☎ ENS Public Goods – Weekly Meeting: 12pm ET/5pm UTC, Thursday – Term 6

🏛️ Public Goods
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Details

Time/Day: 5PM UTC (12PM ET)(6PM CET) every Thursday
Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/fyt-qcrb-tth

Agenda

  • Welcome ALL :sparkles:
  • Miscellaneous ENS updates of general interest
  • Builder Grants updates
  • Giveth round announcement - happening March 2025
  • Open floor for all questions, proposals and other presentations etc.

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1. Welcome ALL :sparkles:

  • … to the weekly dose of public good goodness - @simona_pop
  • Wishing a warm welcome to James – new Head of Growth at ENS Labs

James introduced himself.

  • Previously worked at Consensys, Metamask, Mirror, and other companies.
  • Experienced in PR and understanding the crypto space.
  • Interested in public goods and open-source protocols.
  • Welcomes recommendations for books on DNS and ICANN.
  • James shared his article called “30 oblique thoughts, principles, quotes, and questions for thriving in web3”.
    • You can meet James at ETH Denver if you’re going!

2. Miscellaneous ENS updates of general interest

Currently, there are two votes live.

  1. Convert 6,000 ETH to USDC for DAO Operating Expenses
  2. Endowment Expansion (Third Tranche)

Quick proposals review available here, written by @estmcmxci.

Vote here: https://dao.ens.gregskril.com/

Metagov and Ecosystem released budgets

  • Ecosystem budget available here.
  • Metagov budget available here.

Events, Hackathons and Spaces

  • ENS Event in Denver on February 28th, partnering with the Linea team.
  • ETH Taipei will be the first hackathon in 2025.
  • Announced first 5 places for hackathons
    • ETHGlobal Taipei – April
    • ETHGlobal Cannes – July
    • ETHGlobal New York – August
    • ETHGlobal New Delhi – September
    • ETHGlobal Devconnect – November
  • @gregskril - Going on a Twitter space with EF to talk about ENS, ENSv2, Namechain, etc.

3. Builder Grants updates

  • New FAQ live to streamline applications.
  • Figuring out how to route incoming applications to Public Goods and Ecosystem based on what they are better qualified for.
  • USDC payment issue is being fixed

Budget Update

  • Delay in creating the first half of the 2025 budget.
  • Need to support changes and improve the platform for a straightforward granting process.
  • Updates will be provided on timelines and implications.

4. Giveth round announcement - happening March 2025

  • We’ll be running the Giveth round
  • Octan will match the donation pool ENS DAO is putting
    • 80k USDC pool
  • Aiming for it to happen on March
  • Coordination with Octan and Giveth teams ongoing

5. Open floor for all questions, proposals and other presentations etc.

Discussion on GLO dollar proposal.

  • Suggestion to run the Giveth round with GLO USD instead of USDC.
  • GLO dollar has a good relationship with Giveth.
  • The Glo Dollar team is working on the new Proposal which will summarize feedback and include a clean version for clarity.
    • Proposal to swap 80k USDC to USDGLO?

Curation and Application Process

  • Working on eligibility criteria and curation for the Giveth round.
  • More details will be on the forum for community feedback.
  • Launch is tentatively scheduled for the second week of March
    • This timing allows people to settle back after ETH Denver and travel.
  • Discussion with Octant regarding the use of Glo Dollar over USDC will be initiated.
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