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# Forum at a Glance: May 19 - May 25, 2022

![](https://i.imgur.com/vVP7Bdv.png)
# MAY 19 - 25, 2022

Welcome to the one-stop-shop for a TL;DR on everything discussed on the MakerDAO forum.

###### Online PDF Version available [here.]()

*Links reflect our views of the most noteworthy activities in the governance, risk, and oracles categories. Disagree? Think something should be added? Leave a reply or send a PM.*

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![Three-Point Summary](https://i.imgur.com/n1GunxG.gif)

‘What is the most relevant information on the forums this week for MKR and Dai holders?’

1. MIP4c2-SP15, an amendment to the Core Unit offboarding process, has been [published](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/new-mip4c2-sp15-core-unit-offboarding-process-amendments/15291). The goal of the proposed process is to minimize collateral damage to MakerDAO and the community in the event of Core Unit disruptions.
2. The Growth Core Unit is [requesting](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/intangible-asset-agreed-modification-of-management-2022-05-24/15348) the subdomain nature.makerdao.com for an upcoming campaign involving planting trees each time a Maker Vault is opened and offering POAPs to Vault owners.
3. MakerDAO has the [opportunity](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/informal-poll-curve-basepool-composition/15347) to determine which assets should be included in the Maker Basepool, a proposed liquidity pool on Curve containing DAI together with other low-risk stablecoins.

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![News and Announcements](https://i.imgur.com/Sfpwsws.gif)

**[No Executive Proposal - 2022-06-01](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/no-executive-proposal-2022-06-01/15386)**

<details><summary>GovAlpha announces their decision with Protocol Engineering to skip the upcoming Executive Vote of July 1st, 2022. This is due to a lack of proposals or items requiring inclusion in the next Executive Vote. GovAlpha will still post weekly polls next week, with a number expected to go live on Monday, May 30th.</summary><br>

July 8th, 2022, will continue with the regular Executive Vote cadence. 

</details></br>

**[Governance Stats and Tracker Dashboard](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/introducing-the-governance-stats-and-tracker-dashboard/15324)**

![](https://i.imgur.com/9oHJizS.png)

GovAlpha has introduced v1 of its [Governance Dashboard](https://www.makerdao-governance-dashboard.com), providing visualization tools for important stats and metrics related to governance and delegation.

![](https://i.imgur.com/Z0UadGB.png)

<details><summary>Some of the data available includes:</summary><br>

-   MKR delegated and delegator count for all recognized and shadow delegates, as well as total amounts for all delegates
-   Total and individual amount of MKR staked and delegated
-   Current and historical vote weights for delegates
-   Number of poll voters per month

![](https://i.imgur.com/O3Vof06.png)

The Tracker section includes GovAlpha’s [Governance Tracker](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LWNlv6hr8oXebk8rvXZBPRVDjN-3OrzI0IgLwBVk0vM/edit#gid=0), together with extra functionality, such as custom filters for active proposals, high-impact proposals, and proposals ending this week.

</details></br>

**[Intangible Asset Agreed Modification of Management - 2022-05-24](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/intangible-asset-agreed-modification-of-management-2022-05-24/15348)**

The Growth Core Unit is requesting to activate the subdomain nature.makerdao.com and connect it to a new [website](https://maker-poap-test.web.app/) for a campaign called Nature.

Nature is the result of a partnership between MakerDAO, [One Tree Planted](https://onetreeplanted.org/), and [Proof of Attendance Protocol (POAP)](https://poap.xyz/). Because opening a Maker Vault involves a certain amount of computing power and storage on the Ethereum blockchain, it impacts the environment. The goal of Nature is to balance out this carbon footprint by planting trees every time a Vault is opened. Opening a Vault will also result in the issuance of a POAP badge claimable by the Vault owner.

![](https://i.imgur.com/F0sNnAZ.gif)

**[ChicagoDAO Delegate Platform](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/chicagodao-delegate-platform/15358)**

<details><summary>ChicagoDAO, an emerging DAO based at The University of Chicago, has published its delegate platform.</summary><br>

With about 25 core contributors and 150 community members, ChicagoDAO's External Governance team is currently involved with the Compound and Uniswap protocols. The key initiatives of the External Governance team are to:

-   Stay abreast of new developments in each protocol
-   Actively participate in discussions and votes for all proposals
-   Draft and put forward new proposals when appropriate
-   Be an evangelist for the protocols and communities ChicagoDAO is involved with

External Governance team members come from various backgrounds, including experienced blockchain developers, traders, former and aspiring lawyers, former financial regulators, and public policy analysts.

