# Security Council **URL:** https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/c/security-council/52.md [Latest](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/tags.md) --- ## [About the Security Council category](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/about-the-security-council-category/26546)
**Author:** [@raam](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/raam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/about-the-security-council-category/26546 "2024-08-29T14:09:27Z")
Information about the Security Council and the regular elections. --- ## [Non-Emergency Security Action to Correct Total DVP](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/non-emergency-security-action-to-correct-total-dvp/31094)
**Author:** [@Arbitrum](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Arbitrum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/non-emergency-security-action-to-correct-total-dvp/31094 "2026-07-24T03:32:42Z")
The Security Council has initiated a non-emergency action to correct the total Delegated Voting Power (DVP) recorded by the ARB token contract. When the DVP quorum system was activated, the ARB token contract was initia… --- ## [Non-emergency action to facilitate key rotation of Security Council - July 2026](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/non-emergency-action-to-facilitate-key-rotation-of-security-council-july-2026/31081)
**Author:** [@Arbitrum](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Arbitrum)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/non-emergency-action-to-facilitate-key-rotation-of-security-council-july-2026/31081 "2026-07-17T19:20:10Z")
Two members have requested key rotations. Gauntlet are resigning from the Security Council and Patrick Collins will replace John Morrow, Certora will replace Elad with Tigran. To replace John Morrow, the Securit… --- ## [Security Council Emergency Action – 24/05/2026](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/security-council-emergency-action-24-05-2026/30910)
**Author:** [@Arbitrum](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Arbitrum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/security-council-emergency-action-24-05-2026/30910 "2026-05-24T18:40:02Z")
On May 22nd at 00:24 BST, the Arbitrum Foundation notified the Security Council of the need to perform a potential Emergency Action. Following review, the Security Council decided to execute the upgrade which was complet… --- ## [March 2026 Security Council Elections - Complete](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2026-security-council-elections-complete/30909)
**Author:** [@Arbitrum](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Arbitrum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2026-security-council-elections-complete/30909 "2026-05-22T08:24:24Z")
The Security Council Election process for the March 2026 cohort is finally complete! The grace period has ended, which means the election results have been effectuated. Who are the new Security Council members? 1. M… --- ## [March 2026 Security Council Election: Member Election](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2026-security-council-election-member-election/30773)
**Author:** [@Arbitrum](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Arbitrum)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2026-security-council-election-member-election/30773 "2026-05-05T10:37:48Z")
The Member Election phase (the final round of voting) of the March 2026 Security Council election process commenced today, April 12th, at ~14:30 UTC: Member Election | Arbitrum Security Council Election. What is the Mem… --- ## [Security Council Emergency Action – 21/04/2026](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/security-council-emergency-action-21-04-2026/30803)
**Author:** [@Arbitrum](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Arbitrum)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/security-council-emergency-action-21-04-2026/30803 "2026-04-24T06:21:19Z")
At 11:26pm ET, 21st April 2026, the Security Council executed an emergency action to freeze 30,765.667501709008927568 ETH held by the KelpDAO Exploiter on Arbitrum One. The funds are now held at 0x00000000000000000000000… --- ## [Security Council Elections - L2BEAT voting rationale thread](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/security-council-elections-l2beat-voting-rationale-thread/16666)
**Author:** [@krst](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/krst)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/security-council-elections-l2beat-voting-rationale-thread/16666 "2026-04-21T00:20:45Z")
The below response reflects the views of L2BEAT’s governance team, composed of @krst and @Sinkas, and it’s based on the combined research, fact-checking and ideation of the two. As L2BEAT, we have decided to spread our … --- ## [March 2026 Security Council Election: Nominee Selection](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2026-security-council-election-nominee-selection/30682)
**Author:** [@Arbitrum](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Arbitrum)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2026-security-council-election-nominee-selection/30682 "2026-04-14T09:05:03Z")
The Nominee Selection phase of the March 2026 Security Council election process has commenced here. What is the Nominee Selection phase? During this phase, delegates must nominate candidates in order for them to progr… --- ## [Aragon - March 2026 Security Council](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/aragon-march-2026-security-council/30632)
**Author:** [@Aragon](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Aragon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/aragon-march-2026-security-council/30632 "2026-04-13T06:29:31Z")
Hello everyone, I, Anthony Leuts.eth am pleased to announce our candidacy for the Arbitrum Security Council on behalf of Aragon. Since 2017, Aragon has been at the forefront of onchain permission-management, building th… --- ## [March 2026 Security Council Election: Compliance Check](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2026-security-council-election-compliance-check/30711)
