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Atom Accelerator DAO 是一家加密貨幣合作社，該公司已分發數百萬美元來支持 Cosmos 加密貨幣，該公司的聯合創始人兼總經理上週被趕下台。

Atom Accelerator, a crypto cooperative that has distributed millions of dollars to support a Cosmos cryptocurrency, saw its co-founder and general manager ousted last week over a dispute surrounding the issuance of performance bonuses.

Atom Accelerator 是一家加密貨幣合作社，已分配數百萬美元來支持 Cosmos 加密貨幣，上週其聯合創始人兼總經理因圍繞績效獎金發放的爭議而被罷黜。

Employees of the Atom cooperative voted unanimously on September 25 to remove general manager Youssef Amrani from his post, with his final day with the organisation being September 30.

Atom 合作社的員工於 9 月 25 日一致投票罷免總經理 Youssef Amrani，他在該組織的最後一天是 9 月 30 日。

The drama is a big deal in Cosmos. Endowed with millions in crypto, the cooperative has a dual mandate: boosting the Cosmos Hub blockchain and the ATOM token, both of which were once meant to lie at the heart of Cosmos, the “internet of blockchains.”

這部劇在宇宙中是一件大事。該合作社擁有數百萬美元的加密貨幣，肩負著雙重使命：推動 Cosmos Hub 區塊鏈和 ATOM 代幣的發展，這兩者都曾經是 Cosmos（「區塊鏈互聯網」）的核心。

The efforts have yet to pay off: Despite Atom Accelerator’s doling out crypto grants worth more than $6 million to more than 80 organisations, ATOM has fallen almost 60% since January 1, prompting soul-searching among the blockchain’s proponents.

這些努力尚未得到回報：儘管 Atom Accelerator 向 80 多個組織發放了價值超過 600 萬美元的加密貨幣資助，但 ATOM 自 1 月 1 日以來已下跌近 60%，促使區塊鏈支持者進行反思。

A reckoning

算一筆帳

Amrani’s ouster has prompted a reckoning at the cooperative.

阿姆拉尼的下台引發了合作社的清算。

Co-founder Ryan Orr declined to lead the organisation going forward, and suggested it either disband or find someone “who wants to lead a community renewal mandate process.”

聯合創始人 Ryan Orr 拒絕領導該組織前進，並建議該組織要么解散，要么找一個「想要領導社區更新授權流程的人」。

Communications head Syed Choudhury said he would leave by year’s end. Controller Patricia Mizuki, who was the first to raise questions about the bonuses, announced she would do the same.

通訊主管賽義德·喬杜里 (Syed Choudhury) 表示，他將在年底前離職。第一個對獎金提出質疑的財務總監 Patricia Mizuki 宣布她也會這樣做。

There’s more: The cooperative has received a “legal demand letter” from an unnamed “former contributor” demanding 12 months’ pay for dismissal without cause and defamation, according to Choudhury.

不僅如此，喬杜里表示，該合作社還收到了一封來自一位未透露姓名的“前捐助者”的“法律要求信”，要求支付無故解僱和誹謗行為的 12 個月工資。

Additionally, the cooperative will review grants made during Amrani’s tenure to seek evidence of possible favouritism or nepotism, Choudhury said.

此外，喬杜里說，合作社將審查阿姆拉尼任職期間提供的贈款，以尋找可能存在偏袒或裙帶關係的證據。

Amrani did not return DL News’ request for comment.

阿姆拉尼沒有回覆 DL News 的置評請求。

Cosmos Hub adrift

漂流的宇宙中心

The ouster is the latest controversy to rock Cosmos, a network of interconnected blockchains that once held great promise as a means for scaling blockchain technology.

這次罷免是震動 Cosmos 的最新爭議，Cosmos 是一個相互連接的區塊鏈網絡，曾經作為擴展區塊鏈技術的手段而前景廣闊。

The Cosmos network was initially envisioned as having a hub-and-spoke model with Cosmos Hub at its centre. But its developers instead built software allowing its myriad blockchains to interact with one another directly.

Cosmos 網路最初設想為以 Cosmos Hub 為中心的中心輻射模型。但其開發人員卻建立了軟體，讓其無數的區塊鏈直接相互互動。

After spending several years adrift, Cosmos Hub has taken tentative steps toward reinventing itself — an effort Atom Accelerator funded via grants to various developers, according to one member.

一位成員表示，在漂泊了幾年之後，Cosmos Hub 已經採取了嘗試性的步驟來重塑自己——Atom 加速器透過向各個開發人員提供資助來資助這項努力。

‘Why does the Hub exist?’

