The following reflects the views of L2BEAT’s governance team, composed of @krst and @Sinkas, and it’s based on the combined research, fact-checking, and ideation of the two.
We have been following the GCP since its inception, and we’ve had extensive discussions with the GCP working group, delegates, members of the Foundation and Off-Chain Labs, and numerous other stakeholders in the Arbitrum ecosystem. We have developed a pretty strong understanding of the responsibilities the GCP council would have to carry out, as well as what kind of ‘profiles’ would best fit in such a council at this point in time.
After careful consideration and internal deliberation, we’ve decided to split our voting power between three applications covering 3 unique points of view and domains of expertise.
Coinflipcanada
Coinflip is very familiar with Arbitrum’s governance both in terms of current events as well as its history so far. He’s been involved with almost all initiatives within the DAO to some degree, and he’s also been very involved in the GCP formulation, serving as a member of the interim council of the GCP. We believe he has the necessary skills and experience to provide the appropriate context for the GCP, but to also act as the liaison between the GCP Council and the DAO.
David Bolger
David is the Gaming Partnerships Lead at Offchain Labs, which puts him front and centre of any new developments happening in the gaming vertical within the Arbitrum ecosystem. With over 2 years of experience at Offchain, we are confident that David is aware of what’s happening from the OCL side and, through his work, knows what it takes to build a game on Arbitrum - especially from a tech perspective. He will also help GCP to navigate around what projects would be the best fit for Arbitrum ecosystem and would be able to make the most of Arbitrum tech stack.
Karthik Raju
Karthik brings extensive knowledge of ventures, having served as a General Partner at Polychain Capital for a number of years. Polychain Capital was the Series A lead investor for Arbitrum, and Karthik also holds a board position in Arbitrum Foundation. We believe having that sort of expertise and alignment in the council is a good match in terms of securing long-term token holders’ interests but also ensuring that any investment that GCP makes is a good fit within the broader Arbitrum project portfolio.
Beyond the council
On the occasion of the council elections, we saw an amazing set of applications coming in, and we believe it’s worth exploring ways in which everyone applying for the GCP could be somehow involved in its’ work in the future. Perhaps the GCP Council could use them as some sort of an unofficial support group that would be aiding the main team when needed. We’d like to see all those people remaining involved in some way or another, whether that is in the GCP specifically, or in general in other initiatives in Arbitrum DAO that require similar expertise.