31st GRC Call - Recording and Transcript

Voting Rationale & Governance Calls Governance Reporting Call (GRC)
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Hi all,

Publishing the recording, transcript, and chat log from the 31st GRC call that took place on November 5, 2025.

Recording
Transcript
Chat Log

As a reminder, going forward, GRC calls will happen on the second Wednesday of each month to allow initiatives time to publish their monthly updates, and delegates to review them.

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Arbitrum Foundation Workstream Updates

October 8th - November 5th

Marketing

  • October Events
    • Arbitrum Gaming Night (Tokyo Game Show 2025): Hosted over 130 participants as an official side event, generating 6.7 million earned reach.
    • Network <> Connect (Token2049, Singapore): Sponsored in partnership with Alchemy and The Graph, welcoming 250 students and industry participants.
    • ArbiMix Jakarta: Engaged 95 builders and ambassadors.
  • Devconnect 2025:
    • The Arbitrum Foundation is hosting Arbiverse and Arbipanada, make sure to register on Luma!
    • The Arbitrum Foundation is preparing a major presence at the Devconnect main venue.
  • Messari × Arbitrum Report:
    • Currently being localized into Spanish and Portuguese ahead of Devconnect.
    • Work is underway on the second edition of the report.

Finance

  • Managed DAO-related ARB conversions, taking into account current macroeconomic conditions.
  • Continued payables processing for multiple DAO programs in coordination with respective program leads.

Technology

  • DevRel team participated in the Encode Club Hackathon in London, engaging with developers and showcasing Arbitrum tooling.
  • Preparing Devconnect content curation and collaborations with ecosystem partners.
  • New DevRel hire onboarded and integrated into the team.
  • Providing ongoing support for the Arbitrum Audit Program (AAP).
  • Planning 2026 initiatives focused on developer growth and infrastructure.
  • Enhancing Arbitrum Foundation’s data infrastructure for improved analytics and reporting.
  • Developing data acquisition and dashboards for the Arbitrum Expansion Program.

Governance

  • September 2025 Security Council elections concluded:
    • Congratulations to zachxbt, Griff Green, Emiliano Bonassi, gzeon, Gauntlet, and Immunefi.
    • The Grace Period is underway until November 21, allowing election results to propagate across all relevant Security Council contracts.
  • DAO Incentive Program (DIP 2.0):
    • The proposal submitted by the Arbitrum Foundation did not pass.
    • The team is aggregating feedback to determine next steps for future iterations.
  • Security Council Emergency Action:
    • On October 13, a vulnerability was identified on Arbitrum Sepolia, where an external address triggered a Stylus-related bug which required to the Security Council to executed an emergency upgrade. No funds were ever at risk.
    • The issue involved stack depth discrepancies between node and processor layers, potentially causing gas mis-calculation and chain divergence.
  • DVP Quorum Update:
    • The proposal passed temperature check.
    • Offchain Labs has completed implementation and is preparing the update for security audit.

Ecosystem

  • Participated in ETH Mexico through panel sessions, booth support, and hackathon judging.
  • Devconnect preparations are ongoing to expand ecosystem presence.
  • Mentorship program launched with Open House India winners to support post-program development.
  • Completed internal data migration to improve ecosystem reporting and analytics.
  • Collaborating with OpCo to refine a structured builder-funnel framework.