# Weekly MIPs Update #63

## November Ratification Polls Just Closed :ballot_box_with_ballot:


> :calendar: --- RFC and FS Dates for reference and for existing proposals can be seen [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10qxaRjm9T5LCgnYwwYqPqEjKu9yl2F1YHqdDD5SktJc/edit?usp=sharing).

November's Ratification Polls closed today at 16:00 UTC. All proposals passed :slightly_smiling_face:

| Ratification Poll | Extract | Vote Breakdown |
|:-:|:-:|:-:|
| [Immunefi Security Core Unit](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmSbiSTX?network=mainnet) | _{"The overall goal of the Immunefi Security CU is to secure the Maker ecosystem through multiple angles by leveraging its existing and growing security community and expertise".} |  |
| [Sidestream Auction Services Core Unit](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmPnAkS4?network=mainnet) | _{"Improve security, transparency and accessibility of the Maker Protocol by providing and maintaining auction services through open-source development".} |  |
| [Deco Fixed-Rate Core Unit](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmPPvUhN?network=mainnet) :repeat:<br><small>Resubmission</small> | _{"The Deco protocol, in collaboration with MakerDAO, can offer fixed-rate vaults to Maker vault users. The vault itself remains fully independent, and within the Maker Protocol".} |  |
| [MIP40c3-SP33: Modify Core Unit Budget - Content Production (MKT-001)](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmPTCHwr?network=mainnet) :repeat:<br><small>Resubmission</small> | <small> "MIP40c3-SP33 adds the budget for Core Unit MKT-001: Content Production for December 2021 through May 2022. We are requesting a 6-month budget allocation of 424,944 DAI".</small> |  |
| [MIP40c3-SP40: Modify Core Unit Budget, COM-001](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmUGBMLz?network=mainnet) | _{"This budget modification adjusts the team’s budget figures, extends our funding through to the end of 06/22, and updates the budget implementation to accurately reflect the current setup. The annual budget figure has changed from $486,000 to $515,000".} |  |
| [MIP40c3-SP38: Real-World Finance Core Unit MKR Compensation (RWF-001)](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmYNiuNE?network=mainnet) | _{"This proposal contains the MKR Compensation budget for the Core Unit RWF-001: Real-World Finance. It provides an average of 80 MKR per FTE per year over 3 years with a 1 year cliff".}|  |
| [MIP40c3-SP39: Modify Core Unit Budget, RWF-001](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmYoEMTT?network=mainnet) | <small>"MIP40c3-SP39 extends the budget for the Real-World Finance Core Unit defined in MIP40c3-SP12 2 in 2022".</small> |  |
| [MIP6c3-SP1: (RWA Only) Supplement to Collateral Onboarding Application](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/Qme2ni4a?network=mainnet) | _{"This proposal to supplement the MIP6 application for RWA only is intended to enhance the onboarding applications and facilitate the onboarding process".} |  |

We're welcoming three new Core Units:

- Deco Fixed-Rate, DECO-001, whose Facilitator is @vamsi. [Read its mandate](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP39c2SP23).
- Immunefi Security, IS-001, whose Facilitator is @trevinimmunefi. [Read its mandate](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP39c2SP24).
- Sidestream Auction Services, SAS-001, whose Facilitator is @danik. [Read its mandate](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP39c2SP25).

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## Things to Come :crystal_ball:

There will be no Governance Cycle on December. The next Formal Submission Window will open on January 3rd—42 days from now.

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## Proposals in RFC

| Proposal | Extract | Author |
|--|--|--|
| [MIP40c3-SP45: Modify Core Unit Budget, ORA-001 (Oracle Gas Costs)](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp45-modify-core-unit-budget-ora-001-oracle-gas-costs/11621) | _{"MIP40c3-SP45 appends Maker Oracle gas costs to the Oracle Core Unit ORA-001 budget for August 1 2021 through end of March 2022. The Maker Oracle gas cost budget is separate from the general operations budget of the Oracle Core Unit. Unlike the Operations budget, which is renewed annually, the Oracle gas costs budget will be renewed every three months".} | @nikkunkel |
| [MIP41c5-SP2: Facilitator Offboarding (RWF-001)](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip41c5-sp2-facilitator-offboarding-rwf-001/11306) | _{"This subproposal is to offboard the current Facilitator [Sébastien Derivaux] of the Real-World Finance Core Unit".} | @rune |
| [MIP41c4-SP27: Facilitator Onboarding (RWF-001)](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip41c4-sp27-facilitator-onboarding-rwf-001/11308) | _{"[Rune] approached Will Remor and asked if he was willing to take on the role of Acting Facilitator to oversee the decentralization of the RWA Core Units".} | @rune |
| [Pairwyse Fixed-Rate Core Unit (MIP39c2)](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip39c2-sp26-adding-pairwyse-fixed-rate-core-unit-pair-001/11150) | _{"The Pairwyse Foundation has implemented an out-of-box solution and deployed a product for the provision of fixed-rate DAI loans of arbitrary term-length via the Pairwyse protocol built atop Maker’s credit and deposit facilities".} | @Akiva |
| [MIP61: Delegate Compensation](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip61-delegate-compensation/10640) | _{"This proposal describes how Recognized Delegates will be compensated".} | @psychonaut |

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> ## oh btw
> * If you have an idea for a proposal and have no idea how to go about making it into a Maker Improvement Proposal, [this](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/md-viewer?mdUrl=https:%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fmakerdao%2Fmips%2Fmaster%2Fmeta%2Fprimer_for_authors%2Fprimer_for_authors.md) may be useful.
> * If you're confused about the dates for the Feedback Period, the Frozen Period, and/or the Formal Submission, please [check this forum post](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip-rfc-and-formal-submission-dates/7816). If that doesn't help, send me a message or post a reply here.

## Pre-MIP Discussions

* [IAM for Surplus Buffer](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/premip-iam-for-surplus-buffer/11584)
* [Proposal Ideas on the Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/c/mips/proposal-ideas/21?order=activity)
* [[Pre-MIP] Using Gyroscope to cut through Dai’s Gordian knot: its USDC dependency](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/pre-mip-using-gyroscope-to-cut-through-dai-s-gordian-knot-its-usdc-dependency/8865)
* [An RWA style solution to replace the PSM](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/an-rwa-style-solution-to-replace-the-psm/8705)