Gauntlet Delegate Platform

Delegation Pitch
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Delegate Address: gauntletgov.eth (0x683a4F9915D6216f73d6Df50151725036bD26C02)
Email: gov@gauntlet.xyz
Website: gauntlet.xyz
Twitter: https://x.com/gauntlet_xyz

Introduction

Gauntlet is a DeFi-native quantitative research firm specializing in treasury and risk management, incentive optimization, and mechanism design. Gauntlet uses battle-tested techniques from the algorithmic trading industry to help protocols manage risk, optimize revenue, and design better incentives. Our simulation models inform parameter decisions for protocols of all sizes, covering over 25% of aggregate DeFi TVL.

What do you want to see happen in Uniswap governance over the next year?

Gauntlet wants to see the Uniswap DAO continue to be a leading organization for DAO governance. This includes:

  • Running dynamic incentive programs in a sustainable fashion to drive an increase in protocol utilization, including an efficient migration to v4
  • Engaging in a thorough evaluation of fee switch parameters
  • Expanding Uniswap v3 deployments multichain, in a safe and reasonable manner
  • Improving governance processes to drive an increase in delegate engagement

Reasons for wanting to be a delegate:

Gauntlet has worked closely with the Uniswap ecosystem for a number of years and aims to be a good steward for the protocol/community. We will bring our technical background to help evaluate proposals which can advance the long-term impact of Uniswap in the blockchain ecosystem.

Gauntlet is excited to continue working with the Uniswap Foundation and DAO in parallel to achieve the communities goals.

Past contributions to Uniswap ecosystem and/or demonstrated protocol knowledge:

https://www.gauntlet.xyz/resources/uniswap-incentive-design-analysis
https://www.gauntlet.xyz/resources/uniswap-arbitrum-rewards-midpoint-retro
https://www.gauntlet.xyz/resources/uniswap-protocol-fee-report
https://www.gauntlet.xyz/resources/uniswap-price-execution-analysis
https://www.gauntlet.xyz/resources/uniswap-user-cohort-analysis

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest:

Gauntlet works with a variety of protocols in the blockchain ecosystem, but does not work with any direct competitors to Uniswap.

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Uniswap Arbitrum LTIP Match
We are opting to abstain from this vote as we are one of the service providers benefiting from this proposal. We are happy to help grow Uniswap in the Arbitrum ecosystem.

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DeFi Education Fund—Gauntlet voted FOR this proposal. The DeFi Education Fund has done good work since the original vote in 2021, and in an increasingly unclear regulatory environment, this work is more important than ever.

Uniswap Delegate Reward—3 months cycle 1—Gauntlet voted FOR this proposal. The budget requested is reasonable for a pilot program, and we’ve both participated in and witnessed positive results from similar past/ongoing programs in other DAOs.

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Uniswap

Onboarding Package for Gnosis Chain - $250K —Gauntlet voted FOR this proposal. The budget requested is reasonable for an onboarding package given Gnosis Chain adoption and comparable incentive packages given to previous chains.