Aura Delegate Thread

Delegate Citadel
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Proposal: [BIP-688] Update Karpatkey Multisig Signers

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this change on signers.

Proposal: [BIP-689] Claim stkAAVe from Linear Pools

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the transfer of those assets to the DAO treasury.

Proposal: [BIP-690] Ecosystem ONsite Proposal Q4 2024

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this proposal as onsite gatherings are important to realign objectives and plan the next steps for the protocol. With the upcoming v3 launch, it is a good opportunity to boost the final arrangements.

Proposal: [BIP-691] Enable gauge for GYD/wstETH E-CLP [Arbitrum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: Gyroscope is a great partner, and this pool has the potential to generate trading volume and revenue for Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-692] Enable sDAI/aUSDC.e E-CLP Gauge [Gnosis]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: Gyroscope is a great partner, and this pool has the potential to generate trading volume and revenue for Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-693] Aegis Finance - Strategic Partnership Proposal
Vote: Yes

Reasoning: We support this proposal, but we want to check what it will bring specifically to veBAL holders.

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Proposal: [BIP-694] Fund Balancer Maxis for Q4 2024 to Q1 2025

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: The Balancer Maxis help to push the protocol forward, and we support this proposal.

Proposal: [BIP-695] Fund OpCo Product team - Oct - Mar

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this extension.

Proposal: [BIP-696] Transfer GNO to karpatkey’s Treasury Safe & Authorise Staking on Stakewise v3

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support putting these assets into use.

Proposal: [BIP-697] BD Service Provider Proposal for Q4 2024 to Q1 2025

Vote: Yes.
Reasoning: Lipman is doing a great job. We support this proposal.

Proposal: [BIP-698] Enable Gauge for wrsETH/wstETH [Optimism]

Vote: Yes, let’s do it
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as LST/LRTs can have a high trading volume, bringing more fees to Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-699] Enable a wstETH/GYD gauge [Arbitrum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: This is a new version of a previous pool, with enhanced parametrization.

Proposal: [BIP-700] Enable a wstETH/GYD gauge [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: Gyroscope is a great partner, and this pool has the potential to generate trading volume and revenue for Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-701] Enable a balETH/wstETH gauge [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: The balETH Autopool improves Balancer pools utilization and fee generation.

Proposal: [BIP-702] Balancer DAO Service Providers and Grantee Standards

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support these updates.

Proposal: [BIP-703] Kill aUSDC/sDAI gauge [Gnosis]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: A new pool with USDCe was created.

Proposal: [BIP-704] Enable MORE/GYD gauge [Arbitrum]

Vote: Yes, let’s do it
Reasoning: The pool will serve as the primary liquidity source for MORE on Arbitrum and can drive activity to Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-705] Fund Balancer Grants Q4 2024

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: Balancer Grants can play an important role in the launch of Balancer v3.

Proposal: [BIP-706] Kill GHO/USDC Wide Range ECLP Gauge

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: The pool will not be incentivized anymore.

Proposal: [BIP-707] Kill Shezmu Gauges

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this removal, as the assets on those pools were compromised.

Proposal: [BIP-708] Transfer stkAAVE to karpatkey-managed SAFE and Delegate Voting Power

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: As the idea is to keep stkAAVE, we support the delegation.

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Proposal: [BIP-709] Mode Allocation Mandate

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the Maxis and the strategies of $MODE allocation.

Proposal: [BIP-710] Claim COW Airdrop

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support claiming those tokens.

Proposal: [BIP-711] Expand Hidden Hand Refund Flexibility

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support to add the flexibility on how those funds can be used within the protocol.

Proposal: [BIP-712] Enable UltraEths/wETH gauge [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as LST/LRTs can have a high trading volume, bringing more fees to Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-713] Spearbit Cantina Audit Competition Funding

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this competition, as it will bring extra eyes over our code.

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Proposal: Allocate 250,000 USDT to sGYD

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: Gyroscope is a valuable partner and this proposal deepens our relationship with them.

Proposal: [BIP-715] Enable Automatic Aura Relocking

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: Eliminating human reliance with automation is a good step. We welcome this enhancement.

Proposal: [BIP-716] Enable USDC/GYD Gauge [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: This is a new pool from Gyroscope with different parameters.

