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# Weekly MIPs Update #48


## August Governance Cycle, Week 2 - Ratification Polls are live!

Last week we had the following formal submissions for this Governance Cycle:

| Proposal | Author |
|--|--|
| [Proposal Set for the Dai Foundation Core Unit](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=tags%3Adaif-001%20%23mips) | @sorenpeter |
| [MIP13c3-SP11: Onboarding a new collateral type backed by B.Protocol v2 (Declaration of Intent)](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip13c3-sp11-onboarding-a-new-collateral-type-backed-by-b-protocol-v2-declaration-of-intent/8802) | @yaronvel |
| [MIP40c3-SP23: Growth Core Unit MKR Budget - GRO-001](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp23-growth-core-unit-mkr-budget-gro-001/9245) | @Nadia |

Their Ratification Polls are now live and will remain so for two weeks until Monday 23. [Go vote!](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling?network=mainnet)

Remember that we will have a **mid-week MIPs Update on the Governance and Risk call on Thursday**. Also, please don't forget to take a look at the proposals in RFC. They need your feedback! :arrow_double_down:

## Next Week’s Activity | August 16 - 20

A voting week chock-full of excitement and, er, votes hopefully! We'll see what transpires then and keep you informed about it.

## MIP Statuses

_Visit the [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/list) for a more detailed view of MIP statuses_

### Proposals in the Request for Comments Stage

#### MIPs

| MIP | Author |
|-|-|
| [MIPXX: RWA Foundations](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mipxx-rwa-foundations/9680) | @sebventures |
| [MIP57: RWA Committee](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip57-rwa-committee/9304/34) | @g_dip |
| [MIP56: Alternative MKR Compensation Guidelines](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip56-alternative-mkr-compensation-guidelines/9230) | @aes
| [MIP42: Proposed Compensation Addendum for MakerDAO Contributors](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip42-proposed-compensation-addendum-for-makerdao-contributors/6138) | @aburban90 |
| [MIP26: DssGov - Governance Contract Redesign](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip26-dssgov-governance-contract-redesign/4589) | @cmooney |

#### Subproposals

| Subproposal | Author |
|-|-|
| [Proposal Set for the Maker Portfolio Core Unit](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%20tags%3Ampcu-001) | @PaperImperium |
| [Proposal Set for the Strategic Happiness Core Unit](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%20tags%3Ash-001) | @aburban90 |
| [MIP39c2-SPXX: Adding MakerLabs Core Unit](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip39c2-spxx-adding-makerlabs-core-unit/9425) | @ultraschuppi |
| [MIP4c2-SP11: MIP24 Amendments](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip4c2-sp11-mip24-amendments/6100) | @juanjuan |
| [MIP39c2-SPxx: Adding the StarkNet Engineering Core Unit (SECU)](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip39c2-spxx-adding-the-starknet-engineering-core-unit-secu/9745) | @louismerkle |

## 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)

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