Castle Delegate Communication Thread

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January 2025 votes

Snapshot votings

The Watchdog: Arbitrum DAO’s Grant Misuse Bounty Program

Vote: FOR

The Watchdog: Arbitrum DAO's Grant Misuse Bounty Program

Thank you for the proposal, @Entropy. It is a good step toward ensuring that Dao grants are utilized as intended. The only question we have is regarding the classification for Low, Medium, and High levels of misuse. Is this tied to how the funds were inappropriately used, the amount of funds misused, or a mix of both? We would recommend a mix of the type of inappropriate usage (which is subject to the committee’s review) and the amount of funds that have been misappropriated for use outside of …

[Election & Application Thread] Arbitrum D.A.O. (Domain Allocator Offerings) Grant Program

Vote: Flook (Gaming), Juandi (Dev Tooling), Castle Capital (New Protocol Ideas), SEEDGov (Education, Community Growth & Events)

[Election & Application Thread] Arbitrum D.A.O. (Domain Allocator Offerings) Grant Program

Below is the summary of our recent votes and rationale for the Domain Allocator Offerings Grant Program. Gaming Domain: Supporting Flook based on the demonstrated expertise and relevant background in the gaming sector. Dev Tooling Domain: Supporting Juandi despite a previous grant oversight. We believe this was an isolated misjudgment, and the overall strong performance record warrants continued support. New Protocol Ideas Domain: We voted for ourselves in line with the Code of Conduct. Ou…

Non-Constitutional: Proposal for Piloting Enhancements and Strengthening the Sustainability of ArbitrumHub in the Year Ahead

Vote: AGAINST

Non-Constitutional: Proposal for Piloting Enhancements and Strengthening the Sustainability of ArbitrumHub in the Year Ahead

We have voted AGAINST the proposal on Snapshot. The concerns we raised in our previous feedback remain unaddressed. While we find the concept of ArbitrumHub interesting, the proposed annual budget of $230,400 is difficult to justify. We suggest reducing the scope exclusively to ArbitrumHub’s core functionality and removing the social media management and newsletter components. Maybe it is a possible direction for the team to consider.

Arbitrum Strategic Objective Setting (SOS) – Defining the DAO’s Interim Goals

Vote: FOR

Arbitrum Strategic Objective Setting (SOS) – Defining the DAO’s Interim Goals

We have voted in FAVOUR of the proposal on Snapshot. While there are areas that could be further refined, we believe the core framework is sound and should proceed through the governance process. Our earlier feedback can be viewed at: Thank you @Entropy, for addressing some of our concerns.

Tally votings

Tally | Arbitrum | [Constitutional AIP] Activate Arbitrum BoLD + Infura Nova Validator Whitelist)

Vote: FOR

AIP: BOLD - permissionless validation for Arbitrum

We are in full support of the Arbitrum BoLD upgrade. BoLD introduces a next-generation dispute protocol that will enable permissionless validation for Arbitrum chains, marking a crucial step in advancing the ecosystem. By mitigating delay attacks and ensuring disputes are resolved within a fixed time window, BoLD brings greater security and decentralization to Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova. This innovation aligns with the DAO’s goal of becoming a Stage 2 Rollup, allowing any honest party to va…

AIP: Whitelist Infura Nova Validator

We are voting in favor of this proposal. Infura has demonstrated to be a trusted provider, so let’s solve this oversight for Nova’s benefit.