BlockTower Andromeda Updates, GUSD PSM Parameter Changes, and Other Actions - June 28, 2023
The Governance Facilitators, Dewiz, and Sidestream have placed an executive proposal into the voting system. MKR Holders should vote for this proposal if they support the following alterations to the Maker Protocol.
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Executive Summary
If this executive proposal passes, the following high-impact actions will occur within the Maker Protocol:
- The Maximum Debt Ceiling for BlockTower Andromeda will be increased to 1.28 billion DAI.
- The Debt Ceiling Instant Access Module will be enabled for BlockTower Andromeda.
- A new Output Conduit will be deployed to route BlockTower Andromeda via the USDP PSM.
- The GUSD PSM parameters will be adjusted with the goal of reducing GUSD exposure.
If this executive proposal passes, the following low-impact or routine actions will occur within the Maker Protocol:
- Aligned Delegate One-Off Compensation totaling 277.76 MKR will be distributed.
- Vesting transfers totaling 482.6 MKR will be distributed to the Oracles Core Unit, the Risk Core Unit, and the Sustainable Ecosystem Scaling Core Unit.
- BlockTower will be reimbursed a total of 133,466 DAI for legal expenses incurred in Project Andromeda from the Legal Recourse Asset Budget
- A keeper network treasury address will be set for Chainlink.
- The on-chain representation of the Monetalis Clydesdale RWA Agreement will be updated to include documentation related to the most recent debt ceiling increase.
Voting for this executive proposal will place your MKR in support of the actions outlined above.
Unless otherwise noted, the actions listed above are subject to the GSM Pause Delay. This means that if this executive proposal passes, the changes and additions listed above will only become active in the Maker Protocol after the GSM Pause Delay has expired. The GSM Pause Delay is currently set to 48 hours.
This executive proposal includes an office-hours modifier that means that it can only be executed between 14:00 and 21:00 UTC, Monday - Friday.
If this executive proposal does not pass within 30 days, then it will expire and can no longer have any effect on the Maker Protocol.
Proposal Details
BlockTower Andromeda (RWA-015) Updates
Given the successful onboarding poll and testing at a Debt Ceiling of 2.5 million DAI the following actions will take place if this executive proposal passes.
The Debt Ceiling Instant Access Module (DC-IAM) will be enabled for BlockTower Andromeda with the following parameters:
- Maximum Debt Ceiling: 1.28 billion DAI
- Target Available Debt: 50 million DAI
- Ceiling Increase Cooldown: 24 hours
The BlockTower Andromeda oracle price will be updated to match the new Maximum Debt Ceiling.
A new Output Conduit at 0x1a976926bF6105Ff6dA1F7b1667bBe825974961E will be authorized, routing BlockTower Andromeda transactions via the USDP PSM as confirmed by the relevant Scope Facilitators. Operationally, this will mean the USDP PSM is drained to provide funding for BlockTower Andromeda.
The relevant Chainlog entry RWA015_A_OUTPUT_CONDUIT
will be updated to reflect the change to the Output Conduit.
GUSD PSM Parameter Changes
As per the outcome of this recent poll, the following changes to the GUSD PSM parameters will take place if this executive proposal passes.
- The Maximum Debt Ceiling will be reduced from 500 million DAI to 110 million DAI.
- The Fee Out will be reduced from 0.01% to zero.
Aligned Delegate One-Off Compensation
As described in this summary and authorized by the Governance Scope, a total of 277.76 MKR will be distributed to previously active Aligned Delegates as detailed below if this executive proposal passes.
Delegate | Address | Amount (MKR) |
---|---|---|
0xDefensor | 0x9542b441d65B6BF4dDdd3d4D2a66D8dCB9EE07a9 | 29.76 |
BONAPUBLICA | 0x167c1a762B08D7e78dbF8f24e5C3f1Ab415021D3 | 29.76 |
Frontier Research | 0xa2d55b89654079987cf3985aeff5a7bd44da15a8 | 29.76 |
GFX Labs | 0x9b68c14e936104e9a7a24c712beecdc220002984 | 29.76 |
QGov | 0xB0524D8707F76c681901b782372EbeD2d4bA28a6 | 29.76 |
TRUE NAME | 0x612f7924c367575a0edf21333d96b15f1b345a5d | 29.76 |
vigilant | 0x2474937cB55500601BCCE9f4cb0A0A72Dc226F61 | 29.76 |
Bandhar | 0xE83B6a503A94a5b764CCF00667689B3a522ABc21 | 9.92 |
CodeKnight | 0xf6006d4cF95d6CB2CD1E24AC215D5BF3bca81e7D | 9.92 |
Flip Flop Flap Delegate LLC | 0x3d9751EFd857662f2B007A881e05CfD1D7833484 | 9.92 |
Libertas | 0xE1eBfFa01883EF2b4A9f59b587fFf1a5B44dbb2f | 9.92 |
PBG | 0x8D4df847dB7FfE0B46AF084fE031F7691C6478c2 | 9.92 |
UPMaker | 0xbb819df169670dc71a16f58f55956fe642cc6bcd | 9.92 |
WBC | 0xeBcE83e491947aDB1396Ee7E55d3c81414fB0D47 | 9.92 |
Note that AD compensation for May has been used to fill the AD Buffers, as described in the linked summary.
Core Unit Vesting Transfers
As per previously ratified governance proposals, the following vesting transfers will take place if this executive proposal passes.
- 297.3 MKR will be transferred to the Oracles Core Unit at 0x2d09B7b95f3F312ba6dDfB77bA6971786c5b50Cf as per this budget MIP.
- 175 MKR will be transferred to the Risk Core Unit at 0x5d67d5B1fC7EF4bfF31967bE2D2d7b9323c1521c as per this budget MIP.
- 10.3 MKR will be transferred to the Sustainable Ecosystem Scaling Core Unit at 0x87AcDD9208f73bFc9207e1f6F0fDE906bcA95cc6 as per this budget MIP.
BlockTower Legal Expense Reimbursement
As per this forum post and authorization from the relevant Scope Facilitators, 133,466 DAI will be transferred to BlockTower at 0xc4dB894A11B1eACE4CDb794d0753A3cB7A633767 if this executive proposal passes.
Chainlink Keeper Network Treasury Address
Following up from a previous executive entry as described in this forum post and given authorization provided by the relevant Scope Facilitators, the Chainlink keeper network treasury address will be set to 0xaBAbd5e7d6d05672391aB2A914F57ce343D5CFA6 if this executive proposal passes.
Monetalis Clydesdale RWA Agreement Update
As described here, the Monetalis Clydesdale RWA Agreement parameter has been out-of-date since the most recent debt ceiling increase took place. This will be updated as described if this executive proposal passes. The amended RWA Agreement parameter be found at QmY185L4tuxFkpSQ33cPHUHSNpwy8V6TMXbXvtVraxXtb5.
Review
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Resources
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