**Author:** [@Arbitrum](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Arbitrum)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2026-security-council-election-compliance-check/30711 "2026-04-11T07:32:56Z")
The Compliance Check phase of the March 2026 Security Council election process has commenced. What is the Compliance Check phase? During this phase, the Arbitrum Foundation will conduct compliance checks on the 12 qual… --- ## [Daniel Goldman - March 2026 Security Council](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/daniel-goldman-march-2026-security-council/30663)
**Author:** [@dzack23](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/dzack23)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/daniel-goldman-march-2026-security-council/30663 "2026-04-10T23:14:22Z")
For the consideration of the DAO, I’m Daniel Goldman (DZack23.eth / @DZack23). I’m former Senior Blockchain Engineer at Offchain Labs, where I worked full time for four years (2020-2024). At Offchain Labs, I led the des… --- ## [Daniel Goldman - Candidate for Security Council, September 2025](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/daniel-goldman-candidate-for-security-council-september-2025/29992)
**Author:** [@dzack23](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/dzack23)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/daniel-goldman-candidate-for-security-council-september-2025/29992 "2026-04-09T15:09:03Z")
For the consideration of the DAO, I’m Daniel Goldman (DZack23.eth / @DZack23). I’m former Senior Blockchain Engineer at Offchain Labs, where I worked full time for four years (2020-2024). At Offchain Labs, I led the des… --- ## [Mateusz Jędrzejewski (Nethermind) - Candidate for Arbitrum Security Council (March 2026)](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/mateusz-jedrzejewski-nethermind-candidate-for-arbitrum-security-council-march-2026/30651)
**Author:** [@matilote](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/matilote)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/mateusz-jedrzejewski-nethermind-candidate-for-arbitrum-security-council-march-2026/30651 "2026-04-04T16:26:19Z")
GM Arbitrum community, I’m Mateusz Jędrzejewski, Chief Information Officer at Nethermind, and I’m pleased to announce my candidacy for the March 2026 Arbitrum Security Council on behalf of Nethermind. About Me I lead … --- ## [Certora (Elad Erdheim) - March 2026 Security Counsil](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/certora-elad-erdheim-march-2026-security-counsil/30648)
**Author:** [@elad](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/elad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/certora-elad-erdheim-march-2026-security-counsil/30648 "2026-03-28T02:42:10Z")
Certora is excited to apply for the Arbitrum Security Council and to keep contributing to the security, resilience, and long-term reliability of one of the most important ecosystems in Web3. As a current member of the Se… --- ## [SEEDGov (Martin Azpiroz) - March 2026 Security Council](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/seedgov-martin-azpiroz-march-2026-security-council/30674)
**Author:** [@SEEDGov](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/SEEDGov)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/seedgov-martin-azpiroz-march-2026-security-council/30674 "2026-03-25T03:13:49Z")
About SEEDGov X | Website SEEDGov is a governance platform with over three years of active participation across the Arbitrum ecosystem and beyond, including Optimism, Lido, Starknet, MakerDAO, and Uniswap. With more th… --- ## [Josef Gattermayer - Security Council candidate Mar 2026](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/josef-gattermayer-security-council-candidate-mar-2026/30612)
**Author:** [@josef\_ackee](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/josef_ackee)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/josef-gattermayer-security-council-candidate-mar-2026/30612 "2026-03-23T14:02:34Z")
GM Arbitrum community, new election, so here I go again! I’m Josef Gattermayer, CEO of Ackee Blockchain Security. I’m applying for the Arbitrum Security Council. About me: Founded Ackee Blockchain Security in 2021 C… --- ## [March 2026 Security Council — Questions I couldn't find answers to](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2026-security-council-questions-i-couldnt-find-answers-to/30677)
**Author:** [@MconnectDAO](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/MconnectDAO)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2026-security-council-questions-i-couldnt-find-answers-to/30677 "2026-03-22T07:31:33Z")
I’ve spent the last few days going through all three candidate posts carefully…. I’m not a developer. My background is accounting and finance. I started following Arbitrum governance recently partly because I noticed al… --- ## [William Bowling - March 2026 Security Council](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/william-bowling-march-2026-security-council/30666)
**Author:** [@vakzz](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/vakzz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2026, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/william-bowling-march-2026-security-council/30666 "2026-03-22T05:47:32Z")
Hey everybody, vakzz, Head of Assurance at Zellic, sharing our application for the Arbitrum Security Council. As a team of competitive hackers turned auditors, we’re obsessed with security. We’ve dedicated ourselves to … --- ## [Gustavo Grieco - March 2026 Security Council](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/gustavo-grieco-march-2026-security-council/30623)
**Author:** [@gustavo-grieco](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/gustavo-grieco)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/gustavo-grieco-march-2026-security-council/30623 "2026-03-17T12:34:29Z")
Introduction Hello everyone! I’m Gustavo Grieco, a freelance blockchain security engineer, and I’m excited to announce my candidacy for the Arbitrum Security Council. I previously spent ~8 years at Trail of Bits (TOB) … --- ## [Hudson Jameson - Security Council Election Mar 2026](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/hudson-jameson-security-council-election-mar-2026/30657)
