Across Community Essentials Committee Renewal Proposal for Q2-Q3 2025
Author(s): Mide, PVM, Infinity, Eclipse
Status: Proposed
Related Discussions: Across Community Essentials Committee Renewal Proposal for Q4-Q1 2024/2025
Summary:
The Community Essentials Committee (CEC) seeks renewal for Q2-Q3 2025. The CEC has focused on growing and engaging the Across DAO community through initiatives such as onboarding, events, social media campaigns, and partnership integrations. Building on the foundation established in the previous quarters, the CEC aims to make significant strides in expanding the Across DAO’s community presence and engagement.
Motivation:
The CEC achieved all the planned goals in 2024 and Q1 2025, further reinforcing the value of a dedicated committee that focused on community-building efforts. By continuing its operations, the CEC can capitalize on the momentum gained and drive even greater growth and engagement within the Across DAO community.
Achievements in Q4-Q1 2024/2025
Wonderverse, the gamified onboarding system has been implemented. The quests and gamified experience have enhanced the onboarding experience for all community members.
Analytics available in Forum post
Enhanced Discord activity and engagement through new and innovative events, contests, and gamification initiatives.
The monthly CEC Led community calls successfully brought a new dynamic in Discord. The highest participation was recorded in January, with 37, a considerable increase from the 25 users average.
The focus was on web3 education, layer2 exploration, finding new opportunities/partnerships for Across integrations, and creating synergy with other protocols.
We collaborated with the team to drive growth for the Across X account. We’ve expanded our social media reach through the reply-guy strategy while implementing targeted marketing campaigns focused on community growth.
Focusing on showcasing the more fun and relatable aspects of the Across community and ecosystem.
The CEC promoted Across X and the power of community by actively engaging with followers, sharing user-generated content, and fostering a sense of connection and belonging among its audience.
Refined Across DAO Handbook, as a method to establish a robust governance framework
To be incorporated in the Welcome section of the forum with the Across Governance Operating Manual.
The Publish0x writing competition invited content creators to write about Across, and the event brought many bloggers into the community. 41 quality articles were written in December, and the best ones were rewarded with prizes in USDC and ACX.
The main target of the event was to attract a new wave of bridge users and content creators.
Enhance Wonderverse and explore new avenues for community education and onboarding, fostering a more informed and engaged user base.
The CEC produced content for social media platforms and web3 social dApps, aimed at increasing engagement and drawing more attention to Across.
The Linea Voyage With Across And Layer3
Across The Cryptoverse #55 — Gold Medals For Interoperability And Intents
Across The Cryptoverse #56 — Cross-Chain Intents And Cross-Protocol Play
Across The Cryptoverse #7683 - The ERC-7683’s Universal Standard
Across The Cryptoverse #58 - Fantasy And Intents
Across The Cryptoverse #59 - Sonium, Lisk, Intents And Even More Integrations
Across The Cryptoverse #60 - Spooky Season In-Tents
Straddl - Extremely Fast And Low-Cost Bridging on Ethereum
Across The Cryptoverse #61 - Crypto Bonanza With Straddl x Across x Intract
Simplified Deposits On Umami Finance Vaults With Across
Across The Cryptoverse #62 - Uniswap Integrated Across For In-App Swap
Across The Cryptoverse #63 - Uniswap In-App Swaps And The Spooky Season
The #BridgeAcrossWithACX Writing Contest Wants You!
Last Chance To Join The Across x Publish0x Writing Competition
Across The Cryptoverse #66 - The Publish0x Writing Competition Closing Ceremony
Across The Cryptoverse #67 - Winter, Intents And Consistency
Across The Cryptoverse #68 - Exploring Sake Finance On Soneium
Across The Cryptoverse #69 - Exploring SoneFi And Launching A Memecoin On Soneium
Across The Cryptoverse #70 - Kyo As The The Most Innovative Liquidity HuB On Soneium
Silently Scrolling And Spreading Sharp Sarcasm On Scroll
Integrated Realms a voting and quiz Discord bot. Initially, this will be used to set quizzes and fun votes. We will then experiment with it and allow invited community members to vote on UMA disputes. Realms is a consensus and reputation system
Support the Across team in reaching their objectives while serving as a bridge between the community and the team, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
Events and competitions
October: Hack the wallet
In October we invited the rangers to carve pumpkins, make treats or decorations for a spooktacular event! See all the entries in a X mega-thread
In November we continued with some games and activities, wheel, gartic, and the CEC Lead Community Call.
In December we spread light Across the world! The Across festive season was heartwarming! Glee, joy and gratitude for all who took part in the event, posting decorations, baked treats or Christmas wishes! The rangers baked, had fun, laughed, shared ACX and took part in a 3-days Christmas party. We looked for Wally, gifted NFTs and made memories to last a lifetime. Check all the entries in the X mega-thread!
January: The “Where is Wally?” winter event was so good that the rangers wanted more. We always listen to the community and we delivered a two weeks competition. The challenge was to find Wally and his friends in images dropped at random times, in random channels. The competition was fierce, and over 50 users joined the fun!
We celebrated Valentine’s Day in style at AcrossProtocol. The rangers wrote love letters and baked sweets, while intents were unifying Ethereum! See all the entries in the X mega-thread!
Sports enthusiasts participated in football predictions, had a go at Yes/No challenges, picked a side in the Jake Paul v Mike Tyson brawl, or voted with emojis for match outcomes. The Fantasy Football managers joined two events, the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League, and will soon see their final place in the leaderboard!
