Update on what we’ve been up to from December 2023 to April 2024.
Voting
[Snapshot] Security Council Improvement Proposal - Voted to Increase the Threshold to 9/11
We drafted the proposal to improve the structure of the security council as per the Stage 1 requirements according to L2BEAT’s framework of assessing the maturity of rollups. Since there was no case of self-dealing or personal enrichment of any kind, we also participated in the voting.
[Tally] ArbOS Version 11 - Voted FOR
We reviewed the executable code, and after finding no issues, we voted in favor of the upgrade.
[Snapshot] Establish the ArbitrumDAO Procurement Committee
We didn’t cast our vote in time but we signaled our support for the proposal in the forums.
[Snapshot] Long-Term Incentives Pilot Program - Voted FOR
After following the development of the proposal through the relevant working group, we decided to vote in its favor.
[Tally] Establish the Arbitrum Research & Development Collective - Voted FOR
We were supportive of the idea of having a dedicated team of industry experts ever since the proposal for the Arbitrum Coalition. The ARDC proposal addressed several concerns that delegates had with the Coalition and as a result, we voted in its favor.
[Snapshot] LTIPP Elections for the Council and Application Advisors
We participated in the elections for the LTIPP positions of the council and application advisors. Our choices and rationale behind each can be found here.
[Snapshot] Election of Procurement Committee Members (ADPC)
We participated in the election of the ADPC members. Our choices and the rationale behind them can be found here.
[Snapshot] Thank ARB by Plurality Labs - Milestone 2: Scaling Value Creation in the DAO - Voted AGAINST
After reviewing Milestone 1 in-depth, we voted against the proposal during temp-check. Later during the process, and based on delegate feedback, Plurality Labs withdrew their proposal.
[Tally] Establish the ArbitrumDAO Procurement Committee - Voted FOR
Although we missed the deadline for casting our vote during temp-check, we voted in favor of the proposal during the on-chain vote as we were supportive of it.
[Snapshot] Changes to the Constitution and the Security Council Election Process - Voted FOR
After reviewing the proposed changes and their implications, we voted for the proposal.
We also voted in favour of the proposal during the subsequent on-chain vote.
[Snapshot] Arbitrum Stable Treasury Endowment Program (STEP) - Voted FOR
Before the proposal went to a vote, we had been following its progress by participating in the related working group. We voted for the proposal during temp-check but requested some additions before committing to support the proposal on-chain.
[Snapshot] ArbOS Version 20 “Atlas” - Voted FOR
We voted for the proposal during the temp check and committed ourselves to reviewing the proposed changes in-depth before the on-chain vote. When the subsequent on-chain vote was created, we reviewed the changes and, after ensuring nothing was wrong, we voted for the proposal.
[Snapshot] Batch Poster Manager and Sequencer Inbox Finality Fix - Voted FOR
As with other similar votes, we voted for it during the temp check and committed to reviewing the proposed changes in-depth before the on-chain vote.
[Snapshot] Empowering Early Contributors: The community Arbiter Proposal 2.0 - Voted FOR
Following the revision of the proposal after their first version failed, we voted in favor of the proposal by the Arbiters.
[Snapshot] Funding for Into the Dungeons: Machinata - a PvP Digital Miniature Game V2 - Voted FOR
We were engaged in the conversation around the proposal, and after carefully reviewing the proposal, we decided to vote in its favor.
[Snapshot] Proposal to fund Plurality Labs Milestone 1B(ridge) - Voted ABSTAIN
Even though we voted against Plurality Labs’ Milestone 2 proposal, we were supportive of their Milestone 1B proposal. However, we had to abstain from voting as we were part of the proposal in the capacity of an Advisory Board member.
We also abstained in the subsequent on-chain vote for the same reason.
[Snapshot] Arbitrum Research and Development Collective Elections
We participated in the election for the members of the ARDC and voted for the Security, the Research, and the Risk members. We had to abstain from the DAO Advocate election because we were among the applicants.
You can see who we voted for as well as the rationale behind the choices here.
[Snapshot] Fix Fee Oversight ArbOS v20 “Atlas” - Voted FOR
After participating in the relevant call set up by the Foundation, we voted in favor of the proposal while also raising the point that it would be interesting to be able to manage contract parameters without having to do a full contract upgrade for every small change.
[Snapshot] Request for Continuation of the Arbitrum DDA Program Request - Voted FOR
After reviewing the performance of Questbook’s DDA program, we decided to vote for the proposal during the temp check. At the time of voting, we hadn’t published our review of Questbook’s similar to the one we published for the Plurality Labs program.
[Snapshot] Front-end interface to force transaction inclusion during sequencer downtime - Voted FOR
We believe the proposal to be really important to maintaining the permissionless and censorship-resistant nature of Arbitrum and therefore we voted in its favor.
[Snapshot] Catalyze Arbitrum Gaming: HADOUKEN! - Voted FOR
We voted in favor of the proposal during the temp check as we believe the proposal to be a strong signal to bring more games to Arbitrum.
[Snapshot] Expand Tally Support for the Arbitrum DAO - Voted FOR
We value Tally’s work in supporting Arbitrum’s governance and as such we voted in favor of the proposal.
[Snapshot] Double-Down on STIP Successes (STIP-Bridge) - Voted FOR
Although not fully comfortable with the proposal’s form during temp check, we decided to vote in its favor to keep the discussion going and hopefully improve it before the on-chain vote with the involvement of other delegates.
Discussions
Hosted Open Governance Call #10, #11, and #12
You can find the recording, chat log, and transcript of Open Governance Call #10 here.
You can find the recording, chat log, and transcript of Open Governance Call #11 here.
You can find the recording, chat log, and transcript of Open Governance Call #12 here.
Plurality Labs Milestone 1 Review
We conducted an in-depth review of Plurality Labs Milestone 1 and published it on the occasion of their Milestone 2 proposal going to a vote.
You can read the full review here.
Call for action - review of DDA program by Questbook
We published a call to action to remind delegates that Questbook’s DDA program was nearing its end and we should collectively review its performance so we can decide how to proceed. We also coordinated with the DDA team to host 2 calls on which they presented what they have funded to the DAO.
Elected as DAO Advocate
Together with Ant Federation, L2BEAT was elected as the DAO Advocate in the context of Arbitrum’s Research and Development Committee (ARDC). Over the next 6 months, we’ll be working on directing the ARDC’s efforts to have the best possible impact on Arbitrum’s DAO while also remaining in constant communication with the DAO and its stakeholders.
We set up a separate communication thread for DAO Advocate updates.
L2BEAT Arbitrum Office Hours
Lastly, we want to remind everyone that to further our communication with our constituents and any interested party in the community, we’re hosting recurring Office Hours on Google Meets.
The office hours are held every Thursday at 3 pm UTC/ 11 am EST
During Office Hours, you will be able to reach L2BEAT’s governance team, which consists of @krst and @Sinkas, and discuss our activity as delegates.
The purpose of the office hours is to gather feedback from the people who have delegated to us, answer any questions in regard to our voting activities and rationale, and collect input on things you’d like us to engage in discussions about.
You can add the L2BEAT Governance Calendar in your Google Calendar to find the respective Google Meets links for every call and to easily keep track of the Office Hours, as well as other important calls and events relevant to Arbitrum that L2BEAT governance team will be attending or hosting.