devoltaire

  • Aug 28, 2022
  • Joined Oct 14, 2021
  • The DAO just went through a re-org and a set of OKRs were agreed upon.

    This RFC highlights the execution obstacles while the proposed solutions reflect a practical approach given time constraints to meet the OKRs. DKD's background provided invaluable insights on how these came about.

    My takeaway is that the need to fix is urgent and I would vote yes.

    Reasons:

    1. A one year tenure is short and there is a safeguard with an evaluation in 6 months' time
    2. There is clear responsibility and accountability tied to each member that is aligned to the agreed OKRs
    3. All the proposed members have proven to be able to execute

    Balancing and incorporating the forum's feedback thus far, I propose to incorporate the following when moving to OIP:

    Add two more Council members (as a tactical approach):

    • Marketing & Communication - raised by many, common theme as the weakest link thus far
    • Community Representative - for rank and file voice to be heard and be counted (h/t @davoice321)

    Parallelly, start working on a framework for the Council members. Lots of good points have already been raised. This will take time and should not be a blocker for this proposal to go ahead to address the immediate pains/ obstacles.

    We should be vigilant in:

    1. how to avoid/ minimize the process from becoming a popularity contest, jockeying for power...
    2. balance between democracy vs. ensuring the right people are place in the right role
    3. how that democracy is achieved - community-wide vote, by number of token holders, trust in a select group of people to decide

    I know the DAO has enough talent and Ohmies who care enough to ensure these and to make it happen. Happy Anniversary!

  • ChrisS There will be no 100% foolproof way to guarantee trust. People can change over time - they may be 100% committed today but may act in bad faith down the road.

    What helps me to determine whether to my fellow Ohmies? It is the daily interaction with them in the stand-ups and work server, how they behave and communicate and through their actions. E.g. @Mark11 voluntary disclosed an ENS gift he received as a token of appreciation from a partner and set-up a process and framework for us to declare. @tex is always asking how this and that is good for Olympus and what utility it brings, consistently over time.

    Many of the Council members or proposed Council members are likely high profile contributors in the DAO and I am sure they will need to consistently demonstrate that they have the best interests for Olympus. Otherwise I do not think their names will be put up.

  • forgottenname Same here. I wrote far OTM covered calls and its just picking pennies. I feel this proposal is not to be evaluated through the optics of yield but rather the benefits that will accrue as a result of the collaboration initiated through the DAO investment. From what I gather from the comments:

    1. potential opportunities and partnerships for Olympus with Dopex's new launches (seems like many upcoming)
    2. close collaboration with Dopex team provides added insights into our own risk management strategies

    These intangible benefits could offset even a zero P&L from the SSOV-ETH. Also the proposed ETH deployment is not a binary - staking will still happen, so this is just employing ETH on multiple fronts.

    Balotelli45 and tex also raised very good points that should be addressed and to add, since this is a pilot deposit, at which point/ under what criteria, do we decide that this is not a suitable product to deploy our treasury assets into?

    • Asfi and I fully agree with all your points. They are all factually correct. My takeaway is this is up-only from an overall point of viewšŸ™‚

      • Asfi I think the return is secondary while ā€œpartnerā€¦ for the multiple launches to comeā€ is primary

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        • Very bullish on Dopex and its team, so this is good business. The $333k ETH deposit for farming goes into where:

          a. SSOV-ETH

          b. One of their four farms

          c. Or itā€™s just lending to Dopex

          • Big fan of the Balancer LBP and White Whale held the first ever LBP token launch on Terra today. Its a great case of expanding OHM usage. Totally supportive!

            As for the multisig, will the DAO be part of it? The recent AnubisDAO rug on Copper came to mind. If I remembered correctly, there was a multisig in place for the liquidity pool but at the very last minute during launch, due to some technical issues, the control of the liquidity pool was given to a single person and the rest was history. Would like to know in cases where Olympus is providing funding, we have mechanisms to prevent this?

