Polygon Expansion Study

Proposed actions:

The K9 Finance DAO will allocate a $1,000 per week for up to eight (8) weeks—a maximum of US $8,000 from the Operations budget—to finance a feasibility study on expanding our Liquid Staking Derivative (LSD) product to the Polygon network, tentatively branded “knMATIC.” The funds will be released from the DAO multisig to the development-team multisig as weekly stipends.

If this proposal passes the management council will:

Authorize weekly transfers (US $1,000) to the development team while the study is active.

Deliver a final feasibility report to the DAO no later than the end of Week 8, covering:

Technical requirements and validator infrastructure

Smart-contract architecture and compatibility with existing K9 staking logic

Capital, liquidity, and potential grant/VC funding needs

Competitive analysis (post-Lido exit, Stader, Ankr, etc.)

High-level roadmap and decision points for a full "knMATIC" launch

Return or roll over any unspent funds to the Operations budget if work is completed early or the DAO elects to stop the study.

Submit a separate Snapshot proposal for any future Polygon deployment; this vote funds research only and does not authorize a launch.