[RRC-XX] Replacement Delegate Incentive Program for Q1 2025 and Beyond

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RRC-XX: Replacement Delegate Incentive Program for Q1 2025 and Beyond

Date of Submission:

May 09, 2025

Authors:

jarisjames (Founder of daospace)

Abstract

This proposal replaces RRC-40, the original Delegate Incentive Program framework. While RRC-40 successfully passed onchain, it will more than likely never be executed. The follow-up payout proposal, RRC-42, will likely fail to reach quorum due to veRARI delegation decay; a critical oversight by the authors of RRC-40, which ultimately undermined the program’s ability to function. This updated proposal introduces a more durable system that removes quorum as a recurring requirement for each quarterly report, retroactively issues the Q1 2025 payout onchain, and simplifies future reward disbursement via multisig or automated tools like Superfluid. The program retains its original goals; rewarding onchain participation, rationale posting, and proposal authorship, while removing unnecessary bottlenecks.

Motivation

RRC-40 was well-intentioned but flawed in execution. It required each quarterly payout to pass a new onchain proposal, which was never a sustainable approach. The veRARI delegation that powered the original vote has since decayed, and because the authors of RRC-40 didn’t account for this, the follow-up payout proposal (RRC-42) will likely fail quorum, even though the community already signaled support. This oversight effectively canceled the program’s own ability to pay delegates. We waited long enough for Q1 rewards. This proposal corrects that and ensures no further delays moving forward.

I drafted the Q1 payout proposal (RRC-42), including all onchain actions for individual delegate payouts. @Jose_StableLab reached out to help post it onchain, but after realizing they no longer had the required voting power, they asked me to coordinate with @Firefly808 instead. Firefly had sufficient veRARI to sponsor the proposal, and that’s how it went live. Unfortunately, despite being on Tally, it remains stalled due to low delegate voting power across the board; further proving that RRC-40’s payout logic is unworkable in practice.

Rationale

This proposal preserves the spirit of RRC-40 while stripping out the procedural bloat that made execution impossible. The Q1 payout will be executed through this onchain proposal. After that, the program transitions to a more scalable structure where quarterly payouts are handled offchain via a multisig or streamed automatically using a tool like Superfluid, whichever is more efficient at the time, to be decided by the program admin (daospace). Compared to the rigidity of the previous model, this framework allows RARI DAO to sustain long-term delegate incentives without the risk of bureaucratic deadlock.

Key Terms

  • veRARI: Voting-escrowed RARI used to determine governance power in the DAO.

  • Delegate Launchpad Program: A past initiative that boosted delegate visibility and voting weight.

  • RRC-40: Original Delegate Incentive Program proposal; passed but never executed.

  • RRC-42: Q1 payout proposal under RRC-40; expected to fail quorum.

  • Multisig: A multi-signature wallet used to authorize transactions offchain.

Specifications

Program Structure

  • RRC-40 is obsolete: It passed but will not be able to execute its first payout.

  • Q1 payout will be included in this proposal and executed onchain upon approval.

  • Future quarters will not require new onchain votes: All future disbursements will be handled offchain via multisig or automated via Superfluid after the quarterly report is posted on forum.

  • Program admin remains daospace, as in the original program.

Eligibility

  • Delegates qualify for Q1 and Q2 if they had at least 2,000 veRARI delegated to them (or self-delegated) at the start of each respective Delegate Launchpad program or within each quarter.

  • Future quarters will follow the same criteria.

Point System

  • Votes Cast: 20 points each

  • Rationale Posted for each vote: 20 bonus points each

  • Proposal Authored: 100 points total, split evenly among co-authors

    • Only awarded if the proposal passes onchain
    • Proposal authorship points will not be awarded for proposals related to the Delegate Incentive Program, to prevent point farming or self-serving design loops.

Policy Adjustments

  • Rationale posts are no longer required, which made room for 4 more delegates to qualify for Q1.

Steps to Implement

  1. Submit this proposal to forum (May 09, 2025)

  2. Initiate onchain vote after the launch of the next Delegate Launchpad Program

  3. If approved, execute Q1 payout directly via this proposal

  4. All future payouts managed offchain by multisig or via Superfluid (admin discretion)

Timeline

May 2025

  • Community review and vote initiation (timed to follow the launch of the next Delegate Launchpad Program to help ensure quorum)

  • Q1 payout executed onchain

  • Begin Q2 calculations

Overall Cost

  • Q1 Delegate Rewards Pool: $30,000 in RARI
  • Admin Fee (daospace): $3,000 in RARI
  • Total: $33,000 in RARI

Admin Fee Justification

The original $500/month ($1,500 per quarter) rate was a low-ball estimate proposed by the authors of RRC-40 before any implementation had begun. Since then, significantly more time and work were required to identify and resolve structural flaws, draft this replacement proposal, and build the backend logic needed for long-term automation and reporting.