          • Montbegon Got the reply from InsurAce team

            <quote> Itā€™s no cause for concern. Just standard for new listings and relatively young projects. <unquote>

          • Dom98000 Hi, there has been one claim submitted so far and it was not approved.

            Details are here: InsurAce 1st claim

            I have also raised this during our due diligence and response from InsurAce below:

            Quote

            <There has only been one claim so far and it has been rejected.

            But you can see from our data pages that we have a lot of capacity for payouts relative to the capacity of any individual protocol.

            So it would take a huge black swan event of numerous hacks on protocols we cover, at full capacity to ever not have the assets to payout.

            You could look at it as we have been lucky not to have had a payout so far. But at the same time, a payout validates our protocol and shows proof of concept so we are not against it happening>

            Unquote

          • puthinakattu Hi, wrt to the questions:

            Q1. Yes these are all on an individual basis, not on a pool together basis.

            Q2. Yes that is correct.

            Q3. sOHM represent staked OHM on the Ethereum network and if the tokens vanished/ got lost/ drained off the network due to a smart contract hack, this will be covered. As for the sOHM, on the web3 wallet, I think this is can be restored if it is a matter of one changing one's wallet and the sOHM isn't added. But if the sOHM is lost/ drained off due to one's carelessness that result in phishing, malware or etc.. such incidents are not covered. wsOHM are not on Ethereum so this is not covered.

          • Mark11 Hi Mark11, this is where the DAO participates in their liquidity mining program by contributing to any of the current 6 pools available with the following estimated APY:

            • ETH / 11.59%
            • WETH / 10.48%
            • DAI / 33.12%
            • USDC / 18.93%
            • USDT / 42.71%
            • INSUR / 43.36%

            The current coverage capacity of the Olympus pool is $10m (unused). If the DAO stakes$ 2m, InsurAce can increase the coverage pool size by an additional (2x4) = $8m, bringing the total coverage pool size to$ 18m. This is something we managed to negotiate with InsurAce on how to increase the coverage pool size. We will only need to consider this if the current $10m pool is snapped up and the community requests for more coverage. When that happens, I am sure this will be brought forth to the DAO to discuss the amount to stake and then ask the community to vote.

          • Montbegon Yes. We are already in contact with Unslashed and provided them the info they require for underwriting. Currently awaiting their reply. Nexus and Bridge Mutual are on our cards too.

            • tex replied to this.
            • Mugen You can make payment via BSC, Avalanche or Polygon. Takes care of gas fees šŸ˜ƒ

            • For now this only applicable to sOHM as this is a coverage for smart contract vulnerability risk on Ethereum.

              OHM in one's web3 wallet is not covered.

              wsOHM on Avalanche is not covered as these are not staked per se although the value reflects the staked amount since day 1.

              Currently InsurAce only provides 4 types of coverage namely (i) Smart contract vulnerability, (ii) Stablecoin de-peg risk, (iii) Custodian risk and (iv) IDO event risk.

              While the coverage is not token specific, the type of risk coverage we are getting i.e. smart contract vulnerability, precludes the coverage of OHM and wsOHM.

            • We received many feedback from the community requesting for insurance coverage for their staked OHM against a smart contract hack/ exploit.

              The DAO has been working with insurers to secure smart contracts vulnerabilities coverage and has managed to successfully obtain one with InsurAce.

              This is an optional purchase and the premium is 4.5% p.a. to cover against loss of insuredā€™s sOHM due to an unauthorized, malicious or criminal act aiming at exploiting Olympus smart contractsā€™ code vulnerabilities.

              The loss needs to permanently irreversible with no means of repayment or recovery by any parties in the future.

              It can be in form of being moved to another address or addresses, which the insured cannot access or control permanently; and the loss is directly linked to the wallet address which the insured used to purchase the cover or the insured provides evidence to prove the ownership of the impacted wallet address.

