Public Goods Meeting, January 9, 2025
Details
Time: Thursdays at 12pm ET (5pm UTC)
Google Meet link: meet.google.com/iko-moej-rxc
Stewards: @coltron.eth (ENS | X) @simona_pop (ENS | X), @sov (ENS | X)
If you would like to add anything, just post as a reply on the forum. If you want to present or raise a topic for discussion ask live during the call.
Agenda
- Welcome
- Miscellaneous ENS updates of general interest
- Intro to Term 6 Stewards
- Plans for 2025
- Large Grantee Updates: Gashawk
- Open floor
19 Participants in meeting
1. Welcome
- Excited for 2025! Hope everyone had a lovely break
2. Miscellaneous ENS updates of general interest
- Planning event for ETH Denver, more info to follow
- Links to working group meetings will change starting next week, will automatically update if using ENS Domains calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/4?cid=OGltNzd1MmIzZXVhdjBxamMwNjdxYjAwaWNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ
3. Intro to Term 6 Stewards
Simona and Coltron previous stewards, new steward is @sov:
- Been working in/around crypto since 2016
- Work on the team at Gitcoin
- Systems integrator and board president of a non-profit before crypto
- Super excited to be part of the team
4. Plans for 2025
- Expand upon/tweak Builder platform launched last year
- All feedback gathered constantly fed to BG team to make improvements, including grants for teams that require extra large funds
- Working to identify cadence for reviewing submissions since don’t have seasons anymore
- Events: Still working on the calendar, Coltron and Sov will be at ETH Denver
- Possible public goods engagement at DevConnect
5. Large Grantee Updates: Gashawk.io
Daniel Hannum, Daniel Pfeffer, and Sohan Jagtap presenting
- Received large grant in Q3 and completed final milestones in December
- Blob-Based Execution Services
- If posting call data or blobs, gas hawk can put onchain in gas efficient way
- Allows Layer 2 sequencer operators to enhance network efficiency as the demand for blobs starts to accelerate
- Cost of blob submissions can be considerable, so improving transaction efficiency has large impact on expenses
- Can test sending blobs to GasHawk now; don’t have to worry about timing blob submissions GasHawk takes care of it for you
- Paymaster (demoing smart contract on Sepolia)
- Previously, users needed ETH to cover costs; now, smart contract wallets can initiate transactions without holding the native token
- GasHawk build a paymaster service to enhance Dapp, Chain, and wallet user acquisition by offering sponsored transaction fees to new users.
- Developed bundler and relayer services that streamline the transaction process, connecting user initiation with blockchain finalization, ultimately improving cross chain transaction management efficiency.
- Allows improved use of ENS auto-renew, can even sponsor renewals
- Supporting article that details Gashawk’s milestone update (h/t leticiaferraz.eth): GasHawk: Improving OnChain Transaction Efficiency | Grants
- @coltron.eth: Thanks for being a super proactive large grantee, final grant was paid
6. Open Floor
Looking forward to a great 2025!
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Notes by @don.nie