--- tags: Weekly MIPs Update --- # Weekly MIPs Update #52 ## September's Governance Cycle Week 1: Formal Submission Window is now open ![](https://i.imgur.com/lvQcTD4.png) The first Monday of the month is here and the Formal Submission Window for September is now open. The following proposals are eligible to make it into this month's Governance Cycle :arrow_down_small: #### MIPs | Proposal | Author | |-|-| | MIP58: RWA Foundations<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip58-rwa-foundations/9680) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP58)</small> | @sebventures | | MIP57: RWA Committee<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip57-rwa-committee/9304/34) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP57) | @g_dip | | MIP56: Alternative MKR Compensation Guidelines*<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip56-alternative-mkr-compensation-guidelines/9230) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP56)<br>* The author decided that this proposal will remain in RFC | @aes | #### Core Unit Proposal Sets | Core Unit | Author | |-|-| | Development and UX - DUX-001<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%3Arfc%20tags%3Adux-001) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/list?search=$AND(%23cu-dux-001,%20@RFC)) | @bainpm | | Maker Portfolio - MPCU-001*<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%20tags%3Ampcu-001) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/list?search=$AND(%23cu-mpcu-001,%20@RFC))<br>* The author decided that this proposal will remain in RFC | @PaperImperium | | Strategic Happiness - SH-001<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%20tags%3Ash-001) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/list?search=$AND(%23cu-sh-001,%20@RFC)) | @aburban90 | | StarkNet Engineering - SNE-001<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%3Arfc%20tags%3Asne-001) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/list?search=$AND(%23cu-sne-001,%20@RFC)) | @louismerkle | | Collateral Engineering Services<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?q=ces-001%20tags%3Aces-001%20%23mips%3Arfc) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/list?search=$AND(%23cu-ces-001,%20@RFC)) | @monkey.irish | ### Budgets | Proposal | Author | |-|-| | MIP40c3-SP31: Modify Core Unit Budget - Sustainable Ecosystem Scaling (SES-001)<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp31-modify-core-unit-budget-sustainable-ecosystem-scaling-ses-001/9805) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP40c3SP31) | @juan | | MIP40c3-SP25: Risk Core Unit MKR Compensation (RISK-001)<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp25-risk-core-unit-mkr-compensation-risk-001/9788) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP40c3SP25) | @Primoz | | [MIP40c3-SP29: GovAlpha Core Unit Budget Q4 2021 to Q1 2022 - GOV-001]<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp29-govalpha-core-unit-budget-q4-2021-to-q1-2022-gov-001/9799) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP40c3SP29) | @prose11 | @MIP-Editors have been getting in touch with authors to assist those who want to advance to Formal Submission, and will continue to do so over the next couple of days. Remember that we will have a **mid-week<sub>-ish</sub> MIPs Update on the Governance and Risk call on Thursday**. --- ## Next Week: Ratification Polls will go live on Monday - September 13 - September 17 Ratification Polls for the formally submitted proposals will go live on Monday 13. ## oh btw - If you haven't checked the [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/) lately, please do and leave some feedback. What would you like to see there? What would you change? - If you're confused about the dates for the Feedback Period, the Frozen Period, and/or the Formal Submission, please [check this soon-to-be-upgraded 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. ## Recent Additions to RFC | Proposal | Author | |--|--| | MIP59: DssCharter | @talbaneth | | MIP40c3-SP33: Modify Core Unit Budget (MKT-001) | @seth | | MakerLabs Core Unit Proposal Set<br><small>[Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=makerlabs%20tags%3Askunk-001%20%23mips) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/list?&search=$%23cu-skunk-001) | @ultraschuppi | ## Pre-MIP Discussions * [Proposal Ideas on the Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/c/mips/proposal-ideas/21?order=activity) * [RWA Foundations](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/pre-mip-discussion-rwa-foundations/9510) * [[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) * [Replace the mechanism to burn $MKR with a treasury](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/replace-the-mechanism-to-burn-mkr-with-a-treasury/4415/26) * [Thoughts on allowing MKR/___ DeFi liquidity providers to vote?](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/thoughts-on-allowing-mkr-defi-liquidity-providers-to-vote/6112) * [Pre-MIP discussion: Burner 2.0 - feel the burn](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/pre-mip-discussion-burner-2-0-feel-the-burn/8217/7) ----