AIP: Funds to bootstrap the first BoLD validator - Bond sentiment.
Voted FOR
Again, it’s key to give the team all the necessary resources to do things properly and get BoLD out of the gates ASAP.
Kwenta x Perennial: Arbitrum Onboarding Incentives
Voted FOR
This is a lot of money, don’t get me wrong. I think compared to Curve’s proposal where the founder was willing to put up incentives on his side was much better for the DAO and a much firmer YES from me. However, there is a war for apps going on, and in the context of that, attracting these projects is key, so I’m voting FOR.
AIP: Funds to bootstrap the first BoLD validator - Operational cost sentiment.
Voted FOR
Again, this is the right decision to further the tech of Arbitrum and it’s a no-brainer. Appreciate dividing the decision into three categories to make sure delegates could express themselves over every part of the decision.
Pilot Stage – Treasury Backed Vaults research and development
Voted FOR
Even though I share the concern over the current state of the proposal, this is a simple temperature check and I expect to see these concerns solved by the time we get to an onchain vote. This is important R&D for the DAO imo.
[Non-Constitutional] Betting on Builders: Infinite Launchpad Proposal
Voted AGAINST
The monetary ask of this proposal is too high, and the legal risks associated with launchpads have been well known in this industry since ICOs. Not something we should delve in, and certainly not with this system.
ArbitrumHub Evolution: The Next Step in Streamlining Information Access and Raising Awareness for Arbitrum DAO
Voted AGAINST
As I argued in the forum post, this represents way too much money for the content proposed. I fully agree that their team should be compensated, but this is clearly not the way.
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Multisig Support Service (MSS) Elections
Voted FOR:
@DisruptionJoe
@DAOplomats
@feems
@Frisson
I voted based on my knowledge of their work in the ecosystem, their reliability, and the necessary technical skills to make this new program a success.
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Approval of STEP committee recommendations
Voted FOR
This list has taken a long time to craft and the committee has done a great job sifting through applications and making sure we pick quality candidates. The process has been a bit more opaque than others in recent memory but I quite like that. More of this!
Improving Predictability in Arbitrum DAO’s Operations
Voted #1 improve #2 abstain #3 against #4 predictability, approval process
My rationale here is that the proposal to improve the predictability is really good, but the approval process adds another layer of complexity to the functionning of the DAO. The first part is very important, but I don’t think the second is necessary right now. Happy to see steps are being taken to reduce voter fatigue!
Pilot for a Questbook Jumpstart fund for problem definition and DAO improvement
Voted In favor, but excluding the playbook
I believe that the promised deliverables are well worth the money the DAO would have to spend for it. Even the playbook at $15k is reasonable ask, though I decided to exclude it strategically as I saw that the community was pushing back on any additional costs. IMO, yes, the DAO made a mistake funding the gaming venture with so much money, but there have now been a couple of cases where I think we’ve closed potential good avenues of collab just based on that fear of overspending.
Gaming Catalyst Program (GCP) Council Voting
Voted for 33% @coinflip 33% @DavidBolger 33% Karthik Raju
I made these choices based on the experiences of each candidates with a bias for heavily involved participants in the Arb ecosystem. I think the stature of these candidates is relevant as they’ll have to hold their own and influence the GCP.
Entropy Advisors: Exclusively Working With Arbitrum DAO
Voted Do not fund
I believe the price of $2.5M is too steep for the services offered. If you think about how many salaries that pays and how much work is included here - the math doesn’t add up.
Change Arbitrum Expansion Program to allow deployments of new Orbit chains on any blockchain
Voted Against (Only Ethereum L1)
The idea here for me is that Arbitrum needs to focus on what works and not endlessly innovate in areas where there is no proven PMF. Seeing Arbitrum’s current lead in terms of TVL, why mess with a strategy like this? Ethereum needs to thrive for Arbitrum to thrive, and I think this proposal loses sight of that.
[Non-Constitutional] - Subsidy Fund Proposal from the ADPC
Voted FOR
The ADPC is doing a good job and deserves to see renewed support from the DAO. Well done to this team, and I hope the future holds as much success. This program will help enhance security on Arbitrum and attract new projects - what’s not to love?
[Constitutional] Extend Delay on L2Time Lock
Voted FOR
Important update to take us to a more decentralized, safer L2. Stage 2 rollups here we come!
STIP-Bridge Operational Budget
Voted FOR
Also a relatively routine operational proposal. I wish these didn’t need full community oversight and voting. Anyway, the STIP-bridge team is doing a fine job and deserve their budget.
[Replace Oversight Committee with MSS] Delegate to Voter Enfranchisement Pool — Event Horizon
Voted FOR
Always happy to see more transparency in the innerworkings of the DAO. This is a very good proposal that I’m hoping leads to easier management and less bureaucracy.
ArbitrumDAO Procurement Committee Phase II
Voted YES
The ADPC have been doing a good job, interesting questions about its renewal and the possibility of power creep if the same people keep this job continually are very interesting to me though and I’ll be monitoring these discussions closely.
[Pyth Network] Arbitrum LTIPP Extension Request
Voted YES
Whatever you think about PYTH, they requested 1M tokens and got them, only distributed 75k, and are requesting to retain 175k to dstribute. I just want to say bravo Pyth, they didn’t throw away their allocation just because it’s there and that’s an admirable. More than happy to support them.
ARB Staking: Unlock ARB Utility and Align Governance
Voted FOR
Staking is a very important part of the decentralization roadmap of Arbitrum, I’m happy to see its first steps here. I’ll be looking into the “align governance” part as I don’t want to see governance being something that can be “gamed” or “aligned”.