General Project Information
Project Name: Syscoin Ecosystem Operations Budget Proposal
Project Manager: SMT
Request Amount: 1,800,000 Syscoin
Time: One Month
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This proposal outlines the structure, responsibilities, and funding requirements for the operational teams and core services that keep the Syscoin ecosystem running. It highlights current operational needs, ongoing responsibilities, and the long-term vision for ecosystem growth and adoption.
Syscoin Marketing and Management Team (SMT)
The Syscoin Marketing and Management Team (SMT) is the group responsible for running the day-to-day operations of the Syscoin ecosystem. For over seven years, SMT has played a central role in shaping the project—helping it grow from its early beginnings into the robust, modular, and Bitcoin-secured platform it is today.
The team covers a wide range of responsibilities, including:
- Core Development – maintaining and evolving the Syscoin protocol and infrastructure to support long-term scalability, performance, and security.
- Ecosystem & Product Support – building tools for developers, helping projects integrate, and supporting real-world use cases.
- Marketing & Communications – managing Syscoin’s brand, raising awareness, and engaging with the broader community.
- Business Development – building partnerships and helping expand Syscoin’s presence across industries.
- Operational Execution – keeping things moving by coordinating timelines, deliverables, and cross-functional efforts.
SMT operates independently from the Syscoin Foundation but shares the same long-term vision for the ecosystem. The team’s focus is on execution—turning ideas into outcomes and making sure the ecosystem keeps progressing.
Budget Overview
The current budget is what’s needed to keep things running. It covers the essentials—servers, developers, basic marketing, infrastructure, and the management needed to hold it all together. It’s lean, but it’s enough to keep the momentum going without losing stability.
That said, we’re not just here to maintain—we’re building toward growth. The next phase is all about driving adoption, especially around ZKSYS, through stronger marketing, new partnerships, and more active community engagement. To do that properly, we’ll need more resources. That’s part of the roadmap, and we’re preparing for it step by step.
To keep things transparent, we’ll also share a simple breakdown of where the budget goes—covering high-level categories like infrastructure, development, management, marketing, and community.
We sincerely appreciate the continued support from the Syscoin Community. We’re committed to maintaining operations as efficiently as possible despite a limited budget. Currently, funding falls short of actual needs, so we’ve implemented cost-saving measures, and some contractors have voluntarily paused compensation to help sustain the Syscoin Ecosystem.
This proposal focuses on maintaining stability in the present while strategically positioning for significant future growth.
With the current price it unfortunately falls short of what is required to maintain the current status, therefore we are asking for 1,800,000 Syscoin and the remaining amount will be covered by Team Members until such a time that this loan can be repaid in further governance proposals.
Detailed Overview
General Operations
Responsible for the overall coordination, management, and oversight of all teams and operational areas. This includes financial management, contractor coordination, strategic planning, and ensuring all departments remain aligned with ecosystem goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Cross-team coordination and strategic oversight
- Contractor and contributor management
- Budget planning and financial reporting
- HR, onboarding, and internal processes
Cost: $10,000
Servers, RPC & Infrastructure (Fixed Costs)
Covers the essential recurring costs required to operate and maintain Syscoin’s multi-layered tech stack, including the UTXO chain, NEVM layer, and Rollux/ZKSYS.
Included Services:
- Server hosting and uptime management
- RPC endpoints and infrastructure
- Cloudflare and DNS services
- Block explorers and monitoring services
- Backups and system resilience
These are fixed operating costs, not tied to a specific team, but critical for platform availability and performance.
Cost: $19,000
Software & Subscriptions
Ongoing software and service subscriptions that support daily operations across departments.
- Project management (e.g., Monday.com, Notion)
- Social media (e.g., X/Twitter scheduling/subscription)
- Communication, analytics, productivity software
Cost: $1,600
Syscoin Technical & Ecosystem Team
The team responsible for core development, infrastructure, quality assurance, community operations, and developer relations. This team plays a critical role in maintaining and growing the technical foundation of the ecosystem.
Key Roles & Functions:
- Protocol development and maintenance (UTXO, EVM)
- Server and infrastructure management
- Developer outreach, documentation, and support
- QA testing and bug reporting
- Community moderation and support
- Coordination of ecosystem releases and hackathons
Cost: $14,000
Marketing & PR
Responsible for growing Syscoin’s brand visibility, managing communications, and coordinating with partners, exchanges, and the wider community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Social media and community messaging
- Partner and exchange announcement coordination
- Content creation: graphics, articles, videos
- Public relations and media engagement
Cost: $12,000
Business Development & Ecosystem Expansion
Focused on onboarding new partners, expanding Syscoin’s reach, and driving adoption across industries.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partnership outreach and ecosystem growth
- Exchange and service provider engagement
- Project onboarding and integrations
- Strategic industry relationships
Cost: $6,500
Developers (Protocol, dApps, Rollups, Bridges)
Dedicated developers working across core and ecosystem layers, including Rollux, zkSYS, and various tooling and integrations.
Key Areas:
- Solidity smart contract development
- Rollup (zk/sys) engineering
- Bridge and interoperability development
- Ecosystem app and front-end development
- Infrastructure tooling and support
Cost: $11,400