Proposal: [BIP-717] Enable GHO/wUSDL Gauge on Arbitrum

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We welcome another GHO pool within Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-718] Enable Gauge for dvstETH / wstETH (Ethereum)

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as LST/LRTs can have a high trading volume, bringing more fees to Balancer.

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Proposal: [BIP-719] Enable MORE/USDC gauge [BASE]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: The protocol will use this pool as a primary liquidity source for MORE on Base.

Proposal: [BIP-720] Manual Relock of Balancer DAO’s vlAura

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this relock.

Proposal: [BIP-721] Balancer to act as a Technical Delegate in the Polygon Governance System

Vote:Yes
Reasoning: We support this proposal, as Balancer can contribute in a meaningful way to the polygon ecosystem.

Proposal: [BIP-722] Kill Stale Gyroscope ECLP Gauges

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the removal of these gauges.

Proposal: [BIP-723] Enable two E-CLP gauges [Gnosis]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this proposal: GYD is coming to GC and these pools will enable initial liquidity.

Proposal: [BIP-724] Enable GYD/aUSDT gauge [Polygon PoS]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this proposal: GYD is coming to Polygon PoS and this pool will enable initial liquidity.

Proposal: [BIP-725] Enable hETH-wstETH Gauge [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this proposal, as the protocol wants to make secondary liquidity of hETH on a Balancer pool that, if performs well, can become the primary liquidity source.

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Proposal: [BIP-726] Adopt The SEAL Safe Harbor Agreement

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this proposal, as it enlarges the pool of white hackers monitoring our protocol.

Proposal: [BIP-727] Enable wstETH-weETHs Gauge [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as LST/LRTs can have a high trading volume, bringing more fees to Balancer.

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Proposal: [BIP-728] Enable tETH-wstETH Gauge [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as LST/LRTs can have a high trading volume, bringing more fees to Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-729] Enable WBTC/pumpBTC Gauge [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as LST/LRTs can have a high trading volume, bringing more fees to Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-730] Enable two E-CLP gauges [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: Gyroscope is setting strategic pools with major assets with their E-CLP tech, which can provide deeper liquidity (and better swap rates) than regular Balancer pools. We support this development, as it can bring more trading volume to Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-731] Enable several E-CLP gauges [Base]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: Gyroscope is setting strategic pools with major assets with their E-CLP tech, which can provide deeper liquidity (and better swap rates) than regular Balancer pools. We support this development, as it can bring more trading volume to Balancer.

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Proposal: [BIP-732] Permissions Policy Update Request #6 (Gnosis Chain)

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this update on the permissions granted to the karpatkey-controlled safe. These are needed to allow them to interact with other protocols or new assets.

Proposal: [BIP-733] Enable ynETH/wETH Gauge [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as LST/LRTs can have a high trading volume, bringing more fees to Balancer.

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Proposal: [BIP-734] Balancer V3 Launch and Protocol Enhancements

Vote: Yes

Reasoning: We support the proposed plan. Balancer v3 is a game changer, and those additions will make it much more attractive to protocols wanting to deploy capital.

Proposal: [BIP-735] Enable lpETH/wETH Gauge [Ethereum] with a 2% cap

Vote: Yes

Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as LST/LRTs can have a high trading volume, bringing more fees to Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-736] Enable GHO/PYUSD E-CLP Gauge Ethereum

Vote: Yes

Reasoning: We support the enhancement proposed (deprecation of the previous pool and the deployment of the new pool).

Proposal: [BIP-737] Authorize Mimic Smart Vaults for Fee Processing on Balancer v2 for Polygon zkEVM

Vote: Yes

Reasoning: We support this activation. This is a great tool to improve efficiency of fee collecting.

Proposal: [BIP-738] Request for Additional Marketing Funding to Maximize Balancer v3 Launch Impact

Vote: Abstain

Reasoning: Aura Finance does not have a strong opinion on this proposal but does not wish to oppose it.

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Proposal: [BIP-739] Delegate Gyroscope GGU to DAO Participants

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support his distribution and have confidence that balancer will be well represented within Gyroscope’s governance.

Proposal: [BIP-740] Enable kaiAURA / AURA Gauge on (Ethereum) with a 2% cap

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this proposal and kaiAURA as a new addition to Balancer ecosystem.

