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[EP3.1.1] [Social] Q1/Q2 2023 Funding Request: ENS Ecosystem Working Group

This is a proposal to request funding for the ENS Ecosystem Working Group for Q1/Q2 2023.
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Slobo.eth

Abstract

The ENS Ecosystem Working Group requests funding of 935,000 USDC and 254 ETH from the ENS DAO for Q1/Q2 2023.
The ENS Ecosystem Working Group is responsible for growing and improving the ENS Ecosystem by funding people and projects that are ENS-specific or ENS-centric. In line with Article III of the ENS DAO Constitution, the requested funds will be used to support projects and builders contributing to the development and improvement of the ENS protocol and the ENS ecosystem.
This social proposal is submitted to satisfy the requirements set out in Rule 10.1.1 of the Working Group Rules (EP 1.8). If this proposal is passed, the funding request will be included in a collective executable proposal put forward by all three Working Groups.

Specification

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USDC
ETH
$ENS
ENS Ecosystem Multisig
935,000
254
-

Description

ENS Ecosystem Multisig Balance
The ENS Ecosystem Working Group is requesting 935,000 USDC, 254 ETH, and 0 $ENS.
The ENS Ecosystem Working Group currently has 879,982 USDC, 110 ETH, and 40,936 $ENS in its multisigs.
If this funding request is approved, the ENS Ecosystem Working Group multisigs will have a total of 1,814,982 USDC, 364 ETH, and 40,936 $ENS.
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USDC
ETH
ENS
Carried Forward (from Q3/Q4 2022)
879,982
110
40,936
Requested (for Q1/Q2 2023)
935,000
254
0
Total Balance
1,814,982
364
40,936
ENS Ecosystem Multisig Allocations for Q1/Q2 2023 (with funding request approved)
The table below shows the total allocations for the ENS Ecosystem Working Group multisig, and related multisigs, with funds carried forward from last term (Q3/Q4 2022) along with funds requested in this proposal for this term (Q1/Q2 2023).
USDC
ETH
$ENS
Hackathons
235,000
20
-
Support
178,000
20
1,250
Grants
220,580
30
-
Builders
250,000
39
2,000
IRL
84,256
10
1,000
Merch
50,967
5
500
ENS Fairy
50,000
174
-
ENS Fellowship
60,000
-
-
Layer 2
150,000
-
-
Normalization
50,000
-
-
ETH.Limo
85,000
10
-
Bug Bounty**
240,000
-
-
Discretionary
161,179
56
36,186**
Total Balance
1,814,982
364
40,936
** The USDC in the Bug Bounty and the $ENS held by the ENS Ecosystem Working Group multisig is available if needed and will likely be carried forward into future terms.
Allocation of Requested Funds
The 935,000 USDC, 254 ETH, and 0 $ENS of funds requested in this proposal will be allocated to the following initiatives/outcomes.
USDC
ETH
$ENS
Hackathons
230,000
10
-
Support
90,000
5
-
Grants
105,000
30
-
Builders
100,000
15
-
IRL
45,000
5
-
Merch
40,000
5
-
ENS Fairy
50,000
174
-
ENS Fellowship
60,000
-
-
Layer 2
105,000
-
-
Normalization
40,000
-
-
ETH.Limo
70,000
10
-
Total Requested Funds
935,000
254
-
Description of Initiatives/Pods
Initiative/Pod
Description
Multisig Signer or Lead Singer
Hackathons
Sponsorship costs and prize money for hackathons and conferences
luc.computer
Support
Support mods for social platforms, technical and non-technical educational and archival content
validator.eth
Grants
Small grants funding for ENS proposals on ensgrants.xyz + evergreen integration bounties
Ecosystem stewards
Builders
Support for builders shipping code that improves ENS
Ecosystem stewards
IRL
Funding In Real Life events that coincide with the existing Ethereum event schedule + funding IRL community meetups
limes.eth
Merch
Subsidizing the cost of creating and shipping physical ENS merchandise including shirts, hats, and pins
Ecosystem stewards
ENS Fairy
Funds continued development of ensfairy.xyz + acquisition by validator.eth of names on temporary premium that can be utilized to grow ENS adoption + funding the ENS fairy registration bot to gift .eth names to IRL community members and builders
validator.eth
ENS Fellowship
Supports exceptional developers actively creating and contributing to the ENS ecosystem with a 6 month Fellowship
Ecosystem stewards
Layer 2
Development of ENS Layer 2 solutions
Ecosystem stewards
Discretionary
Funds in the Ecosystem Working Group multisig that are utilized at the discretion of stewards
Ecosystem stewards
This proposal was prepared by Slobo.eth, lead steward of the ENS Ecosystem Working Group.