kpk (formerly karpatkey)

A new chapter begins... karpatkey is now kpk. Simple, clean and flexible. An evolution that embraces our legacy. And a refined identity. On a mission to scale DeFi. ?? Sound ON—trust us, it’s worth it!

?? February 2025 Governance Newsletter is Live! Here are some key highlights from February, packed with bold proposals and strategic moves across the leading DAOs we support. 1?? Arbitrum DAO’s Strategic Growth – Proposed the deployment of 7,500 ETH across Lido, Aave, and Fluid, along with a 25M ARB token strategy. karpatkey has been selected as one of the treasury managers, pending approval. 2?? Uniswap Foundation’s key updates – Launched Uniswap V4 and Unichain, alongside two major proposals: $120.5M for UF operations and grants, and a $45M liquidity incentives program. 3?? Balancer x CoWSwap Alignment – Approved a $1M token swap, strengthening strategic collaboration to advance decentralized trading solutions. 4?? karpatkey’s DAO Milestone – GIP-121 passed with 99.7% approval, endorsing karpatkey’s token launch and allocating 7.5% of its supply to Gnosis DAO. ?? Read the full newsletter here ??

A new chapter begins soon. ?

As we step into 2025, it’s the perfect time to reflect on our history. Not just on how far we’ve come, but also on the values that defined our journey. It’s a story of two young founders, Marcelo Ruiz de Olano and Alejandro Romero, who took a leap of faith, leaving promising careers behind to chase their vision of financial freedom and agency. From our early days at Gnosis to managing ENS DAO’s Endowment, our journey has been shaped by bold decisions, unexpected twists, and an unwavering belief in DeFi. ?? Read full story here:

I’m at ETHDenver this week, and giving a talk on Thursday at Messari’s Protocol Services Summit. It’ll be all about my favourite topic - the state of treasury management for DeFi services. Link below!

We’re attending the Protocol Services Summit by Messari tomorrow, 27 February. Jack Gale will be speaking at The State of DeFi Treasury Management in 2025, exploring how active treasury management is transforming the industry. This session will cover key trends, challenges, and strategies shaping the future of DeFi treasuries. ?? Register here for an insightful discussion: https://lu.ma/3wosvhzu

?? January 2025 Governance Newsletter is Live! ?? What’s new in this newsletter? 2025 kicked off with a string of significant proposals across the leading DAOs we support: 1???AAVE’s GHO Expansion – Cross-chain deployments on Arbitrum, Base, and Gnosis Chain, plus a $5M treasury fund. 2???Arbitrum DAO’s Bold Moves – BoLD dispute mechanism & STEP 2.0 bringing RWAs on-chain. 3???CoW DAO’s Treasury Growth – Expanded funding, strategic partnerships & market awareness. 4???ENS DAO Endowment Expansion – 5,000 ETH added + 6,000 ETH → USDC swap for long-term sustainability. After a phenomenal 2024, we’re excited to continue supporting the pioneers of our industry, to take DeFi forward in 2025. ?? Read the full newsletter here ??

?? January 2025 Governance Newsletter is Live! ?? What’s new in this newsletter? 2025 kicked off with a string of significant proposals across the leading DAOs we support: 1???AAVE’s GHO Expansion – Cross-chain deployments on Arbitrum, Base, and Gnosis Chain, plus a $5M treasury fund. 2???Arbitrum DAO’s Bold Moves – BoLD dispute mechanism & STEP 2.0 bringing RWAs on-chain. 3???CoW DAO’s Treasury Growth – Expanded funding, strategic partnerships & market awareness. 4???ENS DAO Endowment Expansion – 5,000 ETH added + 6,000 ETH → USDC swap for long-term sustainability. After a phenomenal 2024, we’re excited to continue supporting the pioneers of our industry, to take DeFi forward in 2025. ?? Read the full newsletter here ??

Major GnosisDAO Update: The DAO just approved karpatkey's GIP-116, which follows through on the earlier GIP-35 with one of our largest token burns ever - 3.15M GNO ?? This significant burn comes as Gnosis scales its full-stack vision, building powerful consumer apps on battle-tested infrastructure ??? GIP-116 includes several key treasury operations that karpatkey will execute: ? Claiming $GEL tokens ? Converting $VCOW to $COW ? Strategic $WETH management ? Asset consolidation We're also improving governance infrastructure with delegates.gnosis.eth, supporting recent improvements from GIP-112 ??? The 3.15M GNO burn showcases our commitment to sound tokenomics as we scale consumer applications like Gnosis Pay and Metri ?? It follows through on GIP-35’s plan to fix supply at 3M $GNO, bringing us past halfway as the remaining $GNO continues to vest. Beyond the burn, these treasury operations strengthen GnosisDAO's foundation as we continue building the future of decentralized finance ?? Full details on the proposal and its execution: https://lnkd.in/dEKJ9eMP Read the blog post ↓ https://lnkd.in/dawbCuAS

?? The karpatkey Governance Newsletter is coming soon! This edition highlights key milestones from January, including major governance updates, strategic proposals, and what’s ahead for 2025. ?? Sign up now to be the first to read it on Monday: https://lnkd.in/gx4mu7by