Learn more about ChicagoDAO on their [website](https://chicagodao.io/) or [Twitter page](https://twitter.com/chicagodao_io).

</details></br>

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![Active Discussions](https://i.imgur.com/TgconmJ.gif)
    
**[[Informal Poll] Curve Basepool Composition](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/informal-poll-curve-basepool-composition/15347)**

<details><summary>The Maker Basepool is a proposed integration with Curve involving a new stablecoin liquidity pool (LP) containing DAI and other low-risk, fiat-backed stablecoins. Focusing on low-risk stablecoins allows the Basepool LP to be onboarded as a collateral asset, increasing its total locked value and capital efficiency.</summary><br>

Like the existing 3pool LP, the Basepool could serve as a pair asset for other stablecoin LPs, and Maker could offer collateral support to these metapools.

This brings several potential benefits to MakerDAO, including:

-   Increased revenue from stablecoin reserves (which are currently idle in PSMs)
-   An improved relationship with the Curve community and increased influence on Curve governance
-   Improved relationships with third-party stablecoin issuers that utilize Basepool liquidity

Read the full Basepool proposal draft [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YyS8rpUBngJcf_ci72_VTHbotKarLirVKNRulQnzjHs/edit?usp=sharing).

*Implementation Process*

The expected implementation steps are:

-   Deploy the Basepool LP on Curve
    -   The current poll will help determine pool composition
-   Submit a MIP6 proposal for Basepool collateral onboarding to MakerDAO
-   Submit a Curve DAO vote to enable pairing with Basepool through Curve's pool factory
-   Implement and onboard the Basepool LP vault using a modified cropjoin adapter
-   Deploy a gauge contract
-   Submit a Curve DAO vote to add gauge rewards to the Basepool
-   Submit a Curve DAO vote to whitelist MakerDAO for CRV locking
    -   Possible alternative strategies to deploy CRV include Aave and Curve LPs
-   Investigate onboarding Basepool metapools
-   Implement a metagovernance mechanism for managing veCRV votes
-   Implement an mkrCRV liquid staking wrapper

Maker now has an opportunity to determine the composition of the Basepool’s stablecoin reserves.

Options:

* **USDC** is the most widely used onshore fiat stablecoin. Maker already heavily integrates with USDC, so risk exposure would be increased minimally, if at all.
* **BUSD** is the second-largest US-based stablecoin, with wide usage across the Binance CEX and DeFi ecosystems.
* **USDP** is issued by Paxos and is a small-cap onshore stablecoin. Maker currently represents 50% or more of the USDP in circulation, which is already a relatively high share of assets.
* **GUSD** is a relatively small-cap onshore stablecoin. It has a strong legal and backing structure and is managed independently by other stablecoin providers.

Another question to consider is how many assets the Basepool should include. The more assets included, the higher the gas fees and slightly higher credit and default risk.

* **Option #1**: DAI, USDC
    * The most minimal pool implementation possible, with a lower distribution of credit risks as well as somewhat lower swap gas costs
* **Option #2**: DAI, USDC, BUSD
    * Not yet integrated through a PSM, which could impact pool stability and may require a somewhat lower amplification parameter to maintain stability.
* **Option #3**: DAI, USDC, USDP, GUSD
    * Maker already integrates each stablecoin through the PSM, so the pool should remain well-balanced even with high amplification parameters.

The author of the poll, @monet-supply, believes that Option #2 offers the best combination of utility and strategic benefit while minimizing liquidity risks.

Visit the [forum post](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/informal-poll-curve-basepool-composition/15347) for more details on the different composition options for the Basepool and to cast your vote.

This poll will run through this weekend.

</details></br>

**[Compensation levels in a global organization](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/compensation-levels-in-a-global-organization/15342)**

Building on a comment from the ongoing [MKR holder Confessional](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/the-mkr-holder-confessional/15164/37) thread, @purrfection opens the floor for discussion about how contributor compensation might work best in a global organization like MakerDAO.

<details><summary>@purrfection opens the discussion by arguing that global organizations should not be paying developed-world salaries to contributors in developing countries.</summary><br>

![](https://i.imgur.com/8Ce9KAX.png)

Others, such as @CodeKnight, argue that adjusting salaries based on geography is unfair and may sow division.

