Daniel Goldman - March 2026 Security Council

Security Council Security Council Elections
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For the consideration of the DAO,

I’m Daniel Goldman (DZack23.eth / @DZack23). I’m former Senior Blockchain Engineer at Offchain Labs, where I worked full time for four years (2020-2024). At Offchain Labs, I led the design and implementation Arbitrum’s smart contract components, including the core protocol contracts, the token bridge, the cross-chain governance system, and, indeed, the contracts responsible for this very Security Council election. I also contributed to technical documentation, protocol design/research, web-dev, and client side tooling. I am currently a top Delegate in the Arbitrum DAO. I have, in short, spent a lot of time thinking about Arbitrum.

On top of my four years at Offchain Labs, I have an additional ~4 years working full time in the crypto space. I cofounded Abacus, a web3 consulting company, where I provided technical guidance about scaling infrastructure and security best-practices. I’ve also contributed to a number dapps and protocols in both the Ethereum and Bitcoin ecosystems, and written extensively about Blockchain tech, with a focus on layer 2 systems. I have ample personal experience with hardware wallets, gnosis safe multisigs, and operating node infrastructure, I take opec very seriously, and I rarely sleep.

Your consideration for this role is much appreciated, happy to answer any and all questions. Thanks!

-DZack23

Security Council Nominee Address: 0x09BDaf6Be43CD6ff378E9CC785CD7A667B64668D

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Daniel Goldman - Candidate for Security Council, September 2025
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Hi all — I wasn’t able to make the SC election AMA today - if anyone has any questions for me, feel free to post them here, thanks!

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Hi Daniel, thanks for running and for your long-term work on Arbitrum’s core infra.
From your perspective, what are the most important security or governance improvements that can:

make non-technical users more comfortable using Arbitrum, and

help Arbitrum reach users in countries where language and education are still a big barrier to using crypto safely?

How do you see the Security Council contributing to this over the next term..?

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I think it’s most important to understand that the role of the Security Council is strictly focused on assessing and responding to critical security emergencies; questions about reaching more users are out of the scope, and members of the Security Council aren’t granted any sort of special seat for the discussion of such questions.

That said, speaking as a member of the DAO, I’m strongly supportive of initiates like the Arbitrum Audit Program and the like; I think it’s important the DAO offer ecosystem-wide resources specifically dedicated to security (as opposed to funding more broadly, or promotion, etc), and my hope is that the success of such initiatives will lead to users recognizing the community’s emphasis on safety, and hopefully making them comfortable with the technology’s risks.

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