--- tags: Snippets --- # G&R #151 Snippet Domain team updates, Collateral Onboarding, active discussions, and more. All the updates from MakerDAO Governance and Risk Call #151 are in this `snippet.` ## Team Updates ### GovAlpha [GovAlpha Weekly Update](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/govalpha-weekly-update-2021-07-22/9485) Governance - No polls ended this week. However, [two sets of polls are active](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling?network=mainnet). Both are greenlit polls: G-UNIv3-DAIUSDC and U-Drop Tokens. - Ratification polls are still active. - Last week's executive has not yet passed. GovAlpha - @longforwisdom created a thorough [post](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/delegation-and-makerdao/9429) on the Delegation process. - Will be hosting the new [Meet Your Delegate](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/meet-your-delegate-1-wednesday-july-28-6-00-pm-utc/9424) calls on Wednesday, July 28th @ 18:00 UTC. - GovAlpha Budget will be updated per quarter instead of the regular 2-quarter update. - [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/) has some new addition, which will be live today! ### Forum [Forum at a Glance: July 15 - 22](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/forum-at-a-glance-july-15-22/9486) ### Protocol Engineering Conference: - PE team members in Paris at ETHCC Collateral Types: - Centrifuge collateral types to kovan - Working on review for mainnet spell Contract work: - DssVest code (still in audit) - Lerp helpers in DssExecLib - ClipperCallee implementation for SushiJoin (still in review) Discussions - Will start on Goerli soon - DssCharter review and discussion with risk/growth Forum Posts: - Weekly Spell Postmortem ### Oracles - End of next week will be the Oracle Team's last week in the Maker Foundation. The CU legal entity is coming out. Currently identifying new processes to spin up. - Libp2p deployment is continuing. Moved on to a new phase and within the final stages of the rollout. - Have been looking at stETH and Oracles needed for the Fast Dai Withdrawal Bridge for Optimism. - Added Oracle support for MATIC. Testing is now underway, and we will deploy MATIC within the next few weeks. ### Risk - Still working on simulations on lower LR Vaults. - Working on Aave monitor, which will include information on the largest Vault users. Similar monitor will be built for Compound. - Began working on historical analysis on v - Vault users and their behavior, which includes growth and risk-related topics. - Made some updates and will be publishing to the [Collateral Onboarding Prioritization Sheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IX9e2fyfz7djtDMKn5gMyGsyFxHoY75GncMbAjnSXrM/edit?usp=sharing) - Began working on gUNIDAI risk assessments, which will be available next week. ### Real-World Finance - @aes published an [MakerDAO Budget Analysis](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/makerdao-budget-simulator-as-of-7-21-21-revenue-cash-flow-forecast/9469) on the Forum. Please, review as this contains important information. - SolarX project reevaluation. Will focus on the second project that is in line with them. - Have been working on the MIP for communication between MakerDAO and the Cayman Foundation. ### Growth [Growth CU weekly update](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/growth-cu-weekly-update-july-16-july-22/9484) - Had a [Maker Mafia](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/keeping-up-with-the-maker-mafia-tickets-161918960971) side event yesterday. - Gustav and Nadia participated in EthCC, speaking about RWAs and the transition of the Foundation in the DAO. - Have been working with GrayScale on including MKR in the [latest Defi Fund](https://grayscale.com/introducing-grayscale-defi-fund/) launch. In the following weeks, we will also begin educational programs for investors. ### Content Production [Content Production CU weekly update](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/content-production-bi-weekly-update-july-8-july-21-2021/9487/1) - Included a [Quarterly Update](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/content-production-bi-weekly-update-july-8-july-21-2021/9487#quarterly-update-1) for operations. - Proposed [budget](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmbLa1Wm?network=mainnet#vote-breakdown) for the next quarter is currently passing. Thanks for voting! - Focus for the next few weeks includes creating audio and video clips for Maker Relay. Last week's [clips](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvje--f34Ww) are already up on [YouTube](https://youtu.be/4WQD47LQOKI)! - Have been working with Governance and PE teams on plans and ideas for [explainer videos](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R2FEhK1g2iAQJF_JHeG0YGyOKYyfeifsKDNHdfJFrPY/edit#gid=0). We are looking for feedback. - The [Art Contest Promo](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/art-contest-dragon-vs-capybara-a-mascot-for-makerdao/9059) involving the mascot for MakerDAO is still running until the end of the month. Send submission to mascot@makerdao.world by July 31st. - The community portal is redirected and now points at [MakerDAO.world](https://makerdao.world/en/). Requires some additional work and updates in the back-end to completely finish. - Kat had the opportunity to speak at the Maker Mafia event yesterday at EthCC. - Posted on Forum about [conducting brand research](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/participate-in-brand-research-support-marketing-efforts-for-makerdao/9341). Please, sign up for it. We are looking for people to speak with (15-30 minute commitment). ### Sustainable Ecosystem Scaling - Presented at EthCC with Lenkla. - Last week's call happened with @andy about roles and responsibilities. [Available in public folder](https://drive.google.com/file/d/14Mx6CyJXvlo2Jw_KGoSw5zmn776gsWaD/view?usp=sharing). - Tomorrow, we will have a call with @nikolaj about the incubation program update. - [Dai Foundation MIP Set](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip39c2-sp17-adds-core-unit-daif-001-dai-foundation/9239) is in RFC. We are looking for feedback. Incubees - CU focused on auctions and liquidations, UIs, and services. - CU to manage a bug bounty program and security-related activities. - dTalent CU is now live. - dUX CU is now live. EthCC Side-Events: - [The DAOist](https://www.thedaoist.co/schedule) with @lenkla and @juanjuan happening tomorrow. Upcoming Calls - RWA: Collateral Onboarding: Untangled on July 30th. - KYM with B.Protocol Declaration of Intent on August 11th. ### MIPs - [MIPs Update #45](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/weekly-mips-update-45/9427) ![](https://i.imgur.com/9N5OF47.png) - Some of the CUs, along with MIP52, are struggling to pass their ratification votes. ## Other Presentations and Updates ### Restructuring Marketing in MakerDAO - @cmoony proposes the idea for improved marketing or the idea of a marketing-related CU. - @Planet_X proposes that the community should start over again from scratch and repurpose our agenda for marketing in MakerDAO. - @davidutro believes that we should *not* restart from scratch. He states that the AmaZix Marketing CU is a derivative team and is technically similar to starting from scratch without losing time, value, and money. For a further in-depth discussion, please read the complete and comprehensive G&R #151 Call Summary, which will be available by Tuesday, July 27.