[TEMP CHECK] [EP 5.29] Funding request for Unruggable to build and operate a network of gateways supporting the rollout of ENSIP-19: EVM-chain Reverse Resolution

[clowes.eth]

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has engaged with the conversation surrounding this proposal. Process, accountability, and financial prudence are a vital element of DAO governance.

On a personal level, it means a lot that people have acknowledged the quality of our work and our contributions to the ecosystem.

We have taken the time to consider the feedback outlined in the thread, and are making the following revisions to our proposal.

Reduced Token Ask

@hacktar

The amount of requested ENS tokens may need revision

@lefterisjp

I would like to repeat that the ENS amount is quite high and should be reduced.

@Sov

Reduced ENS token allocation with stronger vesting tied to specific milestones

We are reducing the ask to 24,000 ENS tokens with a 2 year vesting schedule and a 1 year cliff.

This is exactly inline with the terms associated with allocations given to Security council members and Service Providers.

Milestones

@Griff

it doesn’t have enough accountability built in, but that is an easy fix.

@hacktar

Clearer accountability mechanisms may be necessary

We are adding the following milestones for accountability.

1. Recruitment: Hire a DevOps Engineer and a Blockchain Engineer to lead infrastructure deployment, and performance optimisation.
   Timeline: Complete hiring by Q1 2025.

2. Production Gateway Deployment: Launch scalable, redundant gateways across five chains (Arbitrum, Base, Linea, Optimism, and Scroll) in five globally distributed regions (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East/Africa, South America).
   Timeline: Deployment complete by Q1 2025.

3. Infrastructure Optimisation: Finalise infrastructure design and demonstrate cost reductions through performance and efficiency optimisations.
   Timeline: Initial optimisation complete by Q2 2025, with ongoing improvements.

4. L2 Collaboration and Documentation: Collaborate with L2 developers to enhance gateway compatibility and API stability. Publish documentation detailing performance improvements and best practices.
   Timeline: Ongoing, with quarterly reports.

5. Resiliency Benchmark: Maintain 99.9% uptime (excluding external dependencies) over a monitored evaluation period, with transparent reporting on outages and performance metrics.
   Timeline: Achieve benchmark by Q4 2025.

Additional thoughts

We strongly believe that the DAO directly funding Unruggable is in the best interest of ENS moving forward.

There is huge value in having the operation of gateways handled by us, especially while Layer 2 blockchains are still a nascent technology. We are currently seeing rapid innovation and evolution in rollup architectures and being agile and responsive to these changes is vital.

We built Unruggable Gateways and look forward to serving the ENS DAO by operating the production gateway network for Arbitrum, Base, Linea, Optimism, and Scroll.