First of all, we would like to thank Questbook for running a successful Domain Allocator Nomination process. We have set the foundation for a program with great potential this round and beyond. The Domain Allocator program has received so many great nominees, and we would also like to thank all of them for their applications and time spent on the process.
The following reflects the decisions of Michigan Blockchain’s governance team after reviewing and deliberating on the Domain Allocator nominations:
For the Gaming Domain, we will be voting for @Flook (application): We appreciated their in-depth response that displayed clear experience having developed games as the founder of Merlyn Labs for Arbitrum’s Treasure ecosystem and previous collaborations with major gaming studios such as Atari and Volta. Their expertise in blockchain game development will allow them to support grant applicants throughout the funding process and beyond. Due to the small value of grants in each Domain, we support their vision of promoting a diverse set of dedicated game developers to build out a thriving gaming ecosystem for current Arbitrum users and more so to bring in new participants and gaming enthusiasts. While their involvement in Merlyn Labs does pose a minor conflict of interest, which they stated, we believe their goal of transparency and the accountability fostered by the Questbook system and program will ensure a fair, effective process.
For the Dev Tooling on Nova Domain, we will be voting for @Juandi (application): With their extensive experience and continued success developing tools and applications in the space, we look forward to seeing their support of the Arbitrum Nova ecosystem. Their vision was the most thorough and touched on many of the points the Nova protocol could improve upon. Their relationships with so many players across the greater blockchain space will also allow them to support grant applicants as well as attract more participants to Nova as a smaller Anytrust protocol.
For the Community, Education, and Events Domain, we will be voting for @Shreddy (application): Shreddy has an extensive track record and impressive experience working with communities across the crypto space. We give a lot of credit to Shreddy for their effort and success in building out successful programs for OlympusDAO and KlimaDAO among others. We appreciated their thorough criteria for application evaluation and along with their vision will foster an effective grants program that propels the growth of the Arbitrum community and ecosystem.
For the New Protocol Ideas Domain, we will be voting for @Matt_StableLab (application): StableLabs has a strong reputation of promoting community and governance growth and participation as well as experience leading grants programs (including Questbook’s with Compound). We align with their vision for developing the best user experience on Arbitrum and appreciated their complete evaluation process with thorough explanations as to how each criterion could be met. Having the support of the StableLabs team, we believe Matt will serve as an effective Domain Allocator to properly allocate grants and support the funded teams during and beyond the program.
Thank you again to all of the nominees for their applications. We appreciate all your efforts. This was a difficult decision and we look forward to supporting the Domain Allocators and the Questbook team however we can to ensure a successful first Grants Program. We believe the Arbitrum DAO is quickly aligning its community and driving forward as a leader in the governance space as we support and build a thriving ecosystem.