Proposal: [BIP-741] Grant V3 Permissions to Maxis and Emergency DAO Multisigs

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: Amazing news, final steps for v3! We support this proposal and are thrilled about the next chapter.

Proposal: [BIP-742] Monthly Spending Accountability Framework for Balancer DAO

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: This is a great initiative. Full support!

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Proposal: [BIP-743] Enable USR/GYD gauge [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this proposal. It is a stablecoin pool, and it is good to have more stables within Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-744] Kill the 80wstETH/20GHO Gauge

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this proposal, as the pool will not be incentivized anymore and the liquidity will migrate to other options.

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Proposal: [BIP-745] Enable eBTC-WBTC Gauge [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: EtherFi will use the eBTC-WBTC pool on Balancer as one of the primary liquidity sources for eBTC on Ethereum.

Proposal: [BIP-746] Enable Gauge for kai / WETH [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this gauge, as it will help kai finance to attract more liquidity to this pool, and that can drive more fees to Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-747] Enable USDX/USDT and sUSDX/USDX gauge [Arbitrum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: As a general rule, we support the addition of stablecoin pairs on Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-748] Permissions Policy Update Request #5 (ETH Mainnet)

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: This will enable karpatkey to interact with new protocols/pools as part of their mandate as TM.

Proposal: [BIP-749] Grant add_reward Permissions to Maxis’ Omnichain Multisig

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: It is a good practice to combine everything in a unique multisig.

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Proposal: [BIP-750] 2025 Gauge Management Proposal

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: It is a great practice to leave only active gauges available in the platform. Full support.

Proposal: [BIP-751] Fund the DAO Gas Station Operations for 2025

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: Support the funding request.

Proposal: [BIP-752] Enable E-CLP gauge for weETH/wstETH [Base]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as LST/LRTs can have a high trading volume, bringing more fees to Balancer.

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Proposal: [BIP-753] Fund Beethoven X DAO - Technical for January - June 2025

Vote: Yes.
Reasoning: We support the renewal for Beethoven X contributors. They play an important role helping to drive Balancer forward.

Proposal: [BIP-754] Enable Gauge for rstETH/waEthLidowstETH (Ethereum)

Vote: Yes.
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as LST/LRTs can have a high trading volume, bringing more fees to Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-755] Enable tETH-wstETH Gauge [Arbitrum]

Vote: Yes.
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as LST/LRTs can have a high trading volume, bringing more fees to Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-756] Enable Gauge for USDC/wUSDL boosted pool [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes.
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as yield-bearing assets can drive protocol fees up.

Proposal: [BIP-757] Migrate BEETS Allocation to Sonic

Vote: Yes.
Reasoning: We support this migration.

Proposal: [BIP-758] Update Bug Bounty Program scope for v3 assets

Vote: Yes.
Reasoning: We support adding v3 to the Bug Bounty.

Proposal: [BIP-759] Deploy 50K GHO into the v3 Buffer Router Contract

Vote: Yes.
Reasoning: This is meant to facilitate GHO swaps using balancer. Support.

Proposal: [BIP-760] Deploy Balancer v3 on Base

Vote: Yes.
Reasoning: We support the deployment of v3 on Base.

Proposal: [BIP-761] Deployment of Balancer V3 on Arbitrum One

Vote: Yes.
Reasoning: We support the deployment of v3 on Arbitrum.

Proposal: [BIP-762] Update DAO Multisig Signer Set and Finalise 2024

Vote: Yes.
Reasoning: We thank the previous signers and welcome the new ones. Support.

Proposal: [BIP-763] Enable Boosted GHO 3pool on Balancer v3

Vote: Yes.
Reasoning: We support this proposal. It will be interesting to see GHO in a boosted pool on v3.

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Proposal: [BIP-764] Enable pxETH/gtWETHe Gauge [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes.
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as LST/LRTs can have a high trading volume, bringing more fees to Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-765] Boosted Pool Lending Market Incentive Handling

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the Maxis handling this through their multisig. It is a move that is beneficial for Balancer users and ensures that all rewards available are properly distributed.

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Proposal: [BIP-766] Grant V3 Permissions to Maxis and Emergency DAO Multisigs on Arbitrum One and Base

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: This is the extension of a previous vote to Arbitrum One and Base.

Proposal: [BIP-767] Relock Balancer DAOs AURA - Q1 2025

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this operational procedure.