The updated $3,000 admin fee for Q1 reflects the full scope of that work and ensures the program is operational, fair, and future-proofed.

Note: Future quarters will follow the same structure. One proposal per year will initiate the Delegate Incentive Program, with $30,000 in RARI allocated for delegate rewards per quarter, and a $3,000 admin fee applied each quarter for ongoing administration.

The following payout breakdown reflects Q1 activity as calculated under the original program logic, with minor updates and corrections applied, including the addition of 4 more delegates.

Full Report & Payout Breakdown

Note: Final dollar payouts were rounded up or down to the nearest dollar for cleaner disbursement amounts.

  1. Delegate: @bitblondy

Wallet: 0x4d32d90d6535bd4e7eabaa27ee72932cb214bbfa

Votes: 5

Proposals Voted On:

RRC-36: Rumble.exchange - DAO Support Proposal

RRC-37: RARI Foundation 2025 Operational Budget

RRC-38: Updating and Migrating Delegate Launchpad Program to RARI chain

RRC-39: Multichain Primary & Secondary Protocol Fees

RRC-40: RARI DAO Delegate Incentive Program

Rationales (RRC‑36, 37, 38, 39, 40):

→ Voter Points: 100

→ Rationale Points: 100

→ Total Points: 200

Payout: $2,912 in RARI

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  1. Delegate: Firefly808

Wallet: 0xbe3f82034778fbf474060f7d4a032f592559ab4d

Votes: 5

Proposals Voted On:

RRC-36: Rumble.exchange - DAO Support Proposal

RRC-37: RARI Foundation 2025 Operational Budget

RRC-38: Updating and Migrating Delegate Launchpad Program to RARI chain

RRC-39: Multichain Primary & Secondary Protocol Fees

RRC-40: RARI DAO Delegate Incentive Program

Rationales (RRC‑36, 37, 38, 39, 40):

→ Voter Points: 100

→ Rationale Points: 100

→ Total Points: 200

Payout: $2,912 in RARI

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  1. Delegate: forexus

Wallet: 0xd8936e602e38dfee5d6466865068b94b1943debf

Votes: 5

Proposals Voted On:

RRC-36: Rumble.exchange - DAO Support Proposal

RRC-37: RARI Foundation 2025 Operational Budget

RRC 38: Updating and Migrating Delegate Launchpad Program to RARI chain

RRC-39: Multichain Primary & Secondary Protocol Fees

RRC-40: RARI DAO Delegate Incentive Program

Rationales (RRC‑36, 37, 38, 39, 40):

→ Voter Points : 100

→ Rationale Points: 100

→ Total Points : 200

Payout: $2,912 in RARI

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  1. Delegate: coffee-crusher

Wallet: 0x836dd1fb00dcd93b4ce205aac02173f01192b916

Votes: 5

Proposals Voted On: (Technical Issues, See Rationales Below)

RRC-36 Rumble.exchange - DAO Support Proposal

RRC-37: RARI Foundation 2025 Operational Budget

RRC-38: Updating and Migrating Delegate Launchpad Program to RARI chain

RRC-39: Multichain Primary & Secondary Protocol Fees

RRC-40: RARI DAO Delegate Incentive Program

Rationales: (RRC‑36, 37, 38, 39, 40):

→ Voter Points: 100

→ Rationale Points: 100

→ Total Points: 200

Payout: $2,912 in RARI

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  1. Delegate: @PGov

Wallet: 0x3fb19771947072629c8eee7995a2ef23b72d4c8a

Votes: 5

Proposals Voted On:

RRC-36 Rumble.exchange - DAO Support Proposal

RRC-37: RARI Foundation 2025 Operational Budget

RRC-38: Updating and Migrating Delegate Launchpad Program to RARI chain

RRC-39: Multichain Primary & Secondary Protocol Fees

RRC-40: RARI DAO Delegate Incentive Program

Rationales (RRC‑36, 37, 38, 39, 40):

→ Voter Points : 100

→ Rationale Points: 100

→ Total Points : 200

Payout: $2,912 in RARI

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  1. Delegate: @lionmsee

Wallet: 0x326301483aaa7366960877fa18b019e9c2d53e5d

Votes: 5

Proposals Voted On:

