In late 2023, Aave participated in the week-long Devconnect Istanbul, encompassing a myriad of events, talks, workshops, hackathons, and community engagements.
During Devconnect, Aave spearheaded several events, notably including ETHGlobal Istanbul, the ETHGlobal Hackathon, numerous side events, and the highly successful rAAVE Istanbul. We also launched an initiative aimed at fostering greater GHO adoption. This initiative culminated in the creation of the inaugural GHO Passport, facilitating the return of 30,000 GHO to the DAO treasury, and an increase in GHO holders by ~40%.
As of now, there remains 250,000 GHO from the previous marketing proposal allocation. As described in our proposal at the time, we intend to utilisize the surplus from the 2023 allocation for events in 2024 & will do a separate proposal for any additional events in Q3 & Q4 to further extend and support the Aave ecosystem and foster community growth.