13 May 2025 - Roundup of Active/Upcoming Votes

Ongoing Onchain Proposals :ballot_box:

1. The Watchdog: Arbitrum DAO’s Grant Misuse Bounty Program (Voting ends May 23)

A grant misuse bounty program dubbed “The Watchdog” is proposed to incentivize the identification and reporting of misused DAO-allocated funds.

:small_blue_diamond: The program would utilize an incentive mechanism to reward community contributors and investigators who submit verifiable reports of misappropriation.
:small_blue_diamond: The initial reviewers will comprise the Arbitrum Foundation, Entropy Advisors, and SeedGov.
:small_blue_diamond: 400,000 ARB is requested to reward valid Watchdog reports and pay SeedGov (AF and Entropy are waiving compensation).

Upcoming Onchain Proposals :ballot_box:

1. [CONSTITUTIONAL] AIP: ArbOS Version 40 Callisto (Voting begins May 15)

This AIP proposes to upgrade Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova to ArbOS 40 “Callisto.”

:small_blue_diamond: Callisto adds support for relevant Ethereum Execution Layer (EL) changes from Ethereum’s recent Pectra network upgrade and includes a minor fix related to Arbitrum Stylus.
:small_blue_diamond: Among the EL changes introduced are a way for Externally Owned Accounts (EOAs) to execute smart contract code directly from their own addresses (via EIP-7702) and new precompiles to efficiently perform operations over the BLS12-381 elliptic curve, including BLS signature verification (via EIP-2537).

Ongoing Temperature Checks :high_voltage:

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