![](https://i.imgur.com/VxI0hKN.png)

@juan contends that money shouldn't be the key factor in new hires anyway—quality should be.

![](https://i.imgur.com/vEuA6rG.png)

Discussion is ongoing; join in [here](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/compensation-levels-in-a-global-organization/15342/11).

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**[Investment Committee Work / food for thought](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/investment-committee-work-food-for-thought/15312)**

<details><summary>@Allan_Pedersen published a post exploring an analogy for how delegates may want to think about their role at MakerDAO: as members of an Investment Committee (IC).</summary><br>

Some facts about ICs:

* Fairly small in size
* Members are the core people the LP or capital provider is betting on to deliver returns
* Many have independent members to provide an outside perspective
* A unanimous "yes" vote is generally required for a proposal to pass

Pressures faced by ICs include:

-   A set of real legal responsibilities in terms of investment care and duties
-   Personal wealth is locked up in and dependent on investment performance
-   Bad returns could lead to no further funds raised

With these facts in mind, ICs significantly influence the entire deal process. Typically, deal teams are established on an ad-hoc basis from the fund's pool of talent, and each active deal is appointed a Deal Lead, who is often a Partner and a member of the IC.

Deal processes tend to have three primary decision "gates," all of which the IC is heavily involved.

**Gate 1: Do we want to investigate and shape a potential deal?**
i.e., Do we allocate internal manpower to this deal and start a deal team?

**Gate 2: Should we sign the term sheet?**
i.e., Do we accept the deal as it stands, and are we willing to spend the money on the necessary advisors (legal/auditing/etc.)?

**Gate 3: Should we sign the final agreements and execute them?**
i.e., Do we execute the transaction—or not?

For more details on these deal processes and the role of IC members in guiding and directing deals, check out the [full post](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/investment-committee-work-food-for-thought/15312).
    
</details></br>

**[Classification and cleanup of the makerdao GitHub - Request for comments](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/classification-and-cleanup-of-the-makerdao-github-request-for-comments/15306)**

<details><summary>This post outlines plans to clean up and categorize repositories in the MakerDAO GitHub to help make it easier to manage them.</summary><br>

The post specifies four categories different MakerDAO repositories can be categorized into:

1. Most repositories on the [MakerDAO GitHub](https://github.com/makerdao) are used for **software development**. It is important to make sure that this software is easy to work with, is open source, and that the copyright is assigned to the Dai Foundation so that the software remains a public good.
    * These repositories will be assigned to a Core Unit willing to take responsibility for the software.
* 2. When a repository is used for **informational purposes**, this is considered communicating on behalf of MakerDAO. In other words, it becomes an intangible MakerDAO asset, and the right to manage content in it has to go through [the same process](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip60-intangible-asset-assignment/10319) as for any other intangible MakerDAO asset.
    * These repositories will be assigned to a Core Unit willing to take content ownership and be assigned as content managers.
3. Repositories that hold software that no MakerDAO Core Unit is ready to maintain and isn’t considered under active development but are **still part of the Maker protocol** (e.g., an early auction keeper).
    * These repositories will be archived. They will be public but read-only.
5. Repositories that hold software **not used in the Maker protocol**.
    * These repositories will be archived and made private.
    
</details></br>

**[{New} MIP4c2-SP15: Core Unit Offboarding Process Amendments](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/new-mip4c2-sp15-core-unit-offboarding-process-amendments/15291)**

In light of recent events such as the [offboarding](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/content-production-core-unit-offboarding-post-mortem/13756) of the Content Production Core Unit, this proposal aims to streamline and standardize the Core Unit offboarding process. The stated goal is "to reduce harm to the DAO and community in the event of Core Unit disruptions."

<details><summary>More specific, lower-level goals include:</summary><br>

-   Solidifying the Core Unit offboarding process, which requires:
    -   Simplifying and templatizing the process of offboarding.
    -   Clarifying offboarding terms in the governance cycle.
    -   Establishing a standard for proposers.
-   Introducing and formatting expectations about timelines, work plans, and budgets.
-   Making the offboarding process reference the [new Core Unit Budget process](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip4c2-sp19-mip40-budget-process-amendment/14250), which is currently pending approval.
-   Adding templates where appropriate or finalizing WIP from the original MIP4.
-   Proposing an unwinding plan for Core Units with legacy budgets now that the [revised MIP40](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip4c2-sp19-mip40-budget-process-amendment/14250/39) has arrived.

