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# Base Jump 1 of 4 (pause auctions)

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This proposal is step 1 of 4 in migrating Gnars DAO operations to Base L2, allowing us to reduce our gas costs by 99% and proceed with our mission of bringing a million shredders onchain. 

The attached transaction pauses our auctions to ensure that no new Gnars are created on mainnet. Then we can deploy our new DAO cross-chain and airdrop all token holders their same ID numbers with the same trait configurations. An ETH ask to cover migration gas costs has been omitted as external funding has been secured.

Huge thanks to [Builder DAO](https://nouns.build/dao/ethereum/0xdf9b7d26c8fc806b1ae6273684556761ff02d422/424) whose tooling allows us to deliver a smooth transition with minimal technical overhead.

## Base Jump Proposals

This proposal is the first in a series of 4 required on mainnet for our Base L2 migration and can only be executed following a successful vote.

*Here's a summary of the **4 proposals** in order:*

1. **Base Jump 1 of 4 (pause auctions)** to pause the auctions on mainnet and ensure our token supply remains static during migration
2. **Base Jump 2 of 4 (deploy on base)** to call [L2 Migration Deployer](https://hackmd.io/peXISQ2CSQOwRGmvpUpK9A#L2-Migration-Deployer), deploy a DAO with given parameters on Base (including an [Alternate Metadata Renderer](https://hackmd.io/peXISQ2CSQOwRGmvpUpK9A#Custom-Metadata-Renderers)), and set [Merkle Reserve Minter](https://hackmd.io/peXISQ2CSQOwRGmvpUpK9A#Merkle-Reserve-Minter) to allow L1 holders to claim
3. **Base Jump 3 of 4 (transfer treasury test)** to call L2 Migration Deployer and use `depositToTreasury` to transfer test amount (ETH and USDC) from L1 treasury to newly deployed L2 treasury
4. **Base Jump 4 of 4 (transfer treasury final)** to call L2 Migration Deployer and use `depositToTreasury` to transfer remaining ETH and USDC from L1 treasury to newly deployed L2 treasury

We are aware that these proposals incur substantial gas costs to voters. To ensure everyone can have their say, all gas spent on voting in this series of 4 proposals will be refunded. Refunds will be processed with a proposal immediately after Gnars is operational on Base L2.

## Builder Collaboration

We are very fortunate to be working closely with Builder DAO on migration and will be actively contributing to the Builder Protocol and shared [nouns.build](https://nouns.build/dao/ethereum/0xdf9b7d26c8fc806b1ae6273684556761ff02d422/vote/90) frontend. Due to the timeframes required for proposal voting and executions, our migration will effectively commence 26 February 2024 and be completed by 8 March 2024 at the latest.

Builder DAO have been so kind to welcome us during Launch Week for their own migration to Base L2 from 4 to 8 March 2024 [as detailed here](https://nouns.build/dao/ethereum/0xdf9b7d26c8fc806b1ae6273684556761ff02d422/vote/90). The week-long marketing effort comprises activations with Prop House, BuilderBox, The Noun Square, BasePaint, SpeedTracer, Yellow Collective, Based Management, The Park, Unlonely, Jesse Pollak and more!

## We Need Your Help

As you can imagine, this migration is quite an undertaking, with many technical considerations and a large sum of money at stake. So we'd like to draw your attention to the following:

1. If you have ANY of your Gnars in a multisig, or any smart contract for that matter, please let us know so we can assist you
2. If you have ANY proposals that you NEED to submit during the migration period, please let us know so we can assist you

**Please note:** We may VETO proposals submitted during migration to ensure NOTHING interferes with a smooth and successful transition from Ethereum mainnet to Base L2. 

## Next Proposal

Base Jump 2 of 4 will be published no later than 26 February 2024 and it's the most important step for our migration. Merkle Proofs will be used in order to ensure that all Gnars holders are airdropped the same token IDs with the same traits on Base L2 as they have on mainnet.

Gnars DAO will still exist on mainnet, you will maintain ownership of all your Gnars on mainnet, and your new Gnars on Base L2 will be fully onchain just like on mainnet. Migrating to Base will be transformative for our DAO operations as bidding, settling auctions, submitting proposals, and voting, will cost a fraction of what they have so far.

If you have any questions, please direct them to our [Farcaster channel](https://warpcast.com/~/channel/gnars), or within the [Gnars community discord](https://discord.gg/gnars), and standby for further details in the next proposal.

*Base Jump in 4, 3, 2, 1...*