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tags: Weekly MIPs Update
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# Weekly MIPs Update #49

## August Governance Cycle, Week 3: One more week to vote on the Ratification Polls!
One week left until the closing of August's Ratification Polls. The numbers are looking like this:
| Proposal | Yes | No | Abstain |
|--|--|--|---|
| [Proposal Set for the Dai Foundation Core Unit](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=tags%3Adaif-001%20%23mips) | 19,300.58 MKR :tada: | 33.33 MKR | 1.10 MKR |
| [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) | 17,780.46 MKR :tada: | 0 MKR | 1,554.56 MKR |
| [MIP40c3-SP23: Growth Core Unit MKR Budget - GRO-001](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp23-growth-core-unit-mkr-budget-gro-001/9245) | 19,474.16 MKR :tada: | 9.03 MKR | 1.10 MKR |
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. **There's a couple of recent additions!** :arrow_double_down:
## Next Week: Ratification Polls close | August 23 - 27
Ratification Polls close on Monday 23! Otherwise, we'll see what crops up :man-shrugging:
As usual, there will be a Weekly MIPs Update posted on Monday and then we'll have a mid-week catch-up on Thursday during the G&R Call :slightly_smiling_face:
## 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 it doesn't help, send me a message or post a reply here.
## Proposals in RFC
### MIPs
| Proposal | Author |
|-|-|
| [MIP58: RWA Foundations](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip58-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
| [Development and UX - DUX-001](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%3Arfc%20tags%3Adux-001) | @bainpm |
| [Maker Portfolio - MPCU-001](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%20tags%3Ampcu-001) | @PaperImperium |
| [Strategic Happiness - SH-001](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%20tags%3Ash-001) | @aburban90 |
| [StarkNet Engineering - SNE-001](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%3Arfc%20tags%3Asne-001) | @louismerkle |
| [MIP39c2-SPXX: Adding MakerLabs Core Unit](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip39c2-spxx-adding-makerlabs-core-unit/9425) | @ultraschuppi |
| [MIP40c3-SP31: Modify Core Unit Budget - Sustainable Ecosystem Scaling (SES-001)](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp31-modify-core-unit-budget-sustainable-ecosystem-scaling-ses-001/9805) | @juan |
| [MIP40c3-SP25: Risk Core Unit MKR Compensation (RISK-001)](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp25-risk-core-unit-mkr-compensation-risk-001/9788) | @Primoz |
| [MIP40c3-SP29: GovAlpha Core Unit Budget Q4 2021 to Q1 2022 - GOV-001](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp29-govalpha-core-unit-budget-q4-2021-to-q1-2022-gov-001/9799) | @prose11 |
| [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 |
### Core Unit Proposal Sets
| Core Unit | Author |
|-|-|
| [Development and UX - DUX-001](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%3Arfc%20tags%3Adux-001) :new: | @bainpm |
| [Maker Portfolio - MPCU-001](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%20tags%3Ampcu-001) | @PaperImperium |
| [Strategic Happiness - SH-001](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%20tags%3Ash-001) | @aburban90 |
| [StarkNet Engineering - SNE-001](https://forum.makerdao.com/search?expanded=true&q=%23mips%3Arfc%20tags%3Asne-001) | @louismerkle |
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| [MIP39c2-SPXX: Adding MakerLabs Core Unit](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip39c2-spxx-adding-makerlabs-core-unit/9425) | @ultraschuppi |
### Budgets
| Proposal | Author |
|--|--|
| [MIP40c3-SP31: Modify Core Unit Budget - Sustainable Ecosystem Scaling (SES-001)](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp31-modify-core-unit-budget-sustainable-ecosystem-scaling-ses-001/9805) :new: | @juanjuan |
| [MIP40c3-SP25: Risk Core Unit MKR Compensation (RISK-001)](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp25-risk-core-unit-mkr-compensation-risk-001/9788) :new: | @Primoz |
| [MIP40c3-SP29: GovAlpha Core Unit Budget Q4 2021 to Q1 2022 - GOV-001](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip40c3-sp29-govalpha-core-unit-budget-q4-2021-to-q1-2022-gov-001/9799) :new: | @prose11 |
### Amendments
| Proposal | Authors |
|--|--|
| [MIP4c2-SP11: MIP24 Amendments](https://forum.makerdao.com/t/mip4c2-sp11-mip24-amendments/6100) | @juanjuan |
## 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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