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<h1>Cycle 25 Report</h1>
<p>I took a bit of time off this cycle from this role. So did not work as much as previous cycles. This is reflected in the compensation request for this role.</p>
<h2>New payment methods</h2>
<p>I set the deadline for objections to be <strong>31 May 2021</strong> for the proposed 23 new payment methods. No objections were raised so I will get to work on them.</p>
<p>I chatted with the devs on Keybase about what is needed for adding the payment methods. It was agreed that dev compensation for would be  ~$200 for adding a new payment method and ~$100 for including any updates. There are a few payment methods that might require higher compensation as they are will require some more coding to work as proposed.</p>
<p><a class="user-mention" data-hovercard-type="user" data-hovercard-url="/users/BtcContributor/hovercard" data-octo-click="hovercard-link-click" data-octo-dimensions="link_type:self" href="https://github.com/BtcContributor">@BtcContributor</a> has already started on adding <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/pull/5501" data-hovercard-type="pull_request" data-hovercard-url="/bisq-network/bisq/pull/5501/hovercard">Capitual</a>.</p>
<p>This has highlighted the need for text to be defined for all payment methods. Previously <a class="user-mention" data-hovercard-type="user" data-hovercard-url="/users/m52go/hovercard" data-octo-click="hovercard-link-click" data-octo-dimensions="link_type:self" href="https://github.com/m52go">@m52go</a> has done this so have started discussions with him to create a template for this.</p>
<p>I have also completed all the graphics required for all the proposed payment methods to make things easier for the devs to see how the new payment methods will look from a GUI perspective.</p>
<h2>Other work completed this cycle</h2>
<p>Other work I have done includes the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Recommended <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/issues/5493" data-hovercard-type="issue" data-hovercard-url="/bisq-network/bisq/issues/5493/hovercard">changes to Uphold as a payment method</a></li>
<li>Recommended <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/issues/5498" data-hovercard-type="issue" data-hovercard-url="/bisq-network/bisq/issues/5498/hovercard">changing Western Union Payment Method to be Multi-Currency</a></li>
<li>Recommended changes to <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/issues/5546" data-hovercard-type="issue" data-hovercard-url="/bisq-network/bisq/issues/5546/hovercard">improve user experience once mediation has been accepted by both parties</a></li>
<li>Made edits to <a href="https://bisq.wiki/Dispute_resolution#When_are_you_eligible_for_a_penalty.3F" rel="nofollow">Dispute resolution wiki</a></li>
<li>Made edits to <a href="https://bisq.wiki/Trading_rules" rel="nofollow">Trading rules wiki</a></li>
<li>Recommended to remove <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/issues/5547" data-hovercard-type="issue" data-hovercard-url="/bisq-network/bisq/issues/5547/hovercard">Chase QuickPay as a payment method </a></li>
<li>Added to <a href="https://bisq.wiki/Trading_rules#Leave_the_.22reason_for_payment.22_field_empty" rel="nofollow">trade protocol / wiki</a> about what happens in instances when trades are unable to make [blank payment references.</li>
<li>Considered making a proposal to change SEPA and SEPA Instant to be payment methods that do no require signing. But decided against it. Commented <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/proposals/issues/322#issuecomment-841891333" data-hovercard-type="issue" data-hovercard-url="/bisq-network/proposals/issues/322/hovercard">here</a>. Might be worth interested users commenting as it goes against the previous agreed consensus.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Future tasks</h2>
<p>These are some of the other things I am yet to action:</p>
<ul>
<li>Complete analysis of existing payment methods and can see some are under utilized. I would like to make sure this is not due to lack of understanding / marketing of the specific payment methods.</li>
<li>Check changes and updates against the proposal I made to <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/issues/4837" data-hovercard-type="issue" data-hovercard-url="/bisq-network/bisq/issues/4837/hovercard">Fix various 'account management' usability issues in the Bisq client to optimize for traders with multiple fiat and altcoin accounts </a>'</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/proposals/issues/322" data-hovercard-type="issue" data-hovercard-url="/bisq-network/proposals/issues/322/hovercard">Agree what needs to be done with trade sizes for unsigned payment accounts</a></li>
<li>Complete wiki's for all existing payment methods</li>
<li>Complete wiki's for all new payment methods</li>
</ul>

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