# Weekly MIPs Update #53

## Ratification Polls Just Went Live


The Ratification Polls for September's Governance Cycle just went live Cycle:

| Ratification Poll | Proposal |
|-|-|
| MIP58: RWA Foundations<br><small>[Ratification Poll](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmXeWtK1) \| [Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip58-rwa-foundations/9680) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/details/MIP58)</small> | MIP |
| Strategic Happiness - SH-001<br><small>[Ratification Poll](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/Qme27ywB) \| [Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%20tags%3Ash-001) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/list?&search=$%23cu-sh-001) | Core Unit |
| Development and UX - DUX-001<br><small>[Ratification Poll](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmSYLL9K) \| [Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%3Arfc%20tags%3Adux-001) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/list?&search=$%23cu-dux-001) | Core Unit |
| StarkNet Engineering - SNE-001<br><small>[Ratification Poll](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmesWgnC) \| [Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%3Arfc%20tags%3Asne-001) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/list?&search=$%23cu-sne-001) | Core Unit |
| Collateral Engineering Services<br><small>[Ratification Polls](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmbM8u7Q) \| [Forum](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?q=ces-001%20tags%3Aces-001%20%23mips%3Arfc) \| [MIPs Portal](https://mips.makerdao.com/mips/list?&search=$%23cu-ces-001) | Core Unit |
| MIP40c3-SP31: Modify Core Unit Budget - Sustainable Ecosystem Scaling (SES-001)<br><small>[Ratification Poll](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmSkTmAx) \| [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) | Budget |
| MIP40c3-SP25: Risk Core Unit MKR Compensation (RISK-001)<br><small>[Ratification Poll](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmUAXKm4) \| [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) | Budget |
| MIP40c3-SP29: GovAlpha Core Unit Budget Q4 2021 to Q1 2022 - GOV-001<br><small>[Ratification Poll](https://vote.makerdao.com/polling/QmVtkcqW) \| [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) | Budget |

Ratification Polls will run for two weeks until September 27^th.

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## Next Week Is a Purely Electoral Week

I'll let you know if something worth reporting crops up :)

> ## 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.

## Proposals in RFC

| Proposal | Author |
|--|--|
| [MIP59: DssCharter](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip59-dsscharter/10028) | @talbaneth |
| [MIP57: RWA Committee](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip57-rwa-committee/9304) | @g_dip |
| [MIP56: Alternative MKR Compensation Guidelines](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip56-alternative-mkr-compensation-guidelines/9230) | @aes
| [MIP40c3-SP33: Modify Core Unit Budget (MKT-001)](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp33-modify-core-unit-budget-mkt-001/10150) | @seth |
| [MIP40c3-SP37: Growth Core Unit Budget, GRO-001](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp37-growth-core-unit-budget-gro-001/10228) | @nadia |
| [MakerLabs Core Unit Proposal Set](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=makerlabs%20tags%3Askunk-001%20%23mips) | @ultraschuppi |
| [Data Insights Core Unit Proposal Set](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%3Arfc%20tags%3Adin-001) | @tmierzwa |
| [Maker Portfolio Core Unit Proposal Set](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%3Arfc%20tags%3Ampcu-001) | @PaperImperium |
| [Deco Fixed Rate Core Unit Proposal Set](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%3Arfc%20tags%3Acu-deco-001) | @tmierzwa |

## 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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