October Voting Update
Uniswap Accountability Committee S3 Elections
Vote: 25% Alex, Alice, Doo, Jojo
Type: Snapshot
We decided to split our votes evenly across the above four candidates based on our previous relationships with them and our observations regarding their work with DAOs and DeFi protocols. Our team has had the pleasure of working with Alex, Alice, and Doo on the UTWG. We also chose Jojo since he’s demonstrated his value to the DAO via the UAGP.
[TEMP CHECK] - Onboarding Package for Lisk
Vote: For
Type: Snapshot
We voted in favor of this proposal. The main play with Lisk is getting a strong foothold early on in their ecosystem. Lisk had their L1 to OP L2 transition recently so many dapps have yet to launch, and Uniswap is one of the first ones there. Much of the non native token liquidity is coming in now as more users are onboarded, along with commitments from other dapps. This is all occurring in Q4. Yes, this deployment is not one where we enter a more mature and competitive market—we’re simply trying to be first. The $1M in usdc, usdt, LSK, and weth from Lisk would make uni the go to place for trading on the chain. Estimating the value of a deployment can be tricky especially when the chain isn’t immediately drawing a large amount of social attention on launch. Celo is a unique example here. The chain took a long time to mature, but since Uniswap was early there, it got a foothold, and now it’s a top deployment for Uniswap
Uniswap Growth Program Trial
Vote: In Support
Type: Snapshot
The DAO has been engaged with BD work for the past year. These initiatives primarily hinge around deployments of Uniswap v3 on a variety of EVM environments. Although the UAC has been intimately involved with walking the target chains through the governance process, establishing connections with relevant front-ends, and negotiating a proper onboarding package, there are two aspects that are left unmet: outbound BD and marketing. Most of the deals that the UAC addresses are inbound. Various sources either approach the team or are directed to the UAC; however, the UAC is not actively involved in finding deals—that’s where AG comes in. Using their CRM, they’ve set up a pipeline that’ll help facilitate the outreach to every new EVM that goes live or is looking to go live. Those deals will then be funneled to the UAC. On the end of this pipeline, once a deployment is officiated or when a package is voted in, AG will also market those deals to the broader community, ideally pulling in more volume and TVL, thereby increasing the effect of the campaigns. This role is especially important since the UF nor Labs market DAO-approved programs from onboarding packages or new chain deployments.
[TEMP CHECK] - Tally Uniswap Proposal
Vote: For
Type: Snapshot
As the usage data show, and as the above comments have illustrated, Tally is the go-to voting platform for many—our team is no exception. We will therefore be supporting this proposal. The pricing also seems to be fair since Tally will not only be taking care of rudimentary voting processes and functionalities, but they’ll also be involved in the development of various governance-related products such as optimistic voting. Plus, they’ve shown their ability to nicely blend UI/UX details with backend smart contracts. This will be interesting to see play out if the UniStaker setup is followed through with, for instance. Quarterly reports and custody of funds with the UAC act as a bonus precaution with this proposal as well.
[Updated] Forse Analytics for Uniswap Revitalization and Growth Program
Vote: For
Type: Onchain
As per our vote on the previous onchain vote, we also voted For this proposal. We are happy with the alterations made to amended terms.
Uniswap Growth Program Trial
Vote: For
Type: Onchain
As per our reasoning with the snapshot vote for this proposal, we also voted For it in the onchain stage.