**Author:** [@Souptacular](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Souptacular)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/hudson-jameson-security-council-election-mar-2026/30657 "2026-03-16T18:19:06Z")
I’m excited to announce my participation in the March 2026 Security Council Elections! Motivation I am a security maxi who believes that doing everything we can to prevent hacks and security incidents within our ecosyst… --- ## [Michael Lewellen - Security Council Reelection Mar 2026](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/michael-lewellen-security-council-reelection-mar-2026/30611)
**Author:** [@michael-oz](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/michael-oz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/michael-lewellen-security-council-reelection-mar-2026/30611 "2026-03-16T17:00:48Z")
Introduction gm Arbitrum DAO. I am excited to announce my candidacy for reelection to the Arbitrum Security Council as an individual member. I’ve served on the Council over the past year, which has been a pivotal time f… --- ## [Pablo Sabbatella (pablito.eth) @ Opsek - Security Council candidate Mar 2026](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/pablo-sabbatella-pablito-eth-opsek-security-council-candidate-mar-2026/30620)
**Author:** [@pablitoeth](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/pablitoeth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/pablo-sabbatella-pablito-eth-opsek-security-council-candidate-mar-2026/30620 "2026-03-15T18:33:23Z")
Hello everyone, I am Pablo Sabbatella, also known as pablito.eth. I am a web3 operational security researcher, member of SEAL (Security Alliance) and I am applying for the security council as founder of Opsek. I also cr… --- ## [March 2026 Security Council Election: Contender Submission](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2026-security-council-election-contender-submission/30654)
**Author:** [@Arbitrum](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Arbitrum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2026-security-council-election-contender-submission/30654 "2026-03-15T17:56:54Z")
The Contender Submission phase of the March 2026 Security Council election process has commenced here. When is the Contender Submission phase? This phase runs for 7 days, from March 15 until March 22, 2026 (12:00 UTC… --- ## [Blockful (Alex Netto) - Security Council Candidate Mar 2026](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/blockful-alex-netto-security-council-candidate-mar-2026/30652)
**Author:** [@blockful](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/blockful)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/blockful-alex-netto-security-council-candidate-mar-2026/30652 "2026-03-13T20:49:43Z")
Hello all, We’re publishing here to express blockful’s interest in joining the Arbitrum Security Council. About blockful blockful specializes in governance security, ensuring protocol resilience by proactively identify… --- ## [L2BEAT (Bartek Kiepuszewski) - Security Council Reelection Mar 2026](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/l2beat-bartek-kiepuszewski-security-council-reelection-mar-2026/30650)
**Author:** [@Bartek](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Bartek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/l2beat-bartek-kiepuszewski-security-council-reelection-mar-2026/30650 "2026-03-13T13:21:24Z")
I am very excited to re-apply for the Arbitrum Security Council. L2BEAT had a representative on the SC from the first day this body has been constituted, and I feel like over the years we have been an instrumental, vocal… --- ## [Vahe Karapetyan (kemmio) - Security Council March 2026](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/vahe-karapetyan-kemmio-security-council-march-2026/30631)
**Author:** [@kemmio](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/kemmio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/vahe-karapetyan-kemmio-security-council-march-2026/30631 "2026-03-10T10:02:05Z")
Arbitrum Security Council — March 2026 Vahe Karapetyan (kemmio), Co-Founder and CTO of Hexens 1. About Me I’m Vahe Karapetyan (kemmio), Co-Founder and CTO of Hexens. Since the start of my career in cybersecurity over … --- ## [Gustavo Grieco - Candidate for Security Council](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/gustavo-grieco-candidate-for-security-council/29961)
**Author:** [@gustavo-grieco](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/gustavo-grieco)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/gustavo-grieco-candidate-for-security-council/29961 "2026-03-09T14:28:16Z")
Introduction Hey everyone, I’m Gustavo Grieco. I’m a freelance blockchain security engineer. Previously, I spent ~8 years at Trail of Bits working across a wide range of security projects. A big part of that time was de… --- ## [March 2026 Security Council Election: Call for Candidates](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2026-security-council-election-call-for-candidates/30594)
**Author:** [@Arbitrum](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Arbitrum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/march-2026-security-council-election-call-for-candidates/30594 "2026-03-03T09:00:53Z")
The Security Council election for the March 2026 cohort will officially commence on March 15, 2026. What is the Call for Candidates phase? This phase aims to inform the Arbitrum community, including potential candidate… --- ## [Non-emergency action to facilitate key rotation of Security Council - December 2025](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/non-emergency-action-to-facilitate-key-rotation-of-security-council-december-2025/30383)
**Author:** [@Arbitrum](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/Arbitrum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/non-emergency-action-to-facilitate-key-rotation-of-security-council-december-2025/30383 "2026-01-05T19:10:32Z")
TLDR The Security Council has initiated a non-emergency action to enable the non-emergency path to perform a key rotation for Gauntlet, who was recently elected into the Security Council’s September 2025 Cohort. No acti… [Next page](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/c/security-council/52.md?page=1)