Hey @LemmaGov! Thanks for the questions.
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Indeed, multiple forces are doing BD right now. Most of the BD work is handled by SSV Labs (on their own expenses) and will continue to be handled by them. However, as the DAO assumes more responsibility over time, the SSV Foundation, serving as the DAO’s primary vehicle for action in the real world, must take over certain activities. The BD budget presented above is meant for deals where the DAO is the primary beneficiary and where there is less concern about SSV Labs. In that sense, this budget will only be deployed in very specific circumstances.
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This proposal states an annual budget of $500k taken from the GC budget that was planned long-term for the next 4 years in [DIP-26] ssv.network DAO Four-Year Budget (2024-2028). The DAO does the best it can to keep well within the limits of this four-year budget and give full control over token emission to the DAO. In order to deploy more funds or allocate them differently, a full DAO proposal is needed. For now, and with almost a year in existence, the DAO has acted well within these limits of the budget and has been able to reduce its spending (and increase the network fee collected drastically), leaving it some leeway for future adjustments.
Let me know if this answers all of your questions or if I have misinterpreted some of it.
Thank you!