The following reflects the views of L2BEAT’s governance team, composed of @krst, @Sinkas, and @Manugotsuka, and it’s based on their combined research, fact-checking, and ideation.
Nomination Phase
We didn’t use our voting power during the nomination phase of the March 2025 Security Council elections. That was a conscious decision, as all the candidates we wanted to see qualify for the elections phase had already done so.
For those unaware, during the nomination phase, candidates can only receive up to the necessary amount of votes needed to qualify (8.5M in this case), but no more than that. Seeing as the Security Council elections are perhaps one of the most important votes in the DAO, we didn’t want to use our voting power simply for the sake of exercising our voting right.
Election Phase
As with the previous elections’ nomination period, we selected the applicants we voted for based on the following high-level criteria:
- Strong technical knowledge
- Reputation at stake
- Location
After reviewing all applications, attending the AMA call on the 11th of April, and consulting with our research team, we decided to split our voting power between 3 candidates:
Bartek
Our very first choice was obviously Bartek. In addition to being L2BEAT’s co-founder, Bartek has strong technical knowledge and extensive experience with many L2s, including Arbitrum. His prior involvement with the Security Council also makes him an ideal candidate for this cohort.
Yoav.eth
Yoav comes from a security and research background. His technical expertise and extensive knowledge of Arbitrum mechanisms will be a significant addition to the Security Council.
Fred
Fred was the previous tech lead at Arbitrum Foundation. Before that, he was the tech lead at Offchain Labs, making him intimately familiar with Arbitrum’s tech and a perfect candidate for the Security Council. He’s now no longer directly associated with either AF or OCL, although he is a technical advisor to Arbitrum.
Disclaimer
We know that the Security Council is comprised of 6 people, but we consciously decided to concentrate our voting power on the 3 people that we feel most confident in, that we have direct experience working with, and therefore feel confident in their ability to serve on the Security Council. We appreciate every candidate who has applied, and we believe there are some very capable people who can make up a really strong cohort.