AIP: BOLD - permissionless validation for Arbitrum

The following reflects the views of the Lampros DAO governance team, composed of Chain_L (@Blueweb), @Euphoria, and Hirangi Pandya (@Nyx), based on our combined research, analysis, and ideation.

We are voting FOR this proposal in Tally voting.

Combining the two proposals was a good idea.

As previously mentioned, adding Infura to the whitelisted Node Validator was due, given their record as an Arbitrum validator and their contribution to the Ethereum ecosystem at large.

Hence, we foresee no risks associated with this.

The BoLD upgrade is an achievement we have been striving for since the beginning. Given that due diligence has been performed at the highest level, we feel confident in voting for this upgrade and look forward to seeing all green slices soon. The initial grace period of 2 days is a good starting point, but we believe extending it to 5 days should be considered later.