The following reflects the views of L2BEAT’s governance team, composed of @krst, @Sinkas, and @Manugotsuka, and it’s based on their combined research, fact-checking, and ideation.
We voted AGAINST
We genuinely value the work the ARDC has produced. Their reports have added depth to the forum, and the current proposal asks for no new funds and only a brief extension. Even so, with an OpCo making progress to come live, we struggle to justify running a separate research mandate in parallel. Once OpCo is active, it can bring these same contributors in as service providers when specific studies are needed, ensuring their expertise isn’t lost while avoiding duplicated structures and reporting lines.