Week of June 5, 2023
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Highlights
- Season 4 is upon us, through September 20th. It will span three Cycles, the first of which is Cycle #13, which runs until July 12th.
- The Grants Council is open for Season 4 proposals. Cycle #13 applications will be accepted through June 22nd. See the kickoff announcement for more details. Draft review rubrics have been posted for community feedback.
- Submit your Mission proposals by June 21st, and apply for Foundation Missions by June 28th. The voting period for qualifying Mission proposals begins on June 29th.
Proposals
Mission Proposals:
- Superchain Governance Deep Dive
- Proposal for Educational Series at Universities
- The Blockchain Gazette Proposal
- Delegate Corner Podcast
- OP Stack Zero Knowledge Proof
- TechNERD Program
- NumbaNERD Program
Foundation Missions (RFPs):
- Op Stack Zero Knowledge Proof
- Dynamic Delegate Attestations
- Collective Archive Maintenance
- Code of Conduct Enforcement Solution
- Leader Election Proof of Concept
- Governor v2 Contract
In the Forums
- @lee0007 kicks off a conversation about “date-driven performance for quality content” that supports Optimism’s ethos.
- @Gonna.eth explains the rationale for the new Grants Council platform, Charmverse.
- There are delegate communication thread updates from @PGov and @blockchainatusc.
In Discord & Twitter
- So far “more than 39k contributors have donated $98k to the co-granting pool.”
- The Bedrock upgrade saved $150k in transaction fees by June 9th, according to The Block.
- Here’s This Week in Optimism
- OP Radio #34 with Karl & Ben.
Governance Calls
A recording and recap of last week’s Governance call can be found here. The next Governance Call is scheduled for Tuesday June 20th, 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET. Keep your eyes on the forum for details.
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