Ongoing Temperature Checks
1. AGV Council Compensation Calibration: Startup-Phase Bonus for Current Council Members (Voting ends on Nov 13)
This proposal seeks DAO approval for an updated compensation framework for the current Arbitrum Gaming Ventures (AGV) Council.
For the current Council (Year One), the proposal recommends a one-time startup-phase bonus of 90,000 ARB tokens per member, fully vested, in recognition of the heavier-than-anticipated contributions required to establish AGV’s structure, processes, and early investment strategy during its startup phase.
This startup phase bonus is requested as a retrospective acknowledgment of the existing council’s effort. If approved, this change can be fully funded within AGV’s existing operating budget and require no additional DAO funds.
Upcoming Temperature Checks
1. AIP: Raise the gas target, min L2 base fee, & implement improvements to the pricing algorithm
This AIP, published by Offchain Labs (OCL), proposes to reduce the severity, frequency, and duration of high L2 gas prices during periods when demand exceeds the gas target by introducing a new set of gas targets and new, accompanying adjustment windows for Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova.
The starting effective (lowest) gas target of the chain is proposed to be 10 Mgas/s with an adjustment period of 86,400 seconds (1 day). These changes are intended to replace the current 7 Mgas/s gas target, which is used to adjust the L2 gas price using an EIP-1559 - inspired algorithm relative to the current 102-second adjustment window.
The AIP requests that the ArbitrumDAO grant Offchain Labs the right (for 2-years, measured from this proposal’s mainnet activation) to add up to 10 gas targets and adjustment windows, and to modify them over time - up to 100 Mgas/s and 86,400s, respectively. These changes will be introduced gradually to protect network stability while addressing high gas price volatility. The rollout begins with 6 new gas targets, each paired with its own adjustment window.
Lastly, this AIP is accompanied by an increase in the minimum L2 base fee from 0.01 gwei/gas to 0.02 gwei/gas to help reduce spam and offset any potential decline in the portion of L2 surplus fee-derived transaction fees (during periods of peak demand) to the ArbitrumDAO.
OCL aims to take this proposal through a temperature check starting 13 November, 2025.