RRC-36 Rumble.exchange - DAO Support Proposal

RRC-37: RARI Foundation 2025 Operational Budget

RRC 38: Updating and Migrating Delegate Launchpad Program to RARI chain

RRC-39: Multichain Primary & Secondary Protocol Fees

RRC-40: RARI DAO Delegate Incentive Program

Rationales (RRC‑37, 38, 39, 40):

→ Voter Points : 100

→ Rationale Points: 80

→ Total Points : 180

Payout: $2,621 in RARI

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  1. Delegate: DAOplomats

Wallet: 0xE9Bd00FF8856aF96203d5994F3D73144619A4680 - (Requested a new wallet for payout)

Votes: 4

Proposals Voted On:

RRC-37: RARI Foundation 2025 Operational Budget

RRC-38: Updating and Migrating Delegate Launchpad Program to RARI chain

RRC-39: Multichain Primary & Secondary Protocol Fees

RRC-40: RARI DAO Delegate Incentive Program

Rationales (RRC‑37, 38, 39, 40):

→ Voter Points: 80

→ Rationale Points: 80

→ Total Points: 160

Payout: $2,330 in RARI

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  1. Delegate: Jaf

Wallet: 0xca85c622d4c61047f96e352cb919695486a193e6

Votes: 4

Proposals Voted On:

RRC-37: RARI Foundation 2025 Operational Budget

RRC-38: Updating and Migrating Delegate Launchpad Program to RARI chain

RRC-39: Multichain Primary & Secondary Protocol Fees

RRC-40: RARI DAO Delegate Incentive Program

Rationales (RRC‑37, 38, 39, 40):

→ Voter Points : 80

→ Rationale Points: 80

→ Total Points : 160

Payout: $2,330 in RARI

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  1. Delegate: jarisjames

Wallet: 0xb04e6891e584f2884ad2ee90b6545ba44f843c4a

Votes: 3

Proposals Voted On:

RRC-36: Rumble.exchange - DAO Support Proposal

RRC-37: RARI Foundation 2025 Operational Budget

RRC-40: RARI DAO Delegate Incentive Program

Rationales (RRC‑36, 37, 40):

→ Voter Points: 60

→ Rationale Points: 60

→ Total Points: 120

Payout: $1,747 in RARI

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  1. Delegate: @cr1st0f

Wallet: 0xfa773d02eb76ad8c7585d36c87707b9fe13d766d

Votes: 3

Proposals Voted On:

RRC-37: RARI Foundation 2025 Operational Budget

RRC-38: Updating and Migrating Delegate Launchpad Program to RARI chain

RRC-40: RARI DAO Delegate Incentive Program

Rationales (RRC‑37, 38, 40):

→ Voter Points: 60

→ Rationale Points: 60

→ Total Points: 120

Payout: $1,747 in RARI

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  1. Delegate: @Sixty

Wallet: 0xc2971fe806ce4438da09e21fc7be7fb121cf7e13

Votes: 3

Proposals Voted On:

RRC-37: RARI Foundation 2025 Operational Budget

RRC-38: Updating and Migrating Delegate Launchpad Program to RARI chain

RRC-40: RARI DAO Delegate Incentive Program

Rationales (RRC‑37, 38, 40):

→ Voter Points: 60

→ Rationale Points: 60

→ Total Points: 120

Payout: $1,747 in RARI

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  1. Delegate: @andreitr

Wallet: 0x1d671d1B191323A38490972D58354971E5c1cd2A

Votes: 3

Proposals Voted On:

RRC-36: Rumble.exchange - DAO Support Proposal

RRC-37: RARI Foundation 2025 Operational Budget

RRC-40: RARI DAO Delegate Incentive Program

Rationales (0):

→ Voter Points: 60

→ Rationale Points: 0

→ Total Points: 60

Payout: $874 in RARI

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  1. Delegate: Dzonson

Wallet: 0x53Eaa0d7F5e43d47B0b0E30B283E923601Eaa80B

Votes: 3

Proposals Voted On:

RRC-36: Rumble.exchange - DAO Support Proposal

RRC-37: RARI Foundation 2025 Operational Budget

RRC-39: Multichain Primary & Secondary Protocol Fees

Rationales (0):

→ Voter Points: 60

→ Rationale Points: 0

→ Total Points: 60

Payout: $874 in RARI

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  1. Delegate: @arikthereal

Wallet: 0x5F37D9A225AA57aE9cA174e475229Bcf88575E8D

Votes: 2

Proposals Voted On:

