Tané Delegate Thread

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Introduction

Tané is formed with a group of crypto-native product builders, based in Tokyo, Dubai and New York. We are backed by SoftBank, and Japanese tech giants like DeNA, GREE, MIXI, and have great relationship with Japanese crypto communities.

Our investment arm has invested in and supported various innovating projects that contribute to the decentralized society enabled by the new blockchain technology. Our network operation entity started directly contributing to the ecosystem by being node operators for the core infrastructures and protocols that make Web3 move forward and contributors to the DAOs that manage them. We have been active as delegates in Uniswap, Arbitrum, Optimism, Lido and more.

Takeshi, Head of Network Operations, who worked for Twitter as a senior software engineer and for SmartNews, a Japanese unicorn startup that provides a news aggregation mobile app with 30M MAU as a product manager, is the main representative of the account.

Contact Information

Motivation

We believe our qualities outlined below uniquely position us to contribute to Rootstock Collective’s ecosystem expansion and decentralization.

Tech-savvy delegate

Our extensive experience and expertise in the tech industry as product builders (entrepreneurs, software engineers, and product managers), position us uniquely to provide valuable insights into technical upgrades, protocol improvements, and so on. We can actively collaborate with Rootstock contributors and external parties to enhance ecosystem security, reliability, and decentralization.

Japan representative

There are many users and traders using crypto products in Japan, but there are no prominent delegates who actively participate in and contribute to DAO governance from Japan yet. We are aiming to be the one who represents the Japanese users and token holders by being active in the governance, leveraging the partnership with Japanese enterprises and making meaningful impacts on the protocols and the ecosystem.

DAO Governance Experience

We have actively contributed to major DAOs, including Uniswap, Optimism, Arbitrum and Morpho, leveraging our expertise in decentralized governance and funding allocation.
In Optimism, we served on the Grants Council during Season 6 and currently hold a position in the Milestones and Metrics Council for Season 7. In others, we have also made several proposals for improving governance system design, some of them being approved and implemented.
More than participating in the forum discussions, we bring these deep expertise, making us particularly well-equipped to contribute to potential DAO-managed grant strategies and governance evolution.

Values

We have established our Delegate Core Values as below and demonstrated our delegate activities and decision makings based on them.

Integrity

We value integrity a lot. We believe integrity is the most important virtue even in the industry that values trustless and permissionless. In fact, even though we should aim for governance minimization in the end, the protocols should still need governance and it requires capable and sincere participants. We should be the one of them.

Diversity

Diversity is one of the most important values to achieve decentralization. We are very unique in various perspectives including the geographical diversity (Japan and Asia). We also value diversities provided by other actors and are willing to appreciate them and collaborations with them.

Practicality

We believe in the progressive decentralization. While considering the decentralization is the ultimate goal for crypto/blockchain projects to achieve, we sometimes value practicality and approaches that get things done rather than getting stuck in pursuing the “decentralization” too much from the start.

Transparency

We believe transparency is the vital trait in the decentralized systems. We communicate our findings, feedback, opinions, disagreements and praises in a clear and constructive manner. We believe transparent communications should lead to better discussions and decisions to thrive.

COI Disclosure

Our investment arm, as a separate entity, has invested in a number of crypto startups but as of the time of writing this profile, we don’t believe there are clear COIs in terms of contributing to Rootstock Collective. We are also active in the other DAOs, Uniswap, Arbitrum, Optimism (Season 7 Milestones and Metrics Council), Lido, Morpho and more in the future.
Please reach out to us anytime when you have any opinions/comments/feedback.

You can also check out our voting activities related to Rootstock from our internal tracker.

Waiver of Liability

By delegating to Tané, you acknowledge and agree that Tané will participate on a best-efforts basis and will not be liable for any damages related to participation in Rootstock Collective, or its protocol/product.

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Vottun - Application RootstockCollective (Onchain)

Summary:

This proposal enrolls Vottun in the Collective Rewards cycle so that its Developer Track quests, smart contract templates, and AI assistants qualify for on-chain reward distribution every two weeks. Passage signals community support for allocating part of future BTC and RIF emissions to Vottun as long as it continues to earn stRIF votes.

Vote: For

Rationale:

The team’s successful 2024 Rootstock hackathon and enterprise credentials work with Nestlé and the World Bank demonstrate an ability to translate new tooling into concrete adoption. Allowing Vottun to join the program should lead to enriching ecosystem, ultimately widenining the builder funnel, increase transaction flow, and recycle value back to backers.

[25.05 Grants Application] roketto (Onchain)

Summary:

This grant request asks Rootstock’s Wave 1 program for $15K so the two-founder team can audit and deploy the roketto launchpad on mainnet. The product promises secure, soft-cap-protected token sales that will funnel fresh liquidity into Rootstock DEXs.

