Lisk DAO Season 1
ID 506629...0770
ID 506629...0770
Proposed on: Feb 24th, 2025
Proposed on: Feb 24th, 2025
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Executive summary
This proposal aims to fund Season 1 of Lisk DAO to accelerate the Lisk Ecosystem across five Social and Economical Intents. Season 1 will start as soon as this proposal passes and end on the same day as Optimism Season 7: June 11th, 2025. Contributors from Lisk and Super Studio, the team behind Superchain Eco, will operate this first Season through a Grants Council and Steering Committee. The total budget request for Season 1 is 3,650,000 LSK, of which 3,500,000 LSK will be allocated to builders and dApps on Lisk Mainnet.
Motivation
The proposal follows the Lisk DAO Seasons Strategy, which was approved in a previous Lisk DAO vote. It defines a clear Season program to help develop the Lisk ecosystem.
Rationale
The approval of the Lisk DAO Season 1 will provide a predictable and effective structure for the first 6 months of Lisk DAO operation in line with Superchain priorities and contribute to the development of the Lisk ecosystem while providing clear insights that will help make an informed decision on the LSK Token Burn.
Specification
Following the Lisk DAO Seasons Strategy, we propose the following setup and procedures for Lisk DAO Season 1.
Theme
The initial season of Lisk DAO will focus on establishing and nurturing an ecosystem of Lisk builders and contributors while providing key resources and support to builders aiming to grow the usage and TVL of Lisk.
As such, we propose adopting the following theme: Lisk Season 1: A Foundation for real-world acceleration.
Intents
| Intent | Category | Key Measurables |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Make contributing to Lisk DAO engaging and rewarding. | Social | (A) Make Lisk ecosystem funding more transparent, (B) Increase governance participation and rigor, (C) Educate about the economics of L2s and the operations and benefits of a Community Treasury |
| 2) Accelerate Lisk programs and builders. | Economic | (A) Support key programs and builders, (B) Make it simple to discover and engage with Lisk programs and apps. |
| 3) Grow the TVL of Lisk | Economic | (A) Growth of non-LSK TVL during the season. |
| 4) Increase Lisk’s contribution to the Superchain. | Economic | (A) Total revenue contributed to the Optimism Collective. (B) The total volume to and from Lisk in the Superchain. |
| 5) Provide clear insights to help guide the LSK token burn vote. | Economic | (A) Creation of a mid-season and post-Season 1 Report that provides insights into LiskDAO |
Season Structure
We propose for two councils to exist in the first season of LiskDAO:
- LiskDAO Grants Council: Tasked with operating two programs, the Builder Grants and Ecosystem Incentives.
- LiskDAO Steering Committee: Tasked with evaluating and reporting on the Program Results.
Season Operations
Lisk DAO Season 1 will be operated by an assigned team of Super Studio, the team behind Superchain Eco, and Lisk team members. In future seasons, we are interested in incorporating community election processes into the Season Operators role; however, because this is the first season, we believe hand-picking high-context, high-agency individuals to set a standard is the best approach.
Budget
The total budget for LiskDAO Season 1 is 3,650,000 LSK. The budget will be managed through this 3 out of 5 Superchain Safe with the 3 Steering Committee members and 2 Grants Council members as signers. Below is a breakdown of the budget per item.
| Item | Budget | Fund | Who selects projects? (Module I) | Who evaluates impact? (Module H) | When is impact evaluated? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Builder Grants | 600K LSK | Lisk DAO Treasury | Lisk DAO Grants Council | Steering Committee | Regularly throughout Season |
| Builder Programs | 400K LSK | Lisk DAO Treasury | Lisk DAO Governance | Steering Committee | At the end of the Season |
| Ecosystem Incentives | 2.5M LSK | Lisk DAO Treasury | Lisk DAO Grants Council | Steering Committee | Regularly throughout Season |
| Lisk DAO Operations | 150K LSK | Lisk DAO Treasury | Steering Committee | Lisk Team and Lisk DAO | At the end of the Season |
Season 1 Programs
The first season of LiskDAO will focus on three programs.
Lisk DAO Builder Grants Milestone-based grants of up to 75,000 LSK for projects developing new solutions and features for Lisk. The review will be based on a rubric to be created by the Grants Council in collaboration with the Steering Committee that combines Season 1 intents with the likelihood of successful execution.
Lisk DAO Builder Programs An Individual grant that funds a single or batch of Builder Programs that contribute to the development of the Lisk ecosystem. Builder Program proposals can be flexible in scope but should be submitted for review to regular Lisk DAO Governance and report progress to the broader DAO and Steering Committee.
Lisk DAO Ecosystem Incentives Milestone-based LSK incentives for live applications on Lisk. The review will be based on a rubric to be created by the Grants Council in collaboration with the Steering Committee, which combines Season 1 intents with the likelihood of successful execution.
Grants Council Members The Grants Council of Season 1 will consist of the following members.
| Role | Member | Prev Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | JashFi | Superchain Eco Lead |
| Member | Ibrahim | Lisk Builder who graduated from CV Labs |
| Member | Erwan | Onchain Finance at Lisk |
Steering Committee Members The Season 1 Steering Committee will consist of the following members.
| Member | Current Role |
|---|---|
| LuukDAO | Super Studio Founder |
| JashFi | LiskDAO Grants Lead |
| Mona | Governance at Lisk |
Start and End Date We propose to start Season 1 as soon as this proposal passes and to end it on June 11th, the same date as the end of Optimism Season 7.
Action plan
Once this proposal is accepted, the Grants Council and Steering Committee will kick off their workstreams, and we will activate the LiskDAO communications channels on X and Warpcast. If this proposal or the Season Strategy Proposal submitted prior does not pass - no actions will be taken.
Within 1 week after the acceptance of this proposal, the Grant and Incentive proposal should be submittable to LiskDAO.
The Season 1 mid-point report will be submitted to the Lisk Forum by the Steering Committee by April 30th, and the post-season 1 report will be submitted by June 15th.