RRC-36: Rumble.exchange - DAO Support Proposal

RRC-37: RARI Foundation 2025 Operational Budget

Rationales (0):

→ Voter Points: 40

→ Rationale Points: 0

→ Total Points: 40

Payout: $582 in RARI

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  1. Delegate: @KAF

Wallet: 0xB4cA913E2b6EfB7cF3798b41cD68C72a5d1caC23

Votes: 2

Proposals Voted On:

RRC-39: Multichain Primary & Secondary Protocol Fees

RRC-40: RARI DAO Delegate Incentive Program

Rationales (0):

→ Voter Points: 40

→ Rationale Points: 0

→ Total Points: 40

Payout: $582 in RARI

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Admin Fee: 3,000 USD in RARI

Daospace wallet: 0xd3EDA7aB6Ed6a1836EAB644D86E7f76ABAd75172

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#2

@jarisjames I’m a bit confused about the new proposal. Yes, the RRC-42 (incentives for Q1) proposal does have difficulties to reach quorum, but how should this be different with the new one?
Besides, the veRARI model / decay in voting power will no longer be in place with the gov migration that should happen soon, so that shouldn’t be a problem anymore.

  • The quarterly approvals are an essential part of the incentives program, giving the DAO financial flexibility and reassuring the approval of every payment, so I’m not in favour of changing this.

  • Also, I do not support the higher (doubled) admin fee for DAOspace. I understand there was additional effort around in the first quarter, but we were intentionally keeping it simple with the operations. The size of the program is very small, after all.

  • My understanding was also, that the quarterly process is pretty much automated by now, so the operational effort for the next quarters will be reduced.

#3

Your original proposal requires a DAO-wide vote every quarter just to send a payout.

That design is fragile, not because of veRARI decay, but because any future delegate (including those disqualified or new self-delegates) can vote against a payout they disagree with, stalling it entirely. Governance migration doesn’t fix that risk.

You asked why this new proposal is different:

  • Because it waits until after the Delegate Launchpad relaunch to guarantee quorum.
  • And only this first payout goes onchain, future ones are handled via multisig, based on a public quarterly report posted on forum.

If the current system worked, Q1 rewards would be on track. Instead, the vote is live but almost guaranteed to fail quorum. That’s why this update is necessary.

Quarterly approvals don’t guarantee flexibility, they create uncertainty. If even one vote fails, the entire program stalls. That’s instability. You don’t need a full DAO vote every quarter to practice fiscal responsibility. A public quarterly report on forum and a multisig to handle the payout achieves the same accountability, without risking failure every 3 months. RRC-40 couldn’t survive its first payout. It demands DAO-wide approval every quarter, even from disqualified or uninvolved delegates. Ironically, the proposal now depends on one such disqualified delegate with 12K veRARI to potentially save it. Under your rules, he can’t earn rewards, yet he holds the power to decide if others get paid. That contradiction alone proves this system is unsound.

Now, Let’s set the record straight on the admin fee.

The original $500/month rate was a non-negotiable low-ball offer handed to me by your team before any work began. Since then, I’ve:

  • Flagged critical flaws in the proposal (you co-authored) through the Seeking Clarification thread.
  • Got a rationale grace period approved, despite your team denying it internally before I brought up the issue on forum, saving delegates like @Firefly808 from disqualification. Ironically, he’s the one who ended up posting the payout proposal onchain.
  • Fought to use spot price for rewards, something everyone agreed on, while you were the only one who pushed back.
  • Drafted the actual payout proposal with 12 onchain actions.
  • Built the backend automation to gather Q2 data and calculate delegate scores, not a theory, real dev work.
  • Created this replacement proposal after your system failed its first test, so the DAO’s first payout could actually happen.

I set a new rate moving forward: $1,000/month to match the actual work this program requires: coordination, reporting, forum management, payout structure, and ongoing Q2+ calculations. Automation helps, but it doesn’t eliminate the manual oversight required to keep things fair and transparent as more delegates enter.

You said, “the quarterly process is pretty much automated by now, so the operational effort will be reduced.”

That automation exists because I built it. I had to design and code a full algorithm to accurately distribute points across multiple scoring categories, not just once, but in a way that scales as more delegates join and activity increases. That’s the whole point of the program: to grow.

Now you’re framing the very work that saved this program from collapsing under its own complexity as a reason to reduce compensation. That’s backwards. Automation isn’t a cost-cutting shortcut, it’s infrastructure.

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