I’m pleased to announce that all milestones for Cycle 29 have been accomplished on time. This cycle, we saw an increase in audit requests and approved a record 12 applications. We are also happy to announce that Chainsecurity and OpenZeppelin are whitelisted Audit Service Providers. Welcome to the team!
Key Statistics:
- Total Applications Received: 55
- Passed Intake Review: 47
- Passed Preliminary Review: 43
- Passed Final Review: 29
A special congratulations to Kroma, Derive (Take 2), and Polynomial for securing Superchain grants this cycle. Many thanks to the Developer Advisory Board (DAB) for completing their reviews on time and for their invaluable support!
Looking Ahead:
- We are entering the last cycle of Season 6, with submissions accepted until November 5th at 7 PM UTC, and finalists will be announced on November 23, concluding the Season 6 Grants Council.
- Retro Funding 6, where the Grants Council is rewarded for its impact, is underway—voters, we appreciate your support!
- The Milestone and Metrics Subcommittee will continue its work during the reflection period to approve grants that complete their milestones.
Finalists, database here:
| Application | Resolution |
|---|---|
| Create and Distribute Videos about Optimism Collective Governance | |
| OP Collective Governance Program in Spanish | Declined |
| Optimism Dominance in Yield-Bearing Assets 3 | |
| Idle - Credit Vaults III | Approved |
| dForce on OP (Resubmission II) | Approved |
| Alchemix Grant Request | Approved |
| Developer Tools | |
| Solidity (Remix-like) VS Code extension | Approved |
| OPSpy: Comprehensive Developer Ecosystem Platform for Optimism | Declined |
| Research capital migration to the Superchain | |
| Delphi Creative Consulting - Capital Migration to the Superchain | Declined |
| Attracting and retaining capital to the Superchain | Declined |
| Microgrants for Experimental Projects | |
| Syntra | Approved |
| Experimental Derivative Markets | |
| Toros Finance | Approved |
| Strands | Approved |
| Develop Onchain Social Games that attract Builders to Optimism - v2 | |
| Zeronaut | Declined |
| Optimism as Venture Studio | |
| bleu - tech partner of Optimism projects (extension) | Declined |
| WakeUp Labs - Optimism as Venture Studio | Approved |
| Accelerating Game Development in the Superchain | |
| Fund WakeUp Labs to launch our first two games on OP Mainnet | Declined |
| Create Educational Programs that Empower Developers on Optimism - Modified with Lower Budget | |
| OPTILEARN by WakeUp Labs: Empowering Developers with Advanced Educational Content about Optimism | Declined |
| Experimentation of Infrastructure Subsidies | |
| Pyth Network: Infrastructure Subsidies | Approved |
| Nodies: Building the Backbone of Web3 Infrastructure | Declined |
| Superchain Borrow/Lend Aggregator | |
| Ionic Superchain Borrow/Lend Aggregator | Approved |
| Blend Borrow/Lend Superchain Aggregator | Declined |
| Crosschain alert monitoring | |
| WakeUp Labs Interop - Crosschain Alert Monitoring Tool | Approved |
| Anthias Labs OP Interop Tooling Application | Approved |
| Decentralized Solvers and Aggregators on OP Mainnet / Superchain | |
| Pyth Network: Decentralized Solvers (Pyth Express Relay) | Approved |
| Targeted extension of Superfest | |
| TLX - Leveraged Tokens Protocol | Approved |
| Optimism Full Financial Audit | |
| Produce Optimism Financial Dashboard | Declined |
| Superchain Grants (chains only) | |
| Build the Future of Bitcoin DeFi on the Superchain with BOB | Roll-over to Cycle 30, with feedback |
| Kroma Intent 3B Grants Application | Approved |
| Derive (Formerly Lyra) Chain - Intent 3B Take 2 | Approved |
| Polynomial Chain | Approved |
| Race Foundation | Roll-over to Cycle 30, with feedback |
| Subsidized Audit Grants V2 | |
| Spearbit/Cantina for Balmy | Approved |
| Autonomint Security Grant Application | Approved |
| Strateg Security Grant Application | Approved |
| PWN audit subsidy | Approved |
| Extra Finance Security Grant Application | Approved |
| Clusters.xyz | Approved |
| Alchemix Audit Grant Request (Cyfrin) | Approved |
| Resolv Labs Security Grant Application | Approved |
| Spearbit/Cantina Review for Sweep N Flip | Approved |
| Synonym Finance Audit Subsidy Request | Approved |
| Leech Protocol audit subsidy | Approved |
| QuantAMM Audit Grant Request (Cyfrin) | Approved |