JM Catdets! December has been a transformative month for our DAO, marked by significant developments in Jupuary planning, community initiatives, and product innovations. Let's explore everything that happened!
🏛️ What's Up in JUP DAO
- 🗳️ Jupuary Vote 2 concluded with an overwhelming 87% in favor of having two more Jupuaries—a dramatic increase from the 58% "yes" votes in the first round! This strong alignment shows the community's support for the Jupiverse's future direction.
- 📊 The first draft of Jupuary 2025 allocations was revealed, with 700M JUP divided between Users (425M), Stakers (75M), and Carrots/Good Cats (200M). The team is actively gathering feedback to refine these allocations.
- 🎯 Four key components were outlined for Jupuary 2025: Users (Swap users and Expert Traders), Stakers and Super Voters, Carrots (incentives for long-term participation), and Good Cats (community contributors).
- 🌟 Over 2024 the community showed impressive growth with 10x more wallets (1M to 10M), 50x more swap volume (35B to 1.8T), and over 640K Power Users utilizing multiple Jupiter products.
🚀 Cool New Stuff
December brought several exciting product launches and improvements:
- ⚡ JupiterZ went live, allowing users to swap without gas and slippage, providing the best rates between Jupiter RFQ and on-chain routing.
- 📱 Jupiter Mobile Android received a major update with the introduction of a dApp Browser, expanding its functionality significantly.
- 🍏 @jup_mobile for iOS added Token Manager, Token Details, iCloud Backup, and expanded On-Ramp support.
- 📊 Price Charts returned to Spot with a new and improved interface at jup.ag.
- 🦧 Ape.pro added filters to the Hunt Gems section, as well a Holders Check feature
🤝 New Friends and Growing the Fam
The ecosystem continued to expand through various partnerships and initiatives:
- 🕌 @JupiterExchange has approved over 500 subsidies for Catstanbul 2025, with total attendee count approaching 1,000