The list below includes initial ideas that we think could make excellent Grants. This is a living list that will continue to update as ideas popup.
| Title | Ref # | Description | Funding Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Funding Rate Page | 1 | Page that provides a live look at all funding rates with popular timeframes in annualized format | $45,000 - $85,000 | Funded |
CLI Trading Tool | 2 | Self-hosted CLI tool leveraging the dYdX API to allow all functionalities from a terminal | $25,000 - $40,000 | Funded |
New Language SDKs | 3 | Replicate existing Python SDK to new programming languages with all the same features | $25,000 - $40,000 | Open |
Liquidation Alert Tool | 4 | Self-hosted tool that alerts the trader of upcoming liquidation prices across multiple messaging venues | $30,000 - $50,000 | Completed |
Governance Dashboard | 5 | Governance page to promote discussions, proposals, delegation and voting | $15,000 - $30,000 | Funded |
Delegation Tool | 6 | Webpage to allow active participants to market their voting and enable direct delegation from DYDX holders | $15,000 - $30,000 | Funded |
Newsletter | 7 | Weekly or Monthly newsletters promoting and educating the dYdX platform | $10,000 - $20,000 | Funded |
Academy Contributions | 8 | Webpages, Courses, Glossaries and Youtube libraries educating new users on dYdX | $10,000 - $25,000 | Funded |
Discord bots | 9 | Additional Discord bots that notify members of activity on dYdX and governance | $5,000 - $10,000 | Closed |
Reward tracking & Simulator | 10 | Page or tool that allows traders to calculate future rewards and simulate earnings from activity | $20,000 - $30,000 | Funded |
Third Party Integration | 11 | Collaborating, Integrating, Partnering with third-party services that can help promote dYdX or benefit the community | $5,000 - $20,000 | Open |
New Asset Eligibility Tool | 12 | Page/tool that allows the community to estimate eligibility for a new asset in dYdX, with metrics like Market Cap, Volume, Popularity etc.. | $20,000 - $40,000 | Funded |
Treasury Management Tool | 13 | Page/tool to help users navigate DYDX staking, yield opportunities, rewards etc.. | $20,000 - $40,000 | Funded |
Event Sponsorship | 14 | Grant to sponsor a crypto or trading related event that includes marketing and promotion | $5,000 - $20,000 | Open |
Trading Strategy Simulator Tool | 15 | Help traders build strategies and simulate expected returns under different market conditions | $10,000 - $30,000 | Open |
Hedgie Integration | 16 | Promote the use of Hedgies integrating into platforms, add-ons, benefits and more. | $10,000 - $20,000 | Open |
New dYdX Grants Website | 17 | Build a new website for the dYdX Grants Program including all existing Notion pages and additional features | $25,000 - $50,000 | Funded |
Grants Newsletter or Podcast | 18 | Promote the Grants program with a weekly newsletter or podcast exploring RFPs, Grantees, Developments, Feedback and more | $10,000 - $20,000 | Open |
Marketing Strategy for DGP | 19 | Research into a marketing strategy for the DGP to increase overall awareness and top of funnel for new applicants. | $10,000 - $20,000 | Open |
Marketing/Growth Strategy for dYdX | 20 | Creation and implementation of a strategy to increase overall awareness of the dYdX Protocol. Can include professional team sponsorships, growth incentives, governance incentives, etc. | $50,000+ | Open |
dYdX DAO Organizational Research | 21 | Research into how to effectively scale the dYdX DAO to onboard new contributors who can lead the creation of new Working Groups. The goal is to help dYdX DAO aggressively onboard new contributors who can improve the protocol. | $10,000 - $25,000 | Open |
Governance Advocates | 22 | Governance facilitators who can help dYdX Governance function smoothly and effectively. | $5,000 - $10,000 | Open |
dYdX as Collateral | 23 | We’re looking for community members who can lead initiatives to get dYdX listed on decentralized lending protocols (e.g. Compound, Aave) as collateral. | $25,000 + | OpenCompound Funded |
Community Manager | 24 | Help with managing community tools (e.g. Discord) for the DGP, in addition to assisting grantees reach their goals. | $5,000 - $10,000 | Funded |
Grants Program Analyst | 25 | Assist the Program lead with Applicant Reviews and Onboarding, Community Engagement, Recruitment and Grants Research. 10hrs/week for 12 weeks. | $6,000 ($50 / hour) | Funded |
EthGlobal Hackathon Participant | 26 | The Grants committee will select between 5-10 existing grantees and community members who wish to participate in in-person EthGlobal hackathons, and pay for all lodging, travel.
The current opportunity is for ETHAmsterdam: https://amsterdam.ethglobal.com/ | $2,500 per person | Completed |
Trading Volume & Analytics Dashboard | 27 | Build and improve on existing trading volume & analytics to provide more insightful and actionable breakdown of activity done on dYdX. Particularly interested in seeing volume and other metrics from known Market Makers | $10,000 - $25,000 | Funded |
Rewards Formula - Research/Implementation | 28 | Research and execution for rewards formula, with a focus on enabling sustainable liquidity and more optimal distribution of LP rewards.
| $50,000+ | Open |
The goal for the above is to inspire new contributors and projects. We love to discuss opportunities for contributions and encourage anyone to reach out with new RFP ideas!