Previously: the DAO paperwork neared filing, projectShift called for a seven-person Permanent RAC, and no candidate had yet stepped forward.
A rollercoaster week. It opened with a fractious debate over paid proposals and political flare-ups, hit a low when one member declared Radix "dead on arrival" for lacking RAC candidates — then swung hard on Wednesday when seven people stepped up in a single afternoon. Wallet bugs, stablecoin prospects, and grassroots marketing rounded out a week that ended on cautious optimism.
Messages / day
peak 134/day · most active: Kafkafrate, djtrebel, projectShift
What the room talked about
Permanent RAC candidates finally emerge
After weeks of zero volunteers, djtrebel self-nominated on Wednesday and within hours mx472, linuxx_xrd, a137x, jwxrd, LeonetsXRD and gilesmorris followed, filling or exceeding the seven seats. projectShift framed the role as governance steward, not DAO management, and began tracking candidates on RadixTalk.
driven by djtrebel, projectShift, a137x
Paid proposals and contributor vetting
philcgibson's paid wallet-management proposal drew pushback from felix_addix and sonotopia over past unpaid labour, while FarahXRD and Kafkafrate defended the right to submit paid proposals. flightofthefox argued contributors should demonstrate capability before asking the community to commit. The tension between paid work and volunteerism stayed unresolved.
driven by philcgibson, flightofthefox, FarahXRD
Wallet MFA friction and bug fixes
Kafkafrate flagged that the MFA Shield wizard buries its skip link and traps users into needing hardware wallets. Ghenadie_ex_rdx defended the design, proposed a simpler "MFA v0.5" using Advanced Accounts, and confirmed an Android unstaking bug fix is incoming. Kafkafrate also submitted an NFT UI pull request for the Android wallet.
driven by Kafkafrate, Ghenadie_ex_rdx
Stablecoin prospects and grassroots marketing
jwxrd researched Open USD as a near-term partnership opportunity and RLUSD as a longer play, while GarySky1 hinted a quality native stablecoin is coming later this year. Meanwhile LRB85 revived the Radix Reddit with surprisingly strong traffic, and sonotopia proposed an AI-driven marketing team that reports to human admins.
driven by jwxrd, GarySky1, LRB85
Council & insider watch
The RAC room was quiet this week, but the Permanent RAC recruitment crisis resolved dramatically in main chat: seven candidates declared within hours on Wednesday. projectShift clarified the role as governance guarantor rather than DAO operator, and Andyxrd signalled the market-maker contract ends mid-September with a mid-August deadline for DAO readiness.
projectShiftRAC member
Framed the Permanent RAC as guarantor and steward of the governance system — not a DAO company or handover body — and said seven equal members prevent single points of failure. He is tracking candidates on RadixTalk as they declare.
“The Permanent RAC is the guarantor and steward of the Governance system — its job is facilitating the community's will, not running a DAO company or managing the Foundation handover.”
djtrebelRAC candidate / builder
Self-nominated for the Permanent RAC, calling for seven people with complementary skills. He defended the Xi'an timeline as fast for research-to-production and supported LRB85's Reddit outreach.
“bringing a research network to production in 18 to 24 months is fast. It's not like a simple mobile app you can hack together and deploy an MVP and then iterate.”
flightofthefoxHyperscale-rs developer
Pushed back on contributors asking the community to commit before demonstrating capability, and noted gilesmorris is currently the only person willing to step up for the DAO — urging the room to focus on practical priorities like Cloudflare outreach.
“the bar is not at 6 months, what i did. but the bar is - at least somewhat demonstrate capabilities before asking people to make any decisions”
Ghenadie_ex_rdxWallet developer
Confirmed he maintains the Radix Wallet in his spare time including iOS 27 support, identified the Android unstaking bug as a known issue with a fix coming, and proposed a simpler "MFA v0.5" using Advanced Accounts instead of the full Access Controller.
Question of the week
“How can a regular user try MFA in the Radix Wallet without buying a $60+ hardware wallet?”
On Stokenet you can set up MFA using two on-device seed phrases via the "off-device mnemonic" option. The "Skip Automatic Shield Recommendation" link at the bottom of the Shield wizard reveals these non-hardware factor sources, though Ghenadie warns two on-device seed phrases are weaker than hardware.
asked by Kafkafrate · answered by Ghenadie_ex_rdx
Debate of the week — Pay DAO contributors in XRD now or wait
One side
Paid proposals must be welcome — the process exists to evaluate value, and shaming people for asking to be paid discourages contribution.
The other
Contributors should demonstrate capability and understanding of DAO processes first; years of free labour shouldn't be ignored and trust must be earned before funds are committed.
Still open — expect a rematch.
Heard in the room
“even if they're criticisms, they help us with publicity. We just have to prove them wrong.”
— LRB85
“I like it when someone says "maybe we should" and then takes action!”
— djtrebel
“Good day for Radix. Glad to see Timan stepping up for the Rac. 🔥”
— Kafkafrate
Prediction tracker
Came truePermanent RAC election stalls if no candidates emerge
Seven candidates declared on Wednesday, ending the recruitment crisis.
PendingDAO Marshall Islands filing after OA legal review
No update this week; Andyxrd sent the OA to external legal.
PendingAndroid wallet unstaking bug fix ships this week
Ghenadie identified the bug and said a fix could come this week.
NewMM contract ends mid-September, DAO needed by mid-August
Andyxrd will consider alternatives if DAO isn't ready by mid-August.
Around the ecosystem
Reddit revival drives trafficLRB85 posted a Radix thread on Reddit that drew 3,800 views and 18 comments — more traffic than X.com — sparking calls for consistent community content.
New Babylon browser wallet announcedjuan_ill0 revealed a working browser-extension wallet for Babylon, with plans to open-source it soon, encouraging other builders in the space.
From the dev room
The developer highlight was Ghenadie_ex_rdx's proposed "MFA v0.5" — a simpler middle ground using Advanced Accounts in the Wallet so users can pick factors and an n-of-m rule directly, without the full Access Controller overhead. Kafkafrate's community NFT UI pull request for the Android wallet was…
Worth a click
Jargon, decoded
Access Controller — A Radix Wallet security component that lets one human control an account through multiple authentication factors like biometrics, hardware devices, and seed phr
Open USD — A stablecoin project that requires a partnership application rather than being permissionless, making it a near-term opportunity for Radix if an ecosystem entit
Advanced Accounts — A simpler Wallet feature that lets users set up multi-factor rules directly, proposed as a lighter alternative to the full Access Controller for MFA.
The pulse
The mood: A week of sharp lows and genuine highs — fractious early, then energised by a wave of RAC nominations and concrete community action.
The bottom line
Remember this
Seven Permanent RAC candidates stepped up in a single afternoon, transforming a recruitment crisis into real momentum for community governance.
Next week
Watch for: the Android wallet unstaking fix, candidate RadixTalk proposals, and whether the DAO is ready by mid-August when the market-maker contract decision looms.
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Written by AI from the public community Telegram chat — may contain mistakes. Never financial advice. · generated 2026-07-20