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  1. Ryan Taylor

    Updated MN / Miner Reallocation Schedule

    On the AMA broadcast last week, there was feedback from the community that an updated reward reallocation schedule would be helpful to the community. Background: A decision proposal passed in the July 2020 voting cycle. DCG implemented the change in the next major release in September 2020. The...
  2. Ryan Taylor

    Planned Reduction

    As we shared on the last quarterly call, Dash Core Group was faced with some tough decisions to maintain financial stability in light of the current market. Although much of the impact from price reduction has already been absorbed by a combination of compensation fund buffers, voluntary pay...
  3. Ryan Taylor

    Network Elected Trust Protectors: Closing the Governance Loop

    Below is a link to our Medium post outlining the election process for The Dash DAO Irrevocable Trust. This notice of the election process is required by the Trust Deed of Settlement dated December 22nd, 2017. Elections are required to be held by March 31st, 2019. Special thanks to @fernando for...
  4. Ryan Taylor

    Dash Core Group Legal Structure Details

    Dash community, During the first quarter of this year, Dash Core Group completed the setup of our innovative legal structure, making DCG the first network-controlled legal entity. We have previously shared details on this legal structure and the rationale for migrating from our legacy...
  5. Ryan Taylor

    Recent Unauthorized Twitter and LinkedIn Account Access

    Following the unauthorized access of my personal Twitter and LinkedIn accounts at around 8:30pm UTC Wednesday, I regained control of both accounts within about three hours. Immediately, I enlisted the support of a private cybersecurity firm to secure all of my accounts, which has found no...
  6. Ryan Taylor

    Proposal: Core Team Conferences (April)

    This proposal is cross-posted at https://www.dashcentral.org/p/core-conf-201804 This proposal funds Dash Core Group participation in five conferences between March and June, including Token2049 in Hong Kong, Bitcoin and Blockchain Conference in Moscow, Global Blockchain Summit in Denver...
  7. Ryan Taylor

    Additional Detail: New CFO & Patents

    Dash Community, Dash Core Group posted a few press releases over the last week, and I wanted to set aside some time to provide additional details, beyond what we can pack into the typical PR-oriented content. Provisional Patent First, we shared news that provisional patents were filed in the...
  8. Ryan Taylor

    Proposal: Core Team Compensation (April)

    This proposal is cross-posted at https://www.dashcentral.org/p/coreteam-comp-201804 This proposal funds the Dash Core Group's ongoing compensation costs - including all developers, administrative, and support staff - at market rates for base pay, excluding benefits or bonuses. We have not...
  9. Ryan Taylor

    Proposal: Core Team Advertising (March)

    This proposal is cross-posted at www.dashcentral.org/p/mrktg-coregroup-032018 This proposal funds an expansion of the Dash Core Group digital marketing efforts, by funding the first two months of a 6 month marketing plan. We have recently initiated our first substantial advertising campaign...
  10. Ryan Taylor

    Proposal: Core Team Conferences (March)

    This proposal is cross-posted at www.dashcentral.org/p/conf-dashcoregroup-032018 This proposal would fund the Dash Core Group conference sponsorship for MPE Berlin, and a global package of sponsorships for Money20/20, including the 2018 Asia, Europe, and Americas events. Conferences have...
  11. Ryan Taylor

    Proposal: Professional Recruiting (Feb. 2018)

    This proposal is cross-posted at https://www.dashcentral.org/p/hr-recruiting-022018 This proposal replenishes the Dash Core Group recruiting budget, which is currently depleted. We initially formed a recruiting budget back in the April budget cycle to help expand the team leveraging an...
  12. Ryan Taylor

    Congratulations Fernando Gutierrez - Dash Core Group, Chief Marketing Officer

    I am pleased to announce that long time Dash Core Group contributor Fernando Gutierrez will be greatly expanding his responsibilities and time commitment on our team by accepting the position of Chief Marketing Officer. @fernando has been active with the Dash project since early 2014...
  13. Ryan Taylor

    Proposal: Marketing & Communication (February)

    This proposal is cross-posted at https://www.dashcentral.org/p/mrktng-feb-2018 This proposal funds an expansion of the marketing proposal first funded in the October budget cycle. The link to that proposal can be found here...
  14. Ryan Taylor

    Welcome Bradley Zastrow - Director of Global Business Development

    Dash community, It is my great pleasure to announce that Dash Core Group has concluded its search for the Director of Global Business Development. Join me in welcoming @Bradley Zastrow to the team. We conducted an extensive external search for this key position through our own contacts...
  15. Ryan Taylor

    Proposal: Core Team Compensation (November)

    This proposal is cross-posted at https://www.dashcentral.org/p/core-comp-201711 This proposal funds the Dash Core Group's ongoing compensation costs - including all developers, administrative, and support staff - at market rates for base pay, excluding benefits or bonuses. After five months...
  16. Ryan Taylor

    Alt36 Proposal Issue & Resolution

    During the finalization process for the October 3rd budget cycle, we discovered that the two proposals submitted by AltThirtySix will not be paid, despite garnering a net 21% and 18% of the masternode votes. The cause of the issue is that coinbase transactions (which pay the proposals) cannot...
  17. Ryan Taylor

    October 2017 Budget Report

    As of yesterday, all Dash Core Team proposals were submitted to the network. Once again, due to the continued price increase, we do not require additional funding for office space, infrastructure, applications, business development, public relations, HR/recruiting, legal, or for compensation of...
  18. Ryan Taylor

    Proposal: Marketing & Communication (October)

    This proposal is cross-posted at www.dashcentral.org/p/marketing-201710 This proposal funds a marketing contract with Ogilvy & Mather, a leading global multi-channel advertising agency and marketing firm for a professional rebranding and a digital advertising campaign consisting of strategy...
  19. Ryan Taylor

    August 2017 Budget Report

    As of last Friday, all Dash Core Team proposals were submitted to the network. Once again, due to the continued price increase compared with last month, we do not require additional funding for office space, marketing, infrastructure, applications, business development, public relations...
  20. Ryan Taylor

    Proposal: Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference (Stockholm)

    This proposal is cross-posted at www.dashcentral.org/p/conf-stockholm-201708 This proposal funds the expenses for Dash to participate and sponsor the "Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference" in Stockholm, Sweden as the General sponsor of the conference. Link to the conference webpage...
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