Uniswap Delegate Reward Initiative - Cycle 4

Requests for Comment
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We are voting in favor of this proposal and support its renewal for Cycle 4 for two main reasons:

  1. Addressing the quorum situation – With Uniswap DAO’s quorum margins already under pressure, continuing the Delegate Reward Initiative is an important mechanism to maintain delegate participation and sustain the level of active voting power needed for governance stability. Removing or pausing this program at this stage could exacerbate the quorum fragility we have been observing.

  2. Strengthening alignment through UNI holdings – We support the new criterion of awarding an additional point to delegates who hold at least 1,000 UNI. While this does not disqualify those without holdings, it helps align incentives by encouraging delegates to have “skin in the game” and a direct stake in the long-term success of Uniswap. This addition responds to earlier community calls for stronger alignment between delegates’ incentives and the DAO’s interests.

Overall, this proposal strikes a healthy balance between rewarding meaningful governance contributions and deepening alignment with Uniswap’s values. We see it as both a short-term stabilizer for quorum health and a longer-term signal of commitment from active delegates.

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