This is Mehdi. I’ve been in the crypto space since 2018 and have contributed significantly as an OG at Hashflow, the pioneer of intent-centric DEXs. Currently, I serve as a Delegate at Arbitrum DAO and Wormhole DAO while also contributing to Bebop DEX. As an early user of Paraswap protocol, I am deeply familiar with its ecosystem. With my extensive experience across multiple DEXs, I would like to nominate myself as a Paraswap Delegate to help drive the growth of Paraswap DAO and its protocol.
What motivated me to step forward as a delegate is the incredible dedication of the Paraswap core team. Over the years, they have consistently improved the product, weathered criticism since the TGE, and emerged as one of the most sustainable protocols in the space.
Driver and Core Values:
Community Alignment:A key value is ensuring that the success of the Paraswap protocol benefits all stakeholders, including token holders. This means working to align the protocol’s growth with the performance of $PSP, fostering fairness and value creation for the community.
Growth:Our approach centers on sustainable growth for the Paraswap protocol. This involves strategically allocating resources to ensure maximum efficiency and value creation.
Transparency: Transparency is fundamental to our values. We are committed to providing clear, concise reasoning for every vote and decision, fostering trust within the community.
Conflicts of Interest:
In case of a conflict of interest, I will make an announcement and abstain from voting.
Reasoning: Project Miro is one of the biggest upgrades in ParaSwap’s history, expanding beyond a simple aggregator. By integrating intents into the product and transitioning to an intent-centric model, it will keep the ParaSwap protocol a competitive Product.
Reasoning: The proposal is a mix of research and marketing for both the DAO and the protocol. After reviewing their previous articles and research, I am not convinced that the quality of their work justifies approving their requested grant, which is quite high.
On the marketing side, they are primarily active within their native community, particularly the French community, rather than at an international level. Even after reducing the requested budget to $7,500 with no $PSP bonus, I remain unconvinced about approving the budget.
Finally, while I appreciate their efforts in supporting the DAO, if we are going to allocate funds for data analysis, I would prefer other research companies to participate and establish a long-term partnership with us.
Reasoning: Voted in favor. As part of the Project Miró upgrades under PIP-56, it will enhance the user experience (UX) of token migration for sePSP1 stakers. No additional budget is required, as it is only a loan of $PSP, which will be returned to the DAO treasury.
The program proposed by SeedGov has been successfully implemented in Arbitrum governance for nearly a year now. As a participant in that program, I have seen firsthand how well it works in practice.
The proposed budget is fair and reasonable, and it effectively incentivizes delegates to dedicate time to the DAO.
Rationale: This decision is a complete trade-off, and I don’t believe we should risk a potential legal case against the DAO, contributors, and voters by keeping illicit funds. Since there is no framework in place for handling such requests yet, returning the funds is the most logical choice.
Of course, this could set a precedent for future cases requesting fund returns. To prevent similar situations, the most neutral approach would be to address this issue through tokenomics and the automation of reward distributions.
Rationale: The Requested budget is Fair, and using volatile tokens like $FTM— which do not significantly Contribute to treasury diversification—is a smart choice.
Expanding to Base, a leading Layer 2 in terms of TVL, hype, and technology (with a 200ms block time), also makes sense. It enables small stakers to earn staking rewards without worrying about Ethereum mainnet gas costs.
Rationale: Due to a significant increase in DAO activity and voting participation, it is wise to raise the quorum. We support increasing the threshold to 6% rather than 8%. Incrementally adjusting the quorum is advisable as DAO activity continues to grow.
Proposal:PIP-62 - Velora Governance Task Force Vote: For Rationale: I envision SeedGov, as the Governance Task Force, bringing valuable service to the DAO by steering it and addressing governance gaps in various areas.
His prior contributions to ParaSwap and valuable experience in other DAOs, including active involvement in Arbitrum, prove that electing him carries low risk. The budget is also fair and reasonable. My only concern, which I’m actively tracking, is their efforts toward the protocol’s growth. My Comment on the Proposal:
Rationale: Following the recent update by WakeUpLabs (outlined here), I voted in favor of the proposal. This marks the first on-chain automated payments processing transaction, representing a step toward further decentralization of the VeloraDEX protocol.
Proposal:Rewards distribution for Epoch 29 Vote: For Rationale: Following the previous vote on the automatic distribution of gas refunds to users, we support the automatic distribution of user rewards to further enhance the decentralization and efficiency of the VeloraDEX protocol.
Rationale: I’m being a bit conservative in selecting a Growth Committee member. While there are great candidates with proven track records in growth and marketing, I see the most real commitment to the DAO coming from @citizen42.
Rewards Distribution for Epoch 30 Vote: For Rationale: In line with the previous rewards distribution to stakers, I voted in favor of the reward distribution for Epoch 30. A verifier tool has also been developed to ensure the integrity of the distribution. It can be accessed here.
PIP-64: Formalisation of Laita Labs as a Service Provider Vote: For Rationale: Laita Labs consists of true DeFi OGs with extensive years of experience building and developing ParaSwap—one of the top protocols in the market. This proposal marks an important step toward further transparency and decentralization by formalizing their role within the DAO. The proposed budgeting is fair, and they’ve already posted a transparency thread to regularly report their actions and progress.
Proposal:Gas Refunds distribution for Epoch 30 Vote: for Rationale: In line with the previous gas refund to stakers, I voted in favor of the gas refund distribution for Epoch 30. Using the verifier tool developed by WakeUp Labs, we validated the integrity of the distribution. You can access the tool here.
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