Publishing the recording and chat log from the 41st GRC call that took place on September 16th, 2026.
Additionally, you can find the 1-pager with all the updates here.
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Governance:
- Published the AF’s H1 2026 Progress Update.
- Refreshed the DAO’s governance documentation to reflect recent changes and improve readability.
- Proposed the Arbitrum Security Program, which passed its off-chain vote. Applications will be opened on Oct 1st.
- Passed the Security Council Elections Improvements proposal on-chain. Next election will take place in March 2027.
- Commenced phase 3 of the Arbitrum Nova minimization process, officially bringing Nova into a minimized state.
Tech:
- Running the Singapore Open House (OH) Buildathon, securing 701 registrations so far (20% outside traditional channels; 48% Asia, 12% EU, 7% USA, 5% LATAM).
- Prepared for upcoming activations, including Token 2049 (with Founder Club) and the Singapore Founder House (Oct 22–25).
- Developing data.arbitrum.foundation/api to deliver AEP fees data to external providers (including Blockworks and DeFiLlama).
- Resolved an issue regarding gas consumed and assisted the Ecosystem team in adding 1,000 contracts.
- Advanced multiple workstreams with OCL on ArbOS updates (including PGA, RH Discord Report Pilot, and Arbitrum Agentic Kit).
- Published 3 Builder’s Block newsletters (#25, #24, #23).
- Continued pushing developer content, ecosystem support, and Open House Singapore promotional materials (e.g.OH highlights, OH SNG videos 1, 2, ArbitrumDevs OH clips 1,2, other devrel content: 1, 2, 3).
Finance:
- Executed the ETH covered call program on behalf of the DAO per Entropy Advisors’ instructions, completing redemptions from the Gauntlet vault and executing approved transfers to the OpCo treasury.
- Maintained a fully deployed portfolio across the ATMC.
- Managed accounts payable across the Arbitrum Audit Program (AAP), Watchdog Program, and Security Council payments.
- Advanced the AAP H1 2026 transparency report, adjusting budget framing to account for the ARB price decline.
- Reviewed the proposed Arbitrum Security Program as the 12-month successor to the AAP.
Ecosystem
- Progressed preparations for the second cohort of the Mentorship Program during August.
- Added over 1,000 contracts to the Arbitrum ecosystem dashboard, expanding visibility into the on-chain footprint of Foundation-supported projects.
- Advanced AAP Season 2 preparations, finalizing eligibility rules, coordinating outstanding Season 1 payments, and progressing exclusivity and commitment discussions with auditors.
- Supported the DevRel team with ecosystem outreach and securing sponsors for Open House Singapore.
Capital & Investment
- Maintained active engagements with funds and institutional investors exploring the Arbitrum ecosystem.
- Collaborated with key data aggregators (Token Terminal, Blockworks, DeFiLlama) to update revenue metrics for Arbitrum.
- Received strong positive feedback following the 1H26 ecosystem earnings release and delivered the Q3 check-in investor update.
- Standard Chartered, via its digital assets research desk, formally initiated research coverage of Arbitrum by sending a detailed note on Arbitrum to its clients, describing Arbitrum as “the blockchain for TradFi” and highlighting Robinhood Chain as the prime example of this thesis.
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