[Proposal: XX] [Status: Submitted] Multisig Support as a Service: Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase for 2nd Semester/2025.
Moonbeam Multisig Official Link: https://multisig.moonbeam.network
Staging Environment: https://staging.multisig.moonbeam.network
Abstract
We request funding to operate and continuously improve the Moonbeam Multisig (a Safe‑based fork) across Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase during July 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025. Scope includes production operations (infra, monitoring, incident response), upstream Safe updates, ecosystem integrations, user support, and reliability/security improvements.
Previous semester proposal, Status: approved.
Motivation
Moonbeam Multisig is the well known secure custody and coordination keystone for DAOs, teams, and protocols on Moonbeam networks. Sustained operations translate directly into safe asset management, executable governance, and protocol integrations. Funding this proposal ensures:
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Continuity: extended hours availability and rapid incident response.
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Upgrades: Timely merges of upstream Safe releases and security patches.
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Ecosystem fit: New dApp integrations that unlock more on‑chain activity and TVL.
Project Overview and Team Experience
What we run: a production‑grade fork of Safe (frontend, Transaction Service/backends, smart contracts, infra, and monitoring) purpose‑tuned for Moonbeam, Moonriver, and Moonbase. We handle deployments, staging-first pipeline and rolling production releases, observability, end user and teams support.
Track record:
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Delivered and maintained Safe forks across 50+ chains with battle‑tested ops and CI/CD.
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Long‑standing contributors to the Safe ecosystem (apps/modules, validators, and community involvement).
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Prior Moonbeam Treasury grants delivered on time with ~40% cost optimization versus earlier models.
Core team:
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Strategic Lead: Ivan · Product Owner: Eduardo ·Project Manager: Anton
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Team Lead: Marta · Blockchain Engineers: Nikita, Den, Leoni, Ana, Ivan· DevOps: Leonid, Ilya, Felipe.
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QA: Ulada
(Protofire DAO engineering + ops bench available for surge capacity.)
Protofire DAO team:
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Is a Safe Wallet Partner, with ability to provide recognized labeled forks of the Safe Wallet.
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Worked as part of the Gnosis team on delivery of web and desktop versions of Gnosis Safe.
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Delivered Gnosis Safe Apps (such as Compound, Synthetix Mintr Safe App, designed ENS Manager).
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Created a devkit to improve the synchronization of the code in the Gnosis DApps.
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Is a Gnosis Chain and Gnosis Beacon Chain validator.
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Have been deploying and maintaining Safe instances over 50 chains such as: Superchain, Astar, Scroll, Mantle, Linea, Cronos, Hoodi, Rootstock to name a few.
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Is an active member of the Safe community (Safe Guardians); we use our power to contribute positively to the ecosystem, aligning with Safe vision to drive the adoption of smart contract wallets.
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Reliable provider of the safe services, being able to serve an alternative during the recent incident with ByBit and Safe downtime.
Rationale
Previous deliverables
To demonstrate realized value, we attach Appendix A summarizing the last semester’s work: 52 tickets delivered with effort distribution by category (Features, Incidents, Updates, Support and etc). This evidences where treasury funds translated into operational continuity and feature delivery, and it informs our focus for the coming term
Moonbeam Multisig adds value to the ecosystem in the following ways:
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Gives the community a trusted custody option for asset management. Safe smart contracts have passed the highest possible security standards in the industry including Formal Verification.
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Allows Protocols to deploy and interact with smart contracts in a secure manner which attracts top protocols, increases adoption and TVL.
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Moonbeam Multisig attracts high-net-worth individuals, companies, holders, funds, developers, DAOs, and investors due to its reputation and programability.
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By allowing multiple signers to approve transactions, Moonbeam Multisig fosters decentralized decision-making, which aligns with the core principles of blockchain technology. This enables organizations and DAOs to manage funds and execute decisions in a more democratic and transparent manner.
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Moonbeam Multisig is highly customizable, allowing users to set different rules and thresholds for transactions. This flexibility supports a wide range of use cases, from personal wallets to complex organizational structures, thereby adding versatility to blockchain operations.
Key Terms
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Transaction Service (TxS): Indexer/API used by Safe frontends to surface multisig state and queue.
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Module/Guard: Safe extensions to add custom logic (automation, policy controls, limits, allowlists).
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Threshold: Number of confirmations required to execute a Safe transaction.
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TWAP: 30‑day time‑weighted average price used for token conversion at payout checkpoints.
Overall Cost
Total requested (H2 2025, 6 months): $26,000 (split GLMR/MOVR at payout using 30‑day TWAP).
Expected Cost structure: ~20% Infra / 80% Team & Ops.
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• Predicted Infra per month: ~$835.00(16% reduction comparing to the previous semester)
• Team & Ops per month: $3,500.00
• Total per month: $4,335.00
• 6‑month total: $26,010
Use of Treasury Funds - detailed explanation of use of Treasury Funds
Funds will cover:
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Infrastructure & Monitoring (≈20%)
AWS (ECS/Fargate, RDS Postgres, ALB/WAF, CloudWatch, ElastiCache, S3, ECR, Route 53, Lambda), Sentry error tracking, build pipelines; on‑call and alerting. -
Safe Support‑as‑a‑Service (≈80%)
Upstream merges, contract deployments/verification, frontend/TxS updates, integrations R&D, QA, incident response, user support, and monthly reporting.
Our team has been continuously working on optimizations and were able to reduce infrastructure costs by 16% compared to the previous period.
Expected Infra Costs Distribution:
| AWS Service | Purpose | Infra Costs, % |
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| ECS | Safe microservices | 63% |
| CloudWatch | Logs, metrics and alarms | 12% |
| RDS | Safe database | 10% |
| Other (ELB, WAF, ElastiCache, Route53, S3, CodePipeline, ECR, Lambda) | Load balancing, security, cache, dns, static files, deployment pipelines, docker images repository, monitoring functions) | 15% |
Specifications
Safe Global Licenses describe all the third-party software that may compose (in small portions) our Moonbeam Multisig solution:
Safe{Wallet} – Licenses (only Web section is applicable).
Smart Contracts
- Safe core contracts deployed/verified on Moonbeam, Moonriver, Moonbase; upgrades tracked to the latest upstream 1.4.x+ line as applicable.
Backend
- Information about services and technologies stack can be shared with the team within the existing group in case of necessity.
Frontend
- React/TypeScript app configured for the three networks, environment‑gated features, Sentry instrumentation.
Support
- Direct channels for partners and protocols; quarterly satisfaction survey; public status page.
Steps to Implement
No specific steps, Moonbeam Multisig is currently in the support phase, funds will be allocated to cover it.
