Provide a grant to brainbot gmbh for January 2026

Proposal Title Author(s) Phase Date Created
Provide a grant to brainbot gmbh for January 2026 brainbot gmbh On-chain 5 January 2026

Proposal

Provide a one time grant of 153,703 sUSDS ($166,000) to brainbot gmbh for January 2026.

Scope

brainbot gmbh will use the grant to define and work on the Shutter T1 2026 Priorities (tentative priorities below):

Technology:

  • EIP-8105 Research & Testnet
  • Primev Mainnet PoC
  • Generalized ELGamal in Shutter API
  • Shielded Voting 2.0 (El Gamal on Snapshot)
  • Keyper Set Scalability

Business:

  • EIP-8105 as Headliner for Hegotá (or SFI if not Headliner)
  • Business Model & Revenue Projections for En/Decryption Services (Under EIP-8105)
  • Octant V2 Live
  • SHU on Base (SD 0x36 multisig + SHU/USDC DEX Pool)

MarComs:

  • Build awareness of and support for EIP-8105
  • EthCC[9] Presentations & Activations
  • Prediction Markets for Feedback & Marketing
  • SHU Marketing

Calculation

brainbot has requested a slightly higher grant amount in January 2026 than in previous months due to:

  • Changes in the EUR/USD exchange rate (weaker USD)
  • Annual inflation
  • Increase in FTEs (from 6.75 to 7.75 FTE)
  • Increased productivity and milestone achievement

Disbursement Method and Schedule

Shutter DAO 0x36 will disburse 153,703 sUSDS (0xa3931d71877C0E7a3148CB7Eb4463524FEc27fbD) to the brainbot gmbh address (0xb75E2fB01521Bd7b6369F831414840A54a3C7234) on Ethereum Mainnet upon approval of this proposal.

Platform

Decent (this proposal will trigger an onchain transaction if passed)

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