Addendum for SLURP-45 | Adopting Seasonal Approach for future BUILD Reward Distribution

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Abstract

With the new information released on github regarding the technical flow of CLR (Chainlink Rewards), This addendum outlines a new seasonal approach for distributing BUILD rewards and establishes a governance process for allocating DAO BUILD “credits” across multiple projects. It also defines the procedure for vesting and claiming these rewards.

Specification: Allocation of BUILD “credits” for Multiple Projects

In the event that more than one BUILD Reward Project is available within a given season, requiring participants to allocate “credits” to their preferred project(s), the following governance process will be used to determine the DAO’s allocation:

  1. Community Council Temp-Check: The community council will initiate and facilitate a temperature check poll to gauge community sentiment on how to allocate the DAO’s BUILD credits.
  2. Council Vote: Following the temp-check, the council will hold a formal vote to finalize the allocation strategy based on community feedback and strategic priorities.

Vesting and Claiming of Rewards

Should any BUILD rewards be subject to a vesting schedule, the DAO will handle the claiming process as follows:

  • Claiming Frequency: The DAO will claim vested rewards at a minimum frequency of once per month.
  • Operational Efficiency: The frequency of claims may be increased if deemed beneficial, considering factors such as operational efficiency and transaction costs (gas).

Conclusion

If approved, this addendum will be incorporated into our existing seasonal approach via SLURP45.

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im in favor of this way to get the community opinions since CLL is doing everything unique. This way the community can vote and the reps can vote accordingly

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I support the move toward a structured, seasonal BUILD reward approach. Since stLINK is non-custodial and holders can’t allocate BUILD credits themselves, the protocol becomes their proxy in the program. That makes credit allocation a matter of DAO-level governance and fairness.

The DAO should ensure the strategy reflects both Chainlink ecosystem goals and the interests of its stakers. Also,look to prioritize projects building direct integrations with stLINK (e.g., future stSXT), and initiatives that align with recent DAO strategies such as the Folks Finance partnership (SLURP-48), which aims to establish a strategic collaboration for LST integration. Community signaling input can guide decisions in a way that reflects the interests of our broader stLINK holder base. This kind of synergy is exactly where stake.link’s BUILD credit allocations can amplify protocol impact. We should feel excited to lean into these opportunities, not just passively collect rewards.

By allocating credits to projects that are actively building with or around stLINK, we turn rewards into deeper integrations and stronger network effects.

A few ideas:

  • Council drafts allocations before each season.
  • Community feedback window (48–72h) enables discussion.
  • Protocol submits the final allocation off-chain.

This keeps the process lean but transparent, and gives DAO members a chance to contribute input.

Failsafe:

In absence of a clear policy or consensus, the protocol can default to:

  • Equal weighting across all eligible BUILD projects, or
  • Weighted by previous season metrics (e.g. claim rate or token utility)

Finally, let’s treat BUILD credits not just as rewards to distribute, but as strategic instruments to deepen SDL’s ecosystem presence.

We’re in a position to shape outcomes. I’m excited about what we can build from here.

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