Unlock Protocol DAO — Q3/Q4 2026 Budget Proposal

This proposal outlines a sustainability-focused operational and treasury management budget for Unlock Protocol DAO covering Q3 and Q4 2026, with reduced expenses, lower UP emissions, and stronger treasury preservation.

Treasury snapshot: ~$63.6K total treasury, with 5.2 months of stablecoin (USDC) runway and ~53 months of full runway including UP and ETH holdings.

Core Contributor Budget: Three contributors — Trigs (DAO Communications), Ceci (Marketing & Communication), and Andreu (Financial & Resources) — for a combined ~$7,242 over the 6-month period, paid in a mix of USDC and UP.

Marketing Strategy: ~$7,777 across 5 initiatives — social media advertising, content creation (deferred to Q3, pending a 0.5 ETH→USDC conversion), partnerships & collaborations, content contribution retrofunding, and Web3 growth campaigns — funded primarily in UP tokens.

Grand Total Q3/Q4 2026: ~$15,019 USD (6,450 USDC + 9,640,000 UP + 0.5 ETH).

Strategic priorities: treasury sustainability, governance continuity, contributor retention, community coordination, financial efficiency, and stablecoin reserve protection — with the main identified risk being UP concentration in the treasury, mitigated through gradual diversification into USDC.

More details:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WfMMzmNWCzlblp_3KTiCjmAuliAzTLIK/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111129080202509813006&rtpof=true&sd=true