Safenet Beta Staking Interface Proposals Due May 17
Safenet Beta Staking Interface Proposals Due May 17
⏰ Last chance: Safenet grants
The Safe Foundation is making a final call for proposals to operate Safenet Beta staking interfaces, with applications closing on May 17, 2026.
Grant Details:
- Up to 5 independent operators will be selected
- Each grant offers up to 100,000 SAFE tokens
- Payments are milestone-based
Interested operators can review the full RFP and submit applications at the Safe Foundation forum.
This represents one of the final opportunities to participate in building critical infrastructure for Safe's staking ecosystem.
Up to 5 operators. Up to 100k SAFE per grant, milestone-based. Rolling applications until slots are filled. Full RFP and how to apply: forum.safefoundation.org/t/rfp-safenet-…
Final call for Safenet Beta staking interface proposals. Up to 5 independent operators. Up to 100K SAFE per grant. Deadline: May 17, 2026.
Thanks to everyone for submitting proposals to this RFP. In order to make a final review and decision of the application, we would like to ask all remaining interested parties to submit their proposals no later than May 17, 2026
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