Social Outreach initiative
Focus has been on outreach and internal engagement. The objective is to spread the word about Across to a wider audience while ensuring the internal community stays engaged. Through a series of strategic mini-projects and initiatives, we have aimed to highlight Across in a positive light, emphasizing its speed, efficiency, and innovative mechanics.
Reply Guys Initiative
Objective: Leverage replies on relevant and Across-related posts to introduce Across to new audiences and expand its reach.
Execution: Actively engaging in discussions on platforms like Twitter, responding to posts where Across can be seamlessly introduced.
Impact: More organic conversations about Across, leading to increased awareness and interest.
Across Weekly Recap
Objective: Given Across’ fast-paced nature, this initiative provides digestible and engaging summaries of key updates, ensuring the community stays informed.
Execution: Regular rundown posts highlighting recent developments in the Across ecosystem.
Impact: High engagement from community members who appreciate simplified yet engaging updates.
Culture x Tech
Objective: To merge my passion for culture with Across’ technology, showcasing how the protocol’s mechanisms align with broader cultural trends.
Execution: Created content (video link attached) that relates cultural narratives to Across’ bridging mechanism, making it relatable to a wider audience.
Impact: Increased engagement from communities that may not traditionally interact with DeFi but are drawn in by storytelling and relatable analogies.
Story Time with Intents
Objective: Utilize storytelling to explain complex concepts related to Intents and ERC-7683, increasing awareness and accessibility.
Execution: Crafted engaging narratives that contextualize these concepts in an easy-to-understand format.
Impact: Increased community understanding and conversation around Intents and ERC-7683.
| CONTENT | LINKS |
|---|---|
| Culture x Tech | https://x.com/TalksMide/status/1858582559237505380 |
| Story Time with Intents | https://x.com/TalksMide/status/1889064805870579901 |
https://x.com/TalksMide/status/1861471538069020763
https://x.com/TalksMide/status/1851690768693629315
https://x.com/TalksMide/status/1839676714453983255|
|Across Weekly Recap|https://x.com/TalksMide/status/1856744798083781060
https://x.com/TalksMide/status/1866463490614988821|
|Replies/Quote tweets|https://x.com/TalksMide/status/1883551877230625224
https://x.com/TalksMide/status/1878516131847123181
https://x.com/TalksMide/status/1855200410312585342
https://x.com/TalksMide/status/1853811301098590270
https://x.com/TalksMide/status/1846979120518869328|
|Buzzword ontent|https://x.com/TalksMide/status/1876228384012796313
https://x.com/TalksMide/status/1834596648653083120
https://x.com/TalksMide/status/1834599352762863960
https://x.com/TalksMide/status/1842229970623406213|
The total number of posts and Quote tweets in the last 6 months
September: 9 Posts, 19 Replies/Quotes
4,900 Impressions, 162 Likes, 84 Retweets
October: 12 posts, 23 Replies/Quotes
6,947 Impressions, 249 Likes, 115 Retweets
November: 4 posts, 15 Replies/Quotes
4,536 Impressions, 119 Likes, 57 Retweets
December: 6 posts, 9 Replies/Quotes
4,403 Impressions, 115 Likes, 53 Retweets
January: 1 post, 28 Replies/Quotes
6,849 Impressions, 171 Likes, 144 Retweets
February: 5 posts, 36 Replies/Quotes
7,108 Impressions, 227 Likes, 136 Retweets
Total: 37 Posts, 130 Replies/Quotes, 35,258 Impressions, 1,055 Likes, 566 Retweets.
Future Plans
Scaling Up Storytelling Efforts: Continue leveraging narratives to simplify ERC-7683 and other complex concepts.
Targeted Engagement on Socials: Increase presence in relevant discussions to further Across’ visibility.
Expand Cultural Crossovers: Explore more ways to bridge cultural elements with DeFi to attract diverse audiences.
Community Challenges & Rewards: Encourage participation through interactive content and potential incentives.
By maintaining a balance between outreach and internal engagement, We aim to continuously grow Across’ presence while keeping the community excited and informed.
Specification & Implementation:
Upon approval, the CEC’s budget will be transferred from the DAO to the committee’s Ethereum safe (to a new wallet under Across DAO management and Llamapay.io streams to be set-up by CEC) The committee will self-manage the events budget.
Additionally, a performance bonus of $10,000 USD worth of ACX tokens will be transferred at the end of Q2 and Q3 2025, as outlined in the Across DAO governance operating manual.
Compensation:
To mitigate the risks associated with volatile token prices, the CEC recommends utilizing a 90-day average (0.400272372) derived from Coingecko’s closing prices to determine the budget’s rate. This average will be re-calculated on the date the snapshot vote is posted, ensuring fair compensation for the committee members.
Unspent Budget from last quarter:
The CEC has an unspent budget from previous quarters of ~29k ACX, so we believe it is sufficient to cover expenses for the coming period.
The monthly budget breakdown is as follows (It will be covered with the unspent budget):
- Wonderverse: $50
- Prizes/Giveaways/Events: $500
- Discord Nitro: $30
- Video Editing capcut: $30
- Twitter Blue (for Intern account): $8
Monthly Total: $618
Quarterly Total: $1,854
Half Year Total: $3,708
Budget Request
Half year Compensation- $20,000
Q2 2024 Bonus- $10,000
Q3 2025 Bonus- $10,000
$20,000 @0.400272372 = 49,966 ACX
$10,000 @0.2443 = 40,933 ACX for Q2 2024
$10,000 @0.2443 = 40,933 ACX for Q3 2025
Grand total - 131,892 ACX
Rationale:
The CEC provides a valuable service to the Across community, with the new plan in action, there will be a more structured format with set actionable items trackable through KPIs, this will be reported to the Across Community Manager.
