ParaSwap DAO

[GRANT REQUEST] OAK Research Grant Proposal

Abstract OAK Research is a European pioneer in data, research and comprehensive reports on the crypto ecosystem. Our goal is to work with a multitude of projects across the ecosystem. Our current partners include: Pyth Network, Alephium, Aleph, f(x) protocol, Soul Protocol, Octant and others.

We work closely with various teams, track their progress and update continuously our research and reports on them. Paraswap has undergone many changes and announcements lately with the launch of Portikus and the Miró implementation. This proposal seeks funding to develop and provide specialized reports, data-driven analysis, and actionable intelligence to enhance decision-making, transparency, and community engagement within the DAO ecosystem. By leveraging OAK Research’s expertise, Paraswap can achieve more informed governance, visibility within the decentralized ecosystems, and an empowered community.

Goals & review Main Goals

• Provide comprehensive, data-driven reports and analytics tailored to the Paraswap ecosystem.
• Enhance transparency and visibility through research content in both French and English.
• Empower the community with accessible and insightful data visualizations and comprehensive analysis.

Content listed in this proposal

• Protocol overview of Paraswap : focus on the evolution of the protocol since launch and newly implemented changes such as the Mirò update (ex. oakresearch.io/en/reports/protocols/pyth-network-complete-overview-decentralized-oracle)
• Intent-centric report exploring the intent technology and explaining Paraswap’s solution. After discussing it on the governance forum, we believe that this report will drive in more people interested by intents, therefore enhancing Paraswap’s visibility. This report will be presented as sponsored content and Paraswap’s solution will be presented in the beginning of the report. The analysis will remain independent and unbiased.
• A “Look into” analysis exploring Paraswap fee-sharing implementation and staking analysis (ex. oakresearch (.) io/en/analyses/innovations/fee-switch-game-changer-for-defi)
• A “Look into” Portikus analysis
• Implementation of a comprehensive roadmap of the latest updates and evolutions of Paraswap

There will be a total of 5 content pieces if this grant is accepted by the governance.

Means Requested funding : $7,500 in stablecoins / $ETH after a discussion on the forum, the initial proposal listed $10,000 in $ETH/stables, but after discussion with various delegates, we opted for a 25% discount on the initial price to show our commitment. Regarding the delegation, we will try to put another proposal up once this vote is over to request a delegation instead of $PSP tokens. We want to take part in Paraswap’s governance to increase protocol awareness and the coming changes. All our decisions will be followed through with an explanation behind the decision.

OAK Research’s vision is aligned with the long-term success of Paraswap and its future evolutions by supporting the team by all means necessary.

Implementation Overview

Milestone 1: Partnership announcement on all socials (ex: https://x.com/OAK_Res/status/1856375877505868001), Paraswap Protocol Overview on OAK Research Creation of a discussion with Paraswap team to ensure a smooth communication and updates to the protocol

Milestone 2: Implementation of Paraswap’s timeline and cross-communication around it with Paraswap

Milestone 3: A “Look into” Portikus analysis

Completion of these 3 milestones: Q1 2025

Milestone 4: A “Look into” analysis exploring Paraswap fee-sharing implementation and staking analysis

Milestone 5: Intent-centric report exploring the intent technology and explaining Paraswap’s solution

Completion of these 2 milestones: Q2 2025

Please note that these milestones are interchangeable and can be assessed depending on the vision of Paraswap’s team. Any next milestones will be discussed with the team to ensure a relevant path forward and agree on the next steps to take in this partnership. These will be based on the results of the milestones mentioned above.

OAK Research will provide a report on any reach that has been achieved and any success/failures these milestones have produced. The idea behind this proposal is to establish cross-communication & marketing between Paraswap and OAK Research to ensure a bigger impact and better involvement of the community.

Grant reception address : 0x986ebFE851C0a188cd10622cc7541a1776c86C65 (oakresearch.eth)

Grant reception timeline: 50% upfront, 50% once all milestones are completed

Useful links OAK Research platform: oakresearch.io OAK Research Twitter: @OAK_Res EOY Report 2024: www.oakinvest.fr/oakresearch-en Note : all our content is published in both French and English to ensure a broader reach across the crypto industry.

OAK Research Team Artem Sinyakin - CEO After managing a media group for 4 years and contributing to the crypto ecosystem for 5 years, Artem is in charge of Strategic Development & Partnerships.

Lilian Aliaga - COO With 5+ years of experience in the crypto ecosystem, Lilian is in charge of Research and Content published on the platform. Former journalist at Cryptoast, n°1 crypto media outlet in France.

Decrypt - CTO An experienced developer in the crypto space with previous projects at DefiLlama, Cryptoast, 1inch.

Hasheur (Owen Simonin) - Advisor Owen is an entrepreneur and the CEO of Meria, one of the largest crypto-native companies and node providers in France. He is also the n°1 French-speaking crypto YouTuber (700K). Owen is part of the board and takes on the role of advisor in the company.

OAK Invest - Design & Social Media management OAK Invest is a media group co-founded by Artem 4 years ago. With experience on Instagram, OAK Invest manages the designs of the platform and social media strategies for OAK Research.

Comments We truly believe that this grant would help OAK Research to continue its developments and implement new features. On the other hand, this would offer great exposure to Paraswap in both French and International communities by providing something beyond ordinary news, curated by our team of analysts.

The OAK Research v2 platform will be released end of Q1/beginning of Q2 of 2025. All our partners will access new features and will be prioritized over the future implementations.

Finally, Marketing has never been the main focus of Paraswap. Our goal is to provide this type of partnership to the team building the future of finance.