Following discussions, edited to remove POAP section and reward distribution to Ambassadors.
Overview
Developing the SSV (DVT) technology must be done in tandem to growing the ecosystem and community around it. Since inception ssv.network was able to welcome a growing number of POS Staking as-a-Service experts, developers and community members. The network is generally composed of 3 main pillars; the technology, operators, DAO(community). Creating best in class technology will mean little without a strong community and DAO that shares the core values of our mission and help further propel our efforts to decentralize Ethereumâs âlayer 0â.
Motivation
There are a lot of people contributing to the growth and success of the network, their work should be recognized. We should also consider new ways to support community contribution and incentivize members to help scale the network.
We propose for the DAO to allocate a âdMarketing budgetâ aimed at providing core community members (a.k.a Ambassadors) with the resources to independently engage in marketing activities and provide compensation to the community for their efforts. The main goals we aim to achieve:
- Recognize the ambassadorâs contribution and hard work thus far (examples in the below links)
- Create an independent dMarketing team with the ability to allocate resources and community compensation according to their own judgement
- Additional growth activities (POAPs, translations, content etc.)
The ultimate goal is retaining existing member engagement and incentivizing new community members to step up and contribute to the network in any way they see fit. The ssv.network is designed to be a public good, owned and controlled by the DAO. As we approach mainnet, marketing efforts will gradually shift to the communityâs hands.
Budget allocation:
dMarketing
This budget will be allocated to a gnosis safe wallet controlled by the Ambassadors Safe Address - to be provided and kept safe by the participants.
Allocating resources from the safe will require 4 out of 6 signatures and clear explanation as to the use of funds. The allocation requests should be made in the ssv.networks forum:
- Task
- Owner
- Budget
- Timeline
- Commercial terms (if any)
- Receiving address
The forum category will be âinfoâ as this is not a proposal. The community is welcome to comment and propose alternatives in the forum comments section. Each new expense request should be uploaded to the forum at least 24 hours before execution.
The funds will be used for marketing initiatives aimed at growing the community, creating SSV related educational content and rewarding community members for contributing to the ecosystem. The DAO will vote on allocating additional resources to the dMarketing initiative based on the respective results and use of the initial injection.
SSV tokens (from treasury) - 500
USDC - 8,000
A successful dMarketing program ensures that the network is able to grow and prosper regardless of any centralized partyâs efforts. Anyone is invited to apply and make good use of these funds, and the community is encouraged to get involved to earn compensation.
Ambassador Contribution
The Ambassadors have shown incredible engagement over the course of the last 6 months. They are quick to respond to community inquiries, participate and contribute to network related activities and work relentlessly to ensure the success of the ecosystem. The ambassadors operated without expecting or receiving any form of compensation from the DAO. First, the DAO did not exist when the Ambassadors started their activities. Second, the concept of dMarketing and a deeper ambassador involvement was only recently made official. In our opinion the ambassadors should be rewarded for their efforts and contribution thus far. You are the network!
Ambassador contribution, SSV allocation:
- @fod#8970 - 500 SSV
- @Sp00kyG#6714 - 500 SSV
- @BenAffleck#9383 - 500 SSV
- @Yorick #0990 - 500 SSV
- @h.m.23#7131 - 200 SSV {Edited}
- @Taiga#9240 - 200 SSV {Edited}
- @simplezen#1479 - 200 SSV {Edited}
{Edited} Total 2,600 SSV (to be allocated from the existing DAO treasury, not newly minted)
DappNode Integration
DAppNode were the first to integrate SSV allowing seedless SSV node setup using a DAppNode hardware device. This allows stakers to access a large network of hardware node operators and distribute their validator keys between hardware and cloud based nodes. DAppNodeâs involvement in the community started from the early days of the public testnet and allowed ssv.network to increase adoption amongst ETH âpower stakersâ
We propose as integration grant to be distributed as follows:
- DAppNode (+ operators) - 1000 SSV (to be granted to DAppNode)
- Voss (former DAppNode-SSV community coordinator) - 450 SSV