Proposal: [BIP-768] Enable xrETH/rETH Gauge on Ethereum

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as LST/LRTs can have a high trading volume, bringing more fees to Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-769] Enable xRPL/RPL Gauge on Ethereum

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as yield-bearing assets can drive protocol fees up.

Proposal: [BIP-770] Balancer x CoWSwap Strategic Alignment Tokenswap

Vote: No (major position)
Reasoning: We believe that this swap can be done in better terms for BalancerDAO.

Proposal: [BIP-771] Update Scope Of The SEAL Safe Harbor Agreement

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: This is an update to include new contracts (v3).

Proposal: [BIP-772] Enable Boosted GHO/PYUSD on Balancer v3

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support stablecoin pools gauges, as they can drive swap fees.

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Proposal: [BIP-773] Enable Gauge for dvstETH wstETH [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as LST/LRTs can have a high trading volume, bringing more fees to Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-774] Initial Gauges on Arbitrum and Base

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this initial batch of v3 Gauges on Base and Arbitrum.

Proposal: [BIP-775] Fund Hypernative Security Services - Renewal

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: Hypernative provides important monitoring services and incident response. Full support.

Proposal: [BIP-776] Enable Gauge for USDT/USDQ/USDR boosted pool (Ethereum)

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support stablecoin pools gauges, as they can drive swap fees and trading volume for the protocol.

Proposal: [BIP-777] Enable Gauge for Stable kaiAura-Aura Pool [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support this gauge, as kaiAura will incentivize the pool.

Proposal: [[BIP-778] Grant Maxis StableSurge Parameter Change Permissions

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support granting these permitions.

Proposal: [BIP-779] Enable Gauge for inwstETHs/WETH [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as LST/LRTs can have a high trading volume, bringing more fees to Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-780] Enable Gauge with 2% cap for baoBTC/tBTC on Ethereum

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as LST/LRTs can have a high trading volume, bringing more fees to Balancer.

Proposal: [BIP-781] Enable Gauge for slpETH-gtWETHe boosted pool [Ethereum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as yield-bearing assets can drive protocol fees up.

Proposal: [BIP-782] Enable sUSDX/USDX/aUSDT gauge [Arbitrum]

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as yield-bearing assets can drive protocol fees up.

Proposal: [BIP-783] Enable Gauge for USDC/sUSDS Boosted Pool (Base)

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support the addition of this gauge, as yield-bearing assets can drive protocol fees up.

Proposal: [BIP-784] Enable Gauges for tETH V3 Pools

Vote: Yes
Reasoning:Using a pair with Aave-weETH makes this pool more attractive, what can increase its TVL.

Proposal: [BIP-785] Enable Boosted GHO pools on Balancer v3 on Base and Arbitrum

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: We support enabling these gauges for GHO pools, as they can generate a good amount of trading volume.

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Proposal: [BIP-786] Ecosystem ONsite Proposal Q2 2025

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: This will be a good opportunity to review v3 launch and plan what is ahead.

Proposal: [BIP-787] Grant Maxis Amplification Parameter Change Permissions for StableSurge Pools

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: This is an operational proposal to grant permission to the Maxis to manage new features from v3.

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Proposal: [BIP-788] Grant Maxi Multisig set_reward_distributor permissions

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: This is an operational proposal to grant permission to the Maxis to manage new features from v3.

Proposal: [BIP-789] Grant Maxis Parameter Control on the MEV Tax Hook

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: This is an operational proposal to grant permission to the Maxis to manage new features from v3.

Proposal: [BIP-790] Grant Maxis Role for Balancer Contract Registry

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: This is an operational proposal to grant permission to the Maxis to manage new features from v3.

Proposal: [BIP-791] Enable Gauge for 80-IMO/20-ETH Pool on Base

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: The protocol will incentivise the pool.

Proposal: [BIP-792] Grant setTokenCacheRateDuration Permissions to Omni-Multisig for Balancer V2 Pools on Gnosis

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: These permissions will let the Maxis make those changes instead of needing a governance vote and the execution being done by the DAO multisig. Support.

Proposal: [BIP-793] Deployment of Balancer V3 on Avalanche

Vote: Yes
Reasoning: v3 on Avalanche will bring more TVL and revenue for Balancer.