Vote: For

Rationale:

We are convinced that an early‑stage grant, once sized appropriately, will accelerate the development and let the team grow. The requested milestones are clear, the technical scope is already in testnet, and the potential gain outweigh the budget risk.

[2506 Builder Activation] LayerBank (Onchain)

Summary:

This proposal asks Rootstock voters to whitelist LayerBank as an Activated Builder, granting it access to recurring rewards. LayerBank is a cross-chain liquidity hubs and automated leverage vaults for the ecosystem, which already processes more than 36 M transactions and plans to anchor liquidity with $LBUSD, positioning Rootstock inside a unified global money market.

Vote: For

Rationale:

LayerBank brings an established team and robust cross-chain infrastructure, enriching Rootstock’s DeFi ecosystem through omnichain and cross-chain utility. Approving LayerBank as an Activated Builder provides an essential entry point for attracting new users from diverse blockchain ecosystems, particularly via its omnichain stablecoin ($LBUSD) and seamless liquidity hub. By creating pathways that introduce external users to Rootstock, LayerBank’s integration serves as a foundational step for sustained growth, ecosystem diversification, and deeper cross-chain collaboration.

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Symbiosis Collective rewards (Onchain)

Summary:

This proposal activates Symbiosis, a widely adopted cross-chain liquidity protocol with over $4.3 billion in transaction volume, as a Builder in Rootstock’s Collective Rewards, enabling it to regularly receive community-driven BTC and RIF rewards. Symbiosis specializes in facilitating seamless asset transfers and swaps between EVM and non-EVM chains, significantly simplifying user experience and positioning Rootstock as an accessible cross-chain hub.

Vote: For

Rationale:

Symbiosis’s established cross-chain liquidity protocol, with over $4.3 billion in transaction volume, will significantly expand Rootstock’s interoperability. Its activation aligns closely with Rootstock’s goal to onboard new users from multiple blockchain ecosystems.

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[25.06] Grant application - roketto [Wave 1 - Re-evaluated] (Onchain)

Summary:

This proposal seeks a $15,000 grant for Roketto, a decentralized launchpad that enables anyone to launch tokens and run IDOs on Rootstock without coding, with additional funding requested for mainnet deployment and audits. The main challenge highlighted in the discussion is the long-term sustainability of Roketto’s operations and revenue beyond the initial grant, as well as transparency in project vetting and budget allocation.

Vote: AGAINST

Rationale:

This proposal lacks several key elements that are necessary for us to confidently support a grant at this stage. Clear and measurable milestones, especially for Wave 1, have not been articulated. Additionally, the project has yet to present a video pitch or demonstrate concrete value for the Rootstock ecosystem, and there is little evidence of public presence or early traction. We believe the team should first deliver on these outputs before funding is approved.

Geyser All-or-Nothing Crowdfunding powered by Rootstock (Onchain)

Summary:

This proposal introduces a $20,000 integration that brings an All-or-Nothing crowdfunding model to Geyser using Rootstock smart contracts. By locking contributions until a campaign hits its goal, it boosts contributor confidence while showcasing Rootstock as Bitcoin’s programmable escrow layer.

Vote: AGAINST

Rationale:

This proposal presents conflicting information because the Tally description requests a $20,000 grant, yet the forum discussion describes it as an application for the Builder Rewards program.

Approving a measure whose funding pathway is unclear would erode transparency and make post vote accountability impossible. We ask the team to resubmit a clean proposal that explicitly matches one category and its evaluation criteria so delegates can assess it properly. For these reasons we oppose the proposal in its current form.

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RootstockArabia: Awareness, Education & Ecosystem Growth Initiative;Hello everyone (Onchain)

Summary:

The proposal is a three-month, $7,500 grant led by the Cryptoblarabi team to launch “Rootstock Arabia,” Rootstock’s first Arabic-language outreach program. It targets 300–500 Telegram/X members within a potential audience of 420 million Arabic speakers.

Vote: Against

Rationale:

This proposal requests $7,500 yet intends to attract only 300 to 500 users. The limited scale fails to create meaningful network effects and sets an undesirable funding benchmark; we therefore urge a budget reduction or more ambitious KPIs before reconsideration.

[2506 Builder Activation] Steer Protocol (Onchain)

Summary:

Steer Protocol applies for Rootstock’s Collective Rewards Program, leveraging its proven liquidity solutions like Smart Pools and Smart Bonds, which have been deployed across 30 chains, integrated with 30+ DEXs, and attracted engagement from over 34,000 wallets.

Vote: For

Rationale:

We recognize the team’s achievements and see no fundamental issue with their joining Collective Rewards, but the sudden move to a vote after a long pause raises concerns about process integrity and wallet accuracy. Because Collective Rewards limits exposure, we accept the residual risk; in a grant context we would have opposed. Going forward the DAO should streamline proposal flow and require matching wallet addresses across forum and Tally to confirm legitimacy.