Now that the DAO has launched, funding is required to ensure that existing contributors are compensated on an ongoing basis. At the time of writing, the treasury contains over 400,000,000 ($170,000,000) BZRX, which can be purposed to maintain operations.
Below is a spreadsheet detailing the rates at which other communities are compensating their key contributors.
Compensation in DeFi — 2021 Research
The following recommended allocations have been made based on comparable industry comps and discussion with the relevant contributors.
Marketing
Junior Comms (Tom Burns) - 20k/year (1.66k/month) + 15,000 BZRX/year (TC: $25,250)
Senior Comms (Angelo) - 86k/year (7.16k/month) + 200,000 BZRX/year (TC: $156,000)
Operations
Operations Lead - Paris - 86k/year (7.16k/month) + 400,000 BZRX/year (TC: $226,000)
Budget - 150k initial, 20k/monthly. Includes expenses for studios, designers, and advertisements.
Development
Intern (Drypto) - 50k/year (4.2k/month) + one time 6k for completion of the 3 month grant
Part Time Developer (Stephen) - 59,331 BZRX, one time payment
Senior Developer (Aodev) - 120k/year (10k/month) + 400,000 BZRX/year ($260,000)
Solidity Developer (Eugene) - 120k/year (10k/month) + 400,000 BZRX/year ($260,000)
Solidity Developer (Roman) - 120k/year (10k/month) + 400,000 BZRX/year ($260,000)
Infrastructure - 180k/year (15k/month). This includes deployment costs, hosting, node infrastructure, Chainlink fees, and other associated costs.
Community Management
Community Manager (Dick Kingz) - 14k/year (1.2k/month) + 10,000 BZRX/year
Community Manager (The Dude) - 14k/year (1.2k/month) + 10,000 BZRX/year
Community Lead (Chris) - 60k/year (5k/month) + 25,000 BZRX/year
Legal
MorrisonCohen - $100,000 retainer.
The calculated total compensation numbers may fluctuate based on token price.