8).
Resources and Tools:
- Timelines and Calendars: These are available on the forum and through a subscription to the community calendar.
- Curia Dashboard: Useful for seeing delegates and guardians in the ecosystem and tracking OBRA proposals.
Proposal Review Process:
- Ranking System: For OBRA Strategy Two, proposals may go through a ranking system based on voting power in this voting cycle.
Presentations:
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[Draft] [OBRA] Nounish Safes - rocketman
- Project Overview: Fork of Nouns DAO to create Grounds DAO using Safe as the treasury executor.
- Mechanism: Includes two tokens (auction item and ERC 20) to reward efforts and build a permissionless brand ecosystem.
- Proposal Goal: Build a website for easy DAO deployment and integration with Safe.
- Funding Request: 30,000 USDC
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[Draft]: [ORBA, Strategy 3] - Simulations(clickable demos) and Tidbits for All Safe Use Cases
- Project Overview: Creating simulations for Safe to enhance user understanding without on-chain transactions.
- Tools: Clickable demos and tidbits for easy learning.
- Proposal Goal: Develop simulations for each Safe flow and integrate them with existing educational platforms.
- Funding Request: 24,000 USDC
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[DRAFT] [OBRA, Strategy 4] Safe Tech Stack Decentralization Framework:
- Project Overview: Strategy to decentralize Safe’s tech stack by mapping all modules and plugins.
- Experience: Previous work with Compound and Uniswap.
- Proposal Goal: Develop a lean framework for safe decentralization with close collaboration with the Safe team.
- Funding Request: 38,000 USDC
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[Draft] [OBRA] Roles {Wallet} Integration Phase 2 + Pilot - Gnosis Guild
- Project Overview: Wallet integration phase two and pilot proposal to enhance access control for Safe users.
- Key Features: Deeper integration of Zodiac roles modifier and improved execution routes and UX.
- Funding Request: 100,000 USDC for an eight-week timeline.
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- Project Overview: Mobile app to simplify governance participation with features like delegation and smart notifications.
- Functionality: Integrate split delegation strategy from previous cycle.
- Funding Request: 16,000 USDC for iOS integration.
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[Draft] [OBRA]: Next generation frontend for decentralized Safe Registry
- Project Overview: Build a decentralized front end for Decentralized Safe registry and integrate with Telegram bot for seamless coordination.
- Funding Request: 96,000 USDC for a five-month timeline.
- Team: Experienced developers with a history of successful projects in the Safe ecosystem.
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- Project Overview: Continuation of initiative focused on accessibility and enhancing participation.
- Funding Request: 24,000 USDC for Season Three (Sprints 1-4).
- Metrics: Increase in voters, high-quality proposals, and reduced abstention rates.
- Achievements: 100% completion of deliverables in SGP and OBRA S1-2, 10% increase in SAFE voting on SEPs from SGP Wave One.
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[Draft][OBRA: Strategy 2] Resource Lock Module - Cometh & Gnosis Guild & OneBalance
- Project Overview: Develop a new module on top of SAFEs which makes cross-chain interactions instantaneous. This module enables resource locks in SAFEs and removing cross-chain friction.
- Funding Request: 100,000 USDC
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[Draft] [OBRA] Safe Accounts for NFC Tags - Citizen Wallet
- Project Overview: Create a Safe Module to allow Safe Accounts to be generated for NFC tags
- Funding Request: 10,000 USDC
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Next Steps:
- Governance Timeline: All proposals need signaling from Delegates and Guardians by June 24th, 23:59 UTC.
- Resources: Use Curia dashboard to track proposals and engage with delegates.
- Community Engagement: Encouraged to ask questions and provide feedback on proposals.
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Safe{Con}2 in Berlin finished over four weeks ago but we can’t still get over it! If you missed it, we prepared some video cuts with the best topics.
From the Ecosystem:
Catch up on news and media from the Safe Ecosystem
Technical: : Karpatkey has just released their May report on Safe <> Gnosis joint Treasury.
Announcements: There is a new Safe{Wallet} quest for @Layer3xyz on @arbitrum native swaps!- Announcements: Safe audit competition just kicked off in @HatsFinance. Find vulnerabilities and earn up to $16k in bounties!
- Announcements: Safe{Pass} points have dropped! Check your Safe{Pass} now to see your updated points from last week’s activities in pass.safe.global
Partnerships - You can now earn Safe{Pass} points by just using @nestwalletxyz- Partnerships - ZenGuard’s Module Marketplaces are now powered by Safe!
Community Support Channels
- For technical concerns, go to Stack Exchange.
- For transactional or recovery issues, the Safe Help Center is recommended
Stay Connected:
- Join the Safe community on Discord for regular updates and engaging discussions.
We value your feedback and input - let us know if you find these updates useful and how we can fine-tune them further. Reach out via Telegram (@nneomack) or directly on this forum with your feedback!