</details></br>

**[Wintec Reintroduction](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/wintec-reintroduction/15264)**

@DavidJeng, CEO of [Wintec Industries](https://www.wintecind.com/), posted a "reintroduction" to catch the MakerDAO community up on Wintec's activities since its MIP6 submissions in May 2021.

<details><summary>Over the past year, Wintec has continued to deploy hundreds of millions in capital into their customers’ supply chain assets from existing funding sources. Wintec initially planned to pilot with 20 million DAI, with plans to scale to 50-100 million DAI in the following 12-18 months, and this target remains unchanged.</summary><br>

We're all familiar with the supply shocks brought on first by global pandemic lockdowns, then by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. What do these supply chain shocks mean for Wintec?

-   Wintec is seeing nearly double the rate of opportunities than in the previous few years.
-   Wintec continues to engage with existing institutional financing partners to match them with customer demand.
-   Wintec is excited about innovations in the Maker ecosystem that could position Maker as a large, credible, global capital provider.

</details></br>

**[Off-Chain Governance Incentive Changes (SourceCred)](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/off-chain-governance-incentive-changes-sourcecred/15362)**

This post summarizes the off-chain incentive changes detailed in both forum posts below, which will be taking place beginning in June 2022.

**[Off-Chain Proposal Bounties](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/off-chain-proposal-bounties/15363)**

GovAlpha posted an [Off-Chain Governance List of Options and Recommendations](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/off-chain-governance-list-of-options-and-recommendations/13373) toward the end of February this year that contained a poll to help determine which recommendation the community prefers:

![](https://i.imgur.com/ARKtvRc.png)

<details><summary>After some hard work behind the scenes, GovAlpha presents its strategy to improve the MakerDAO off-chain incentive system and explains the reasons and expectations.</summary><br>

Introducing the new off-chain proposal bounties: an off-chain reward system incentivizes concrete and outcome-producing governance initiatives! This proposal comes to remedy the limitations of SourceCred and develop certain complementary strategies to improve the system as a whole. GovAlpha believes this initiative will strengthen our governance process through direct incentives for concrete governance actions, encouraging community members to trigger governance processes with tangible results. A new pool of 72,000 DAI in funds will be created alongside this proposal. The initiative consists of 6,000 DAI per month to be distributed among all successful and eligible MakerDAO governance proposals. Any community member with an official forum account can receive off-chain proposal bounty payouts.

How do you determine an eligible governance proposal?

Well, GovAlpha deems a proposal eligible for a payout if it meets the following criteria:
- Successful MIP proposals
- Successful MIP Sub Proposals
- Successful Signal Requests

A proposal is considered successful if its on-chain vote meets the success criteria defined in the accompanying on-chain poll text. But let's dig into the reward system; the maximum reward for each type of successful proposal is as follows:

MIP - 2,000 DAI
Sub Proposal - 1,000 DAI
Signal - 500 DAI

The reward pool for a given month is split between proposals according to the following weights:

MIP = 1
Sub Proposal = 1/2
Signal = ¼

There are several eligibility exceptions and exclusions, which we recommend checking out in the [original post](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/off-chain-governance-list-of-options-and-recommendations/13373). 

</details></br>

**[Delegate SourceCred](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/delegate-sourcecred/15365)**

Recognized delegates are compensated for the quantity and quality of their engagements on the MakerDAO forum as judged by the rest of the community via the SourceCred mechanism. However, there has previously been [discussion](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/sourcecred-report/13277) on whether SourceCred payments are ethical and appropriate for a full-time Recognized Delegate. The issue is that a delegate's exclusion from SourceCred payouts may interrupt their processes. In response to this, GovAlpha aims to present a new Delegate SourceCred reward mechanism with which the GovAlpha Core Unit will assess and reward the engagement and community participation of Recognized Delegates.

<details><summary>GovAlpha continues researching for the best alternative, but in the meantime, they believe it is important to maintain off-chain incentives for a growing group of actors that play an increasingly strategic role within the ecosystem.</summary><br>

GovAlpha identified that SourceCred payout challenges have more to do with the contributors’ differences than with the algorithm design. To mitigate the effects generated by these differences, GovAlpha has designed two changes:
- A separate Delegate SourceCred fund is created to compensate for Recognized Delegate engagement.
- Rewards are distributed outside the existing SourceCred instance and through a new distribution formula.

