Gauntlet Delegate Communication Thread

Governance Delegate Statements
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[Non-Constitutional] Arbitrum DAO Delegate Incentive Program (Snapshot)
Vote: For DIP V1.5
Gauntlet voted in favor of DIP 1.5 as we believe the changes support a healthy evolution of delegate engagement and will contribute to greater Snasphot participation and feedback on key proposals. We agree with @krst’s requests for more flexibility on the Bonus Points to include participation in key initiatives, especially given many community calls can be restrictive to certain delegates in unfavorable time zones.

GovHack Devcon in Bangkok - Hack Humanity (Snapshot)
Vote: For
Gauntlet provided feedback to Klaus’s initial proposal that this style of proposal is better handled by a committee or framework as the DAO looks to operationalize its marketing and growth capabilities. Moving forward, we expect the ADPC and other DAO stakeholders (Entropy, Arbitrum Foundation, etc.) to help provide a framework for these types of events.

That said, DevCon is around the corner, and the aforementioned infrastructure is not yet ready to support a DevCon activation for Arbitrum DAO. After much deliberation, Gauntlet has decided to vote For the GovHack proposal in the Snapshot stage. GovHacks have a proven ability to bring visibility to the DAO. We’d like to see Hack Humanity continue to improve upon previous GovHack iterations in Thailand.

[Non-Constitutional] Funds to Bolster Foundation’s Strategic Partnerships Budget (Snapshot)
Vote: For
Gauntlet voted in favor of this proposal and provided feedback to the Arbitrum Foundation before the vote. A historical pain point has been the competitive grant deployment of other L2 ecosystems, allowing them to secure large brand-name partnerships. While the long-term effectiveness of this strategy is up for debate, it does make sense to establish a budget for Arbitrum to compete with other L2s on securing key partnerships.

One area that Gauntlet would request improvement is transparency. We suggest exploring making aspects of partnership details public after a set period, similar to government disclosure practices. While we understand the sensitivities around these deals, there may be a middle ground that allows the DAO and community to learn from the Foundation’s future mistakes and successes in pursuing these partnerships.

[CANCELED] Ethereum Protocol Attackathon Sponsorship (Onchain)
Vote: Against
Gauntlet voted against this proposal, which was canceled.

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Security Council Nominations
Gauntlet nominated the following:

COI: John Morrow is a Co-Founder of Gauntlet. Gauntlet supported John Morrow at the nomination stage of the Security Council Elections.

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[Non-Constitutional] Whitelist Infura Nova Validator (Snapshot)
Vote: For
Gauntlet has voted in favor of whitelisting a Nova Validator operated by Infura, given their reputation and notable uptime.

Research on context and retention (Snapshot)
Vote: For
Gauntlet has voted in favor of analyzing DAO forum data on Discourse and Discord to better understand DAO decision-making and help contextualize the DAO for new users.

An EIP-4824 powered daoURI for Arbitrum DAO (Snapshot)
Vote: For
Gauntlet has voted in favor of supporting the daoURI for Arbitrum given the use of ENS txt records.

NON-CONSTITUTIONAL] Arbitrum DAO Procurement Committee: Phase II Proposal (Onchain)
Vote: For
Gauntlet has voted in favor of the ADPC and aligns with the chosen investment areas for Phase 2 (Events and RPC providers). Gauntlet also wants to disclose that Aera will be used by the ADPC and Gauntlet will serve as the guardian for this vault. Gauntlet will charge no fee for this service.

UPDATED - Ethereum Protocol Attackathon Sponsorship
Vote: Abstain
Gauntlet has abstained from this proposal given previous feedback that while we support investing in Arbitrum security, we also recognize ongoing work by ARDC and events strategy in the above ADPC. We’re thus hesitant to support one-off proposals on event sponsorships and security.

Constitutional AIP - Extend Delay on L2Time Lock (Onchain)
Vote: For
Gauntlet has voted for this proposal given its security benefits and user experience benefits, allowing them a greater withdrawal period prior to a proposal’s execution.