I voted FOR this proposal because I appreciate its innovative approach, particularly its focus on specific metrics and goals, such as achieving the deepest USDC/ETH liquidity.
The allocation of 80M ARB is a significant amount that can drive impactful outcomes and help achieve ambitious objectives. Some delegates argue that this sum is excessive and could lead to resource waste. As I mentioned in my comments here: [SOS Submission] SEEDGov – Strategic Objectives - #5 by 0xAlex and Builders' Voices Needed: Shaping the Future of Arbitrum Together - #18 by 0xAlex, at Kleros Cooperative, we propose creating Futarchy Markets to provide data-driven insights for decision-making (and this without any extra costs for the DAO). This approach can be experimented to ensure that the optimal amount of incentives is used to achieve specific goals without excessive spending.
For example, a Futarchy Market could be designed to answer the following question: “What is the minimum amount of ARB incentives needed to achieve the deepest USDC/ETH liquidity on the Arbitrum chain?” If the market indicates, for instance, 2M ARB tokens, the Season Selection Committee would have a starting point for setting incentives.
This mechanism also enhances accountability. Anyone who disagrees with the market’s estimate can participate in trading the Futarchy markets, putting their money where their mouth is. Also if the Season Selection Committee decide to start at 5M, instead of 2M, the DAO and the Delegates could have a point of reference to challenge its decision. We are eager to experiment with this approach and discuss with @Entropy about the opportunity to run these markets in parallel of the DRIP program.
Arbitrum DAO could the first DAO to experiment with “Advisory Futarchy” and get tailored input from the market to adjust some parameters of the DRIP program.