>52,000 DAI annually will be allocated to the Recognized Delegate reward pool. This breaks down to 4,000 DAI total distributed to delegates per month based on their engagement in the MakerDAO forum.
>
>In 5-week months, the monthly amount to be distributed will be 5,000 DAI.

Cred for delegates is calculated using a custom algorithm based on raw weekly cred scores in a three-step process:
1. First, the algorithm selects the week evaluated for a specific delegate.
2. Then, it filters out all of the actions that are not relevant for the scope of this calculation (user mentions, inter-week cred interactions, and cred lost for likes given).
3. Finally, it counts and stores the cred that’s left in the selection.

Let's discuss eligibility.

Any Recognized Delegate with one or more official forum accounts is eligible to receive delegate engagement payouts for one account only. Recognized Delegates must opt-in and confirm which forum account is accruing engagement payouts. A Recognized Delegate is only eligible for engagement payouts in a given month if they meet the criteria in [MIP61](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP61#performance-modifier) to receive a non-zero amount of compensation for that month.

*GovAlpha is aiming to start implementing the new Delegate SourceCred in June.*

</details></br>

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![Seeking Consensus](https://i.imgur.com/zvean4D.gif)

‘Yo, do you even signal?’

**[Deploy a Trial Permissionless Open Market Operation & Resurrect the Burn](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/signal-request-deploy-a-trial-permissionless-open-market-operation-resurrect-the-burn/15381)**

@rema submits a signal request replacing the previous Signal by Andrew Burban to [restart the burn](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/signal-request-restart-the-burn-v2/14918). This Signal is a trial of the new [MIP74: Permissionless Open Market Operations](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip74-permissionless-open-market-operations/15095), which defines the process used to agree and enact permissionless open market operations with funds controlled by MakerDAO. It will now be tested for effectiveness through this Signal Request.

The Risk Core Unit believes that confronted with a potential crypto winter and global economic recession, it now is crucial for the MakerDAO community to reach a consensus about what to do regarding the surplus buffer. Their solution involves maintaining a sustainable surplus buffer higher than the current level to support risk mitigation and growth while burning a relatively small amount of the surplus buffer to clarify that "burning still is, and will remain, an integral part of MakerDAO and our community."

**The vote will run until June 9th, 2022**

<details><summary>Here are the current voting results:</summary><br>

![](https://i.imgur.com/5j17iya.png)

</details></br>

**[Incoming Velodrome Airdrop on Optimism - \$VELO veNFT](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/poll-incoming-velodrome-airdrop-on-optimism-velo-venft/15371)**

Velodrome is an AMM modeled on Solidly and designed to be a public good that provides deep liquidity and low slippage to token pairs. MakerDAO is eligible to receive an [airdrop](https://twitter.com/VelodromeFi/status/1529549901239050240) of veNFT equivalent to 1% of the initial voting power for the new Velodrome protocol launching on Optimism on May 31st.

>The veNFT will allow MakerDAO to direct emissions to the liquidity pools of their choosing, increasing liquidity of the chosen pairs and receiving all trading fees and bribes for those pools...Strategic Finance believes that Velodrome could be a significant contender for amassing DAI liquidity on Optimism.

The Velodrome team requested to initially manage the veNFT on MakerDAO’s behalf until their DAO is ready to manage it. They proposed both DAI/USDC and DAI/OP pairs for launch to ensure emissions are high enough to attract adequate liquidity. In response, Aes is asking the community the following questions:
- Should MakerDAO incentivize the pairs recommended by the Velodrome team? 
- Should MakerDAO transfer veNFT to a Governance-owned multi-sig using MIP47?
- What should MakerDAO do with the trading fees?

More information on Velodrome can be found on their [Medium](https://medium.com/@VelodromeFi).

**The vote will run until June 9th, 2022**

<details><summary>Here are the current voting results:</summary><br>

![](https://i.imgur.com/wZ0mKnN.png)

![](https://i.imgur.com/vnjgyLt.png)

![](https://i.imgur.com/Tnltagh.png)

</details></br>

**[Request Minting of new MKR Tokens to Replace MKR Tokens Inadvertently Sent to MKR Token Address (Burned)](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/signal-request-request-minting-of-new-mkr-tokens-to-replace-mkr-tokens-inadvertantly-sent-to-mkr-token-address-burned/15369)**

wingstick_99942 inadvertently sent 3.1994 MKR to the MKR Governance Address and submitted a follow-up Signal Request in hopes of successfully requesting an exact number of new MKR tokens to be minted and returned to the sender's address since the existing tokens are inaccessible.

