# Alex Lumley (Savvy DAO) Delegate Communication Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Delegate Statements\ **Tags:** delegate-statements\ **Created:** [August 7, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/alex-lumley-savvy-dao-delegate-communication-thread/26147 "2024-08-07T14:27:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 54
**Author:** ![AlexLumley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.arbitrum.foundation/alexlumley/32/3790_2.png) [@AlexLumley](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/AlexLumley)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/alex-lumley-savvy-dao-delegate-communication-thread/26147/54 "2025-06-30T21:55:25Z")
Voted FOR: > [@\[Constitutional\] AIP: Remove Cost Cap on Arbitrum Nova](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/constitutional-aip-remove-cost-cap-on-arbitrum-nova/29332/38): > > 1. Why I’m Voting FOR We’ve covered about 284 ETH in Nova subsidies so far (86 ETH back in fees vs. 401 ETH in L1 costs – see chart¹). Removing the cap means sequencer fees finally match real gas costs, so we’re not hiding the true economics. That capital can be put to better use—like targeted grants, dev programs, or new scaling experiments. ¹ [Hex Dashboard](https://app.hex.tech/8bb08a30-5c58-48c4-acb0-5a0515db9db2/app/0196afd6-bf44-7001-bbb9-c429e3920ca8/latest) (“Cumulative Net” curve shows a steeper drop after EIP-4844 in March 2024) 2. Marketing & Strategy Perspective Ultimately these subsidi… Snapshot: [https://snapshot.box/#/s:arbitrumfoundation.eth/proposal/0xeb044e3bdeba71e74dea02abeab4c33fe4bf5ab9def50082863702d5e2112b93](https://snapshot.box/#/s:arbitrumfoundation.eth/proposal/0xeb044e3bdeba71e74dea02abeab4c33fe4bf5ab9def50082863702d5e2112b93) --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/alex-lumley-savvy-dao-delegate-communication-thread/26147)._