Community Call meeting minutes

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Meeting Minutes [Apr-16]

  • Grants Committee Transition:
    • New grants multisig transfer from previous committee in progress, awaiting final signatures.
    • Existing grant payouts temporarily delayed until multisig transition completes.
    • New signers (ChaseOnChain, BobRossi, Takeabreath) to familiarize with Safe interface.
  • DAO Operations Election:
    • Head of DAO Ops role expired Feb 26; election process to reopen for transparency.
    • Current head (Franco) willing to continue but supports open nominations.
  • Hop V2 (Rails) Development:
    • White paper published; internal audits ongoing.
    • Audit funding: Optimism grant denied (TVL criteria), negotiating with OpenZeppelin, Spearbit, Consensys Diligence.
    • Key innovation: Peer-to-peer liquidity settlement via state attestations + decentralized bonder network for instant transfers.
    • Testnet contracts/SDK live but not public until audit completion.
    • Mainnet target: Single-bonder launch first (security focus), then open network.
  • Community Engagement:
    • Atomist (Castle Labs founder) introduced interest in governance participation.
    • Community discussion needed for HOP liquidity strategies (e.g., protocol-owned liquidity, CEX listings).
    • FourPoops suggested incentivizing cross-chain liquidity via Hop Grants post-V2 launch.
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Meeting Minutes [Apr-30]

  • Head of DAO Operations Election:
    • Nominations open for 6-month term role with vested compensation.
    • Three options: new nominee, re-elect current holder (Franco), or eliminate role.
    • Community feedback requested via Hop Forum.
  • Delegate Incentive Program Updates:
    • Current formula includes 30k HOP delegation minimum and 75% participation threshold.
    • Proposal to simplify: 50% communication/voting for full rewards, 100% for 2x multiplier.
    • Feedback welcomed on framework adjustments.
  • V2 Development:
    • Audit process ongoing with multiple firms; final selection pending.
    • Simulation testing and contract optimizations progressing.
    • Target completion by end of Q2 2025.
  • Ethereum Ecosystem Impact:
    • Discussion on Ethereum L1 scaling efforts potentially boosting L2 innovation.
    • Highlighted Jevons Paradox relevance (increased efficiency drives higher usage).
  • Grants Committee:
    • RFP list available but open to community suggestions.
    • Encouraged projects to engage with Grants Committee via Hop Forum.
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Don’t you mean Q2 2025?

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updated. thanks @Zilch496

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