“為什麼要存在這個中心？”

Nevertheless, its lack of a clear mission or purpose was “the reason for all our drama,” the insider said, asking that they not be named so they could speak candidly about the events that led to Amrani’s ouster. “Why does the Hub exist?”

然而，該內部人士表示，缺乏明確的使命或目的是“我們所有戲劇性事件的原因”，並要求他們不要透露姓名，以便他們能夠坦誠地談論導致阿姆拉尼下台的事件。 “樞紐為何存在？”

Last month, the Interchain Foundation, a Swiss nonprofit backing Cosmos, faced a vote of no confidence over suspicion its leadership mismanaged funds meant to promote the network’s development.

上個月，支持 Cosmos 的瑞士非營利組織 Interchain 基金會因懷疑其領導層對旨在促進網路發展的資金管理不善而面臨不信任投票。

Persistent advocacy

堅持不懈的倡導

Behind both the ICF vote and Amrani’s ouster is crusading strategy consultant Grace Yu, who during several skirmishes with Cosmos leadership has earned respect for her persistent advocacy as well as frustration from those who see her style as unnecessarily adversarial and unyielding.

ICF 投票和阿姆拉尼下台的幕後黑手是戰略顧問Grace Yu，在與Cosmos 領導層的幾次小衝突中，她因其堅持不懈的倡導而贏得了尊重，但也讓那些認為她的風格不必要的敵對和不屈不撓的人感到沮喪。

Atom Accelerator was founded by Amrani and Orr in 2023, with a small, mostly part-time staff funded by Cosmos Hub.

Atom Accelerator 由 Amrani 和 Orr 於 2023 年創立，擁有一支由 Cosmos Hub 資助的小規模、大部分是兼職員工。

The hub’s validators voted in December 2023 to give Atom Accelerator almost 1 million additional ATOM tokens, worth more than $8 million at the time, to fund its efforts for 2024. Another 100,000 tokens were set aside for performance and retention bonuses.

該中心的驗證者於2023 年12 月投票決定向Atom Accelerator 額外提供近100 萬個ATOM 代幣，當時價值超過800 萬美元，為其2024 年的工作提供資金。於績效和保留獎金。

‘The bonus pool should not be misused to ‘reward’ unexceptional performance.’

“獎金池不應該被濫用來‘獎勵’表現不佳的人。”

The text of the proposal included a link to a document titled “AADAO Performance and Retention Bonus Protocol.” According to that document, Atom Accelerator employees deemed to be meeting expectations would be eligible for a “middle tier performance bonus.”

該提案的文本包含一個名為「AADAO 績效和保留獎金協議」的文件的連結。根據該文件，被認為達到預期的 Atom Accelerator 員工將有資格獲得「中階績效獎金」。

Earlier this year, Yu was elected to a position on the cooperative’s oversight committee.

今年早些時候，餘被選為合作社監督委員會的成員。

“The bonus pool should not be misused to ‘reward’ unexceptional performance that merely ‘meets expectations,’” she wrote in a September report detailing concerns with Youssef’s stewardship of the cooperative.

「獎金池不應該被濫用來『獎勵』僅僅『達到預期』的平庸表現，」她在九月份的一份報告中寫道，詳細闡述了對優素福合作社管理工作的擔憂。

“Additionally, given the current price action of ATOM, the proposed methodology is all the more indefensible.”

“此外，考慮到 ATOM 目前的價格走勢，所提出的方法更加站不住腳。”

While Cosmos Hub validators approved the bonus package, its details were tucked away in a hard-to-find online document that few had seen, Yu said.

Yu 表示，雖然 Cosmos Hub 驗證者批准了獎勵方案，但其詳細資訊隱藏在一份很難找到的線上文件中，很少有人見過。

A ‘dangerous negative spiral’

“危險的負面螺旋”

The oversight committee refused to approve the bonus payouts in August. In September, Yu detailed her misgivings on the Atom Accelerator forum.

監督委員會拒絕批准八月的獎金支付。 9 月，Yu 在 Atom Accelerator 論壇上詳細闡述了她的疑慮。

The debate over Amrani’s bonus practice unspooled over hundreds of messages in which both sides accused the other of using anonymous accounts to create the impression they enjoyed broad support.

關於阿姆拉尼獎金做法的爭論引發了數百條訊息，雙方都指責對方使用匿名帳戶來製造他們享有廣泛支持的印象。

Amrani’s critics contended on the Atom Accelerator forum that he intended to use the bonus pool to reward work that wasn’t deserving of such recognition.

阿姆拉尼的批評者在 Atom Accelerator 論壇上辯稱，他打算利用獎金池來獎勵那些不值得獲得此類認可的工作。

Amrani said Yu’s actions were “political”

阿姆拉尼稱餘的行為是“政治性的”