**The vote will run until June 8th, 2022**

<details><summary>Here are the current voting results:</summary></br>

![](https://i.imgur.com/pVltBuC.png)
    
</details></br>

**[Offboard UNI, UNIV2DAIETH, UNIV2WBTCETH, UNIV2UNIETH, and UNIV2WBTCDAI](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/signal-request-offboard-uni-univ2daieth-univ2wbtceth-univ2unieth-and-univ2wbtcdai/15160)**

The CMON (Collateral Management On-chain) initiative and its stakeholders prepared this Signal Request and its stakeholders, including different CES-led core units. Due to lack of demand and consequent negative cash flow, they propose offboarding UNI-A, UNIV2DAIETH-A, UNIV2WBTCETH-A, UNIV2UNIETH-A, and UNIV2WBTCDAI-A. The main problem with these vault types is pure lack of demand, as the underlying assets (ETH, WBTC, and UNI) have relatively high on-chain liquidity. MOMC attempted to make them more attractive by lowering the SF at the end of January, but demand, unfortunately, didn’t increase. Proposed parameters were set in a way where we try to minimize the damage done to existing vault owners while ensuring that sufficient amounts of debt will either be repaid or, less desirably, liquidated with minimal costs for the vault owners.

Proposed parameter changes;

-   Set liquidation penalty to 0%
-   Set debt ceiling to 0
-   Set tip to 0
-   Set duration of dss-lerp for liquidation ratio to 30 days
-   Set the end parameter of dss-lerp for liquidation ratio for each vault type as the following: highest collateral ratio vault within each vault type multiplied by 3, rounded to the hundreds.

**The vote ends TODAY, May 26, at 22:00 UTC.**

If the outcome is "yes," on-chain polls will be held; otherwise, the Signal Request will be reinitiated with different parameters and/or strategies.

<details><summary>Here are the current voting results:</summary></br>

![](https://i.imgur.com/bIX9frM.png)

![](https://i.imgur.com/NpoT1d4.png)

![](https://i.imgur.com/4keH1Mp.png)

![](https://i.imgur.com/gdZmSNG.png)

![](https://i.imgur.com/UOpXaXw.png)

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![Ongoing Initiatives](https://i.imgur.com/XYQcE5T.gif)

‘Oh my god, this is taking ages; why can’t things be simple?’

<details><summary><i>Click here for a list of current initiatives:</i></summary><br>

[Maker Operational Manual](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/announcing-maker-operational-manual/12553) - @GovAlpha-Core-Unit release the launch of the Maker Operational Manual and invite all members and Core Units to reach out if they wish to provide any help or documentation to add for the Manual.

[Recognised Delegate Requirements](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/recognised-delegate-requirements/9421) - @LongForWisdom writes a detailed overview of the current requirements and application system to become a delegate in the Maker community. Check out this [thread](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%40LongForWisdom%20%23governance%3Adelegates) for more posts related to delegation.

[Where to Find Opportunities at MakerDAO](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/where-to-find-opportunities-at-makerdao/10076/2) and [Open positions at MakerDAO](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/open-positions-at-makerdao/12197) - Looking for job opportunities at MakerDAO? Perfect! @Davidutro and @manomad set up individual threads containing resources to help find available job listings and hiring practices. *If anybody has additional information on unique hiring practices or job listings, please comment on the thread.*

[:mega: Collateral Calls - Calling all Projects!](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/collateral-calls-calling-all-projects/3715) - @juan sets up a signup thread for projects wishing to present on the bi-weekly collateral call. Know any potential collateral partners that want to present? Refer them here.

[Collateral Status Index](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/collateral-status-index/2231) - Confused about the current status of the various collateral types discussed recently? Check out this post to determine the status and current position within the onboarding process.

[Weekly MIPs Updates](https://forum.makerdao.com/tag/mips-update) - @blimpa brings the latest updates in MIPs.

[The Official Welcome Thread](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/the-official-welcome-thread/771/4) - A welcome and introductions thread. Not strictly governance, but if anyone new or old wants to introduce themselves, now is your chance!

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‘Oh %#\$?, we need a doodad, and we need it now.’

We could always use help reviewing [MIPs in the Request for Comment phase](https://forum.makerdao.com/tag/rfc).

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