Gnosis Guild
Name and website of Provider**
gnosisguild.eth
Name of main point of contact**
auryn.eth
What do you want to build on ENS?
Our modular Zodiac stack currently powers the ENS DAO’s non-custodial treasury management of 32,000 ETH by Karpatkey. We plan to continue the development and maintenance of this core infrastructure, and further build out bespoke tooling for the ENS DAO.
Non-Custodial Treasury Management
Capital efficiency and active treasury management are crucial parts of a successful DAO strategy. Karpatkey has proven that our underlying tooling — the Zodiac Roles Mod and Pilot interface — is the most secure and efficient way to manage non-custodial treasuries. To continue supporting this domain, we plan to carry out targeted development for the ENS DAO and Karpatkey. Initial steps include: launching Roles Mod v2, enhancing the Roles App for Roles v2, and improving the Pilot Interface with streamlined permissions auditing. These advancements will collectively bolster transparency, security, and operational efficiency, fostering more active management and increased yields. Beyond these initiatives, we’ll work closely with Karpatkey to identify and build out infrastructure to meet the emergent treasury needs of the ENS DAO.
ENS DAO Governance and Operations
We plan to carry out needs-driven development for the ENS DAO to improve governance and onchain operations. Currently, the ENS DAO relies on largely social rules for Working Group operations, along with Safes for each group. We would like to minimize the need for constant Snapshot governance and cumbersome off-chain coordination by bringing these rules onchain using Zodiac modules. Working closely with Working Groups, we’d like to develop infrastructure such as onchain roles for Steward and Lead Steward functions, modules for streaming Working Group funds, modules for Working Group dissolution and return of assets, and modules that further expand and decentralize Working Groups. Additionally, we would like to work with the Meta-Governance Working Group to audit the three governance process phases for inefficiencies and implement optimizations.
ENS-Native Publications
To bolster ENS’s eminent role in decentralized naming, we will introduce custom ENS-native publications through Tabula. As a web3 publishing tool built for writers, DAOs, and any Ethereum-based account, Tabula pioneers the collective ownership of web3-native publications, allowing any agent or onchain community to post content, build their own interface, or even deploy their own instance. By adding the ability to link Tabula publications to ENS names, onchain entities utilizing ENS can instantly create and collectively maintain decentralized publications that are trust-minimized and censorship-resistant. This initiative will further exemplify ENS’s extensibility, showcasing the fundamental role of identity mapping for individuals and onchain networks in an ever-shifting communications landscape.
Past experience working on ENS
Gnosis Guild has been building public goods for the ENS and Ethereum ecosystem since 2021. Our infrastructure is now leveraged by 150+ onchain organizations securing over $2.5B in assets. Initially providing needs-driven development for GnosisDAO — supporting governance, treasury management, bridging, and custom products — we are now leveraging our expertise serving as independent core contributors to aligned protocols and ecosystems.
As the creators of the Zodiac Standard, we’ve grown a wide ecosystem of open-source modules used by leading DAOs and protocols. Our stack powers Karpatkey’s non-custodial ENS treasury management, relying on our Roles mod, Pilot extension, and custom tooling for secure and efficient onchain management.
Our growing product portfolio can be viewed here.
Size of team and commitment
We plan to allocate a full-time pod of three Gnosis Guild team members. This is typically made up of two engineers and one designer/PM, but flexible for other team members to rotate in and out depending on needs.
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Conflict of interest statement
Gnosis Guild is a small stakeholder in Karpatkey, which receives compensation from ENS DAO for their treasury management work. Gnosis Guild does not receive any compensation from Karpatkey’s ENS funding. We see this not as a conflict of interest, but as further proof of the alignment of our organizations.
10k Endorsement link
Budget Requested
$600k for a pod of three Gnosis Guild team members allocated full-time, in 2024, to the ENS related efforts detailed above.
