Curia Lab is a team of seasoned DAO governance researchers, data analysts, blockchain engineers, and developers. We are committed to strengthening the DAO ecosystem through specialized tools, insights, and delegate services.
Our Goal for Rootstock
Curia Lab is committed to supporting Rootstock’s mission to empower developers and significantly grow the Bitcoin ecosystem. We plan to achieve this by actively contributing to Rootstock’s governance, ensuring our participation brings meaningful support and transparency, all driven by robust data-driven insights. Our team will leverage its deep involvement in DAO governance an area where we have extensive experience. we aim to enhance decision-making processes and foster greater transparency across the platform. This active engagement is central to our belief in a decentralized future, and we’re excited to help Rootstock reach its full potential as a foundational layer for Bitcoin’s expansion.
Disclosure
We participate in various protocol and DAO as a delegate team across multiple ecosystems, including some L2 DAOs. In cases where conflicts of interest arise, we are committed to full transparency and disclosure to maintain integrity and trust within the ecosystem.
Waiver of Liability
By delegating to Curia for Rootstock, delegators acknowledge that Curia will participate on a best-effort basis and will not be liable for any damages related to this participation in the Rootstock.
Rationale: We’re supportive of this proposal for a Rootstock Collective Ambassador Program. It’s a great step toward expanding global reach and building a more engaged community, as empowering passionate individuals to become ambassadors through this program will directly boost awareness and contribute to educational outreach. The clearly outlined Scope of Work will be helpful in tracking ambassador effectiveness and ensuring measurable progress.
Rationale: We’re supporting Vottun’s application because it’s expanding the Rootstock developer ecosystem through its gamified educational system, it’s enabling a wide array of high-value use cases like RWA and digital credentials via its versatile APIs and it’s simplifying dApp development with powerful tools for rapid deployment on Rootstock.
Rationale: We’re voting “Against” this proposal for Roketto. While it is designed to dynamically inject crucial liquidity into the Rootstock DeFi ecosystem by facilitating Launchpad token sales, we find the proposal still lacks a clear cost breakdown for each phase. Furthermore, a detailed plan for how Roketto intends to integrate with Rootstock after the funding stage remains unaddressed.
Rationale: We support this proposal because LayerBank presents a strong strategic fit for the Rootstock ecosystem, backed by its proven cross-chain capabilities and user traction. With over 693,000 users and integrations across 16 major ecosystems, LayerBank has demonstrated its ability to scale and deliver tangible value across diverse DeFi environments. Its mission to become an omnichain liquidity hub closely aligns with Rootstock’s goals to enhance capital efficiency, attract new liquidity, and broaden user adoption.
Rationale: We support this proposal because bridging assets is one of the important things for the chain to grow its users. Symbiosis has already proven itself with a significant total volume, support for 36 chains, and most importantly, the ability to bridge assets between EVM and non-EVM. It also offers a smooth experience for users, which is key for onboarding. We believe Symbiosis is essential for Rootstock and will help bring in more users and liquidity from other ecosystems.
Rationale: We’re supporting this proposal because it addresses a critical pain point for the DAO, ensuring that projects receiving grants remain committed to executing their plans, where funds are either released upon meeting a defined goal or are trustlessly made available for refund if the goal isn’t met. This makes grant funding more efficient and transparent. Given the team’s strong track record and product-market fit, we believe this will significantly enhance the smart contract capabilities of the Rootstock ecosystem, helping to solidify its role as the smart contract layer for Bitcoin and laying the foundation for future advanced tools like milestone-based payouts. With this, Rootstock will be better positioned to attract and support high-quality projects, accelerating its growth.
Rationale: We vote “Against.” We haven’t seen the project demonstrate a polished commitment to Rootstock yet. The re-evaluation update hasn’t provided a clear improvement, and while we acknowledge the reduction in the requested grant amount for Wave 1 as the community suggested, the updated plan still falls short of the clarity and detail required to instill confidence. The project only mentioned its use for “Testnet deployed” and “Logo/branding FE enhancements” for wave one, which is still too vague. Without well-defined milestones and measurable deliverables, it’s difficult to properly assess progress or validate the successful completion of objectives. This makes it challenging to justify the release of funding.