              As part of the partnership, InsurAce is offering premium discounts to insurance buyers and rewards to Olympus.

              The offer is a 5% discount on premium to insurance purchasers and another 5% reward to Olympus.

              We have asked InsurAce if it is possible to pass on all the savings to insurance purchasers and the answer is "Yes".

              Within the DAO, we decided that the community should vote on how the discounts are to be distributed:

              Option A: 10% discount to insurance purchasers

              Option B: 5% discount to insurance purchaser + 5% revenue share to Olympus

              The initial launch will have a pool size of $10m. i.e. up to $10m in coverage can be purchased. After the launch, we will gauge the actual demand by the community and if demand outstrips supply, we have secured agreement with InsurAce on the option to increase the pool size by staking. This will enable the coverage pool size to be increased by a factor of 4 based on the amount Olympus stakes. If and when that happens, the DAO will discuss the amount to stake and thereafter present to the community for voting.

              Please check out the FAQ document below.

              FAQ document

              Update:

              Voting on Snapshot is now live https://snapshot.org/#/olympusdao.eth/proposal/0x1793d2eef3287e6a2638f3daf5e3da8fd283cfd4c105545c774ee9feaf32825a

              [Update - Clarification]

              Option A: 10% discount is a rebate i.e. receive 10% of the premium paid as rebate in the form of $INSUR

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            • Summary

              The DAO has been working with insurers to provide smart contracts vulnerabilities coverage for the community and has secured the first coverage from InsurAce. As part of the partnership, InsurAce is offering premium discounts to coverage buyers and rewards to Olympus DAO. Within the DAO, we decided the community should vote on how the rewards are to be distributed:

              Option A: 10% discount to insurance purchasers

              Option B: 5% discount to insurance purchaser + 5% revenue share to Olympus

              Motivation

              We hear the community requesting for insurance coverage and has now secured smart contract coverage for your OHM and/or staked OHM.

              This is an optional purchase and the premium is set at 4.5% p.a. to cover against loss of insuredā€™s sOHM due to an unauthorized, malicious or criminal act aiming at exploiting Olympus smart contractsā€™ code vulnerabilities.

              The loss needs to permanently irreversible with no means of repayment or recovery by any parties in the future. It can be in form of being moved to another address or addresses, which the insured cannot access or control permanently; and the loss is directly linked to the wallet address which the insured used to purchase the cover or the insured provides evidence to prove the ownership of the impacted wallet address.

              Proposal

              Decide on option A or B.

              The initial launch will have a pool size of $10m. i.e. up to $10m in coverage can be purchased. After the launch, we will gauge the actual demand by the community and if demand outstrips supply, we have secured agreement with InsurAce on the option to increase the pool size by staking. This will enable the coverage pool size to be increased by a factor of 4 based on the amount Olympus stakes. If and when that happens, the DAO will discuss the amount to stake and thereafter present to the community for voting.

              Polling Period

              The polling process begins now and will end at 00:00 UTC on 10/11/2021. After this, a Snapshot vote will be put up at 00:30 UTC on 11/11/2021

              FAQ document

              Update: Vote is live on Snapshot

              https://snapshot.org/#/olympusdao.eth/proposal/0x1793d2eef3287e6a2638f3daf5e3da8fd283cfd4c105545c774ee9feaf32825a

              [Update - Clarification]

              Option A: 10% discount is a rebate i.e. receive 10% of the premium paid as rebate in the form of $INSUR

            • Clearly a "Aye aye" vote. Just curious if the current OHM/ETH pool on Uniswap is also bootstrap by us? Don't think so since the liquidity is so low vis-a-vis Sushi. Any thoughts of pumping more liquidity into the Uniswap pool since both are "official" places to get OHM as listed on the app?

              • irc Liquity scored well in this regard

                Hi what will be the frequency of Liquity risk re-assessment once we go-live with this since things are ever evolving at a fast rate? Is there a treasury portfolio re-balancing since some of the assets will outperform the others?

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