Summary
Proposal to grant 10M RBN to Ribbon Research Limited, an entity formed to further the development of the Ribbon ecosystem. This 10M RBN will be initially used to pursue professional market makers for deeper RBN liquidity on CEXs, as well as other programs to increase Ribbon exposure.
Context
As part of the RBN token genesis, the Ribbon DAO was allocated 49% of the RBN supply. This allocation has been used to further the protocol, for example through funding on-chain incentive programs like Liquidity Mining and so on.
However, since this DAO exists on-chain, it has been difficult to deal with off-chain entities that require a legal counterparty to execute agreements with. To deal with this, we have set up Ribbon Research Limited, a separate entity that is aimed to pursue avenues for growing/improving the Ribbon ecosystem that require off-chain legal structures, and cannot be pursued by the DAO on its own.
Proposal
We propose a 10M RBN grant from the DAO to Ribbon Research, which will initially be used for the following purposes:
- Engaging professional market makers to provide RBN liquidity on various liquidity venues, which is a prerequisite for getting listed on certain exchanges. These engagements are usually structured as RBN loans with a call option, see here for example.
- Sponsoring programs that generate more exposure to Ribbon, such as Coinbase Earn or otherwise, which has been a recurring request from the community.
This 10M RBN grant will be a one-time grant and will be able to last for at least 1-2 years, and Ribbon Research will publish transparency reports on how the tokens have been used. There are no operational costs associated with Ribbon Research, so RBN will not be sold to fund operations for this entity.
FAQ
What kinds of activities will be pursued by this entity?
This entity will only be pursuing activities that further the Ribbon ecosystem, and will not be profit-driven. The goal of this entity is to pursue avenues for growing/improving the Ribbon ecosystem that require off-chain legal entities and cannot be pursued by the DAO on its own.
Why 10M RBN?
Market maker agreements have been in the range of 3M-5M RBN, so 10M RBN will allow engagements of up to 2 market makers, or for other activities.
Why engage professional market makers?
This helps to create deep liquidity on centralized exchanges, which is often a prerequisite for getting listed on certain exchanges.
If the RBN is unused, can it be returned to the DAO?
Yes
Who makes the decisions on how these tokens will be used?
The decisions will be made by Julian and Ken, the co-founders of Ribbon.
Vote
We will leave this proposal up for 3 days, before we kick-off a Snapshot proposal.