[RFC] PTBR-29: Pooltime
- Start date: July 1st, 2025
- Timeline: 6 months
- Budget: $100,000
Pooltime is a team of dedicated long-time contributors who have been meaningfully involved in all layers of the PoolTogether universe. We focus on growing the PoolTogether ecosystem through community management, a strong presence on social media, and the development and maintenance of apps and tools.
Our team consists of four contributors:
- Tjark
- underthesea
- Lonser
- shivansh
This proposal seeks a six-month budget extension to maintain our community coordination and infrastructure work.
Scope of Work
Motivation
We have an obsession with the vision of onchain prize savings. PoolTogether is one of the few protocols on the brink of proving that true positive-sum financial applications are possible. We are motivated to continue supporting the protocol with our years of knowledge and passion for PoolTogether.
Goal
Keep saving money fun and exciting, and encourage others to join us in achieving the PoolTogether endgame: An unstoppable prize machine.
Deliverables
Pooltime App & Toolsuite
We will maintain the user experience through pooltime.xyz and associated tools.
- Pooltime.xyz and winETH.xyz will be maintained and follow any new deployments.
- The Pooltime api at poolexplorer.xyz will be maintained.
- The Pooltime bots repo, which accounts for the majority of prize draws, liquidations, and prize claims, will be maintained.
Community Building
We act as a bridge between the protocol, brand, community, builders, and lurkers. This community needs care and safe spaces to get together and align. We are dedicated to responsibly maintaining, nurturing, and safekeeping our community spaces, providing a secure and inclusive environment for anyone who wants to engage with the PoolTogether ecosystem. Our tasks involve:
- Maintain spaces for the community: Ensure the upkeep and security of community spaces across various platforms to facilitate gatherings and interactions among people.
- Host regular Community Calls: Organize and facilitate the PoolTogether swim meets to engage community members and discuss updates and announcements.
- Sustain a level playing field: Enforce the community code of conduct to maintain fairness and inclusivity in our community spaces.
- Manage delegation budget: Administer a $100,000 budget to support growth and community initiatives.
- Distribute the contributor fund.
Social Media Management
We lead PoolTogether’s social media efforts across various platforms, keeping the community informed and allowing everyone to follow along. We’re constantly monitoring any mentions of PoolTogether and related keywords to directly engage with users and fans. Our work ensures that the PoolTogether legacy remains intact and the protocol continues to be loved.
- Amplify protocol updates and collaborations: Share updates, collaboration news, and success stories to keep the community informed and excited.
- Interact with users: Engage with user-generated content, cross-post inspiring stories, and highlight key community members and integrators to deepen relationships and create superfans.
- Announce major enhancements: Celebrate winners and announce new features and protocol improvements to increase excitement and drive growth.
- Share Interesting stats: Provide regular updates on key metrics, such as prize distributions and participation statistics to keep users informed.
- Remind about opportunities: Keep the community up to date about current opportunities, such as reward programs and upcoming campaigns.
Handles and spaces we oversee for the PoolTogether community:
Discord, X, Farcaster, Warpcast Channel, Mirror, Lens, Guild, Zora, Uplink, Substack, Reddit, Telegram
Proposal Support
We continue to offer assistance to anyone aligned with PoolTogether’s vision and values. If you need help with a proposal, just get in touch with us.
- Copyread RFCs for PTIPs and PTBRs: Provide editorial support for requests for comments and proposals.
- Assist in Bringing Proposals Onchain: Help moving proposals through the necessary stages to be implemented onchain.
- Maintain Bridge Liquidity: Work together with Across to ensure bridge liquidity for POOL remains at healthy utilization levels, and manage new POOL deployments if necessary.
Budget
$100,000 in przETH