SEEDGov (Martin Azpiroz) - March 2026 Security Council

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About SEEDGov

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SEEDGov is a governance platform with over three years of active participation across the Arbitrum ecosystem and beyond, including Optimism, Lido, Starknet, MakerDAO, and Uniswap. With more than 35M tokens delegated, our focus has always been on the intersection of governance design, technical execution, and protocol security — not just voting, but understanding what we’re voting on and why it matters.

Within Arbitrum specifically, we’ve served as Education and Community Growth Domain Allocators for three consecutive seasons, managed three iterations of the Delegate Incentive Programme, and participated in the Stylus Sprint and Watchdog committees.

Designated Representative — Tino (Martin Azpiroz)

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SEEDGov will be represented by Tino. He brings a combination of technical, operational, and governance experience across DeFi and Layer 2 ecosystems. While serving as the designated representative, he will be supported by our team, providing additional context, coordination, and operational support when needed.

Tino has been in crypto for over six years, five of them full-time. He spent two and a half years as an Associate Researcher at BCAS and is currently a Blockchain and Smart Contract Advisor at Axis Group, where his day-to-day involves reviewing the code and architecture of major DeFi protocols and Layer 2s as part of Decentralisation Audits and technical assessments under MiCA. That means identifying protocol-level risks and evaluating smart contract systems under strict regulatory and security standards — he’s contributed technical input to more than 40 whitepapers and several licensing processes across that time, which has given him a detailed picture of how these systems are built, how they interact, and where the failure points tend to live.

On the Arbitrum side, he’s part of the Stylus Sprint programme as a milestones reviewer, where he’s reviewed more than 40 technical milestones across projects contributing core infrastructure to the Stylus stack, giving him direct exposure to Arbitrum’s technical architecture and development pipeline from both a technical and governance angle.

On the brother Layer 2 ecosystem side, he currently serves as Governance Facilitator for the Operations Committee of Scroll DAO, where he’s responsible for setting up and managing the DAO’s multisigs. As part of that work, he’s also built tooling to monitor DAO activity and multisig transactions, including a dedicated interface to track and categorise multisig operations, and Dune dashboards tracking protocol and DAO activity more broadly. He’s also led technical tracks on ZK-EVM architecture through the Scroll DAO Accelerator Programme, helping onboard contributors to the practical realities of working within an L2 ecosystem.

Why SEEDGov for the Security Council

Security Council decisions are high-stakes, often time-sensitive, and require people who actually understand what they’re signing off on, technically and operationally. The combination of what SEEDGov brings as an organisation and Tino’s background as our representative is exactly what this role calls for:

  • Hands-on smart contract and protocol analysis,

  • Direct experience managing multisig infrastructure,

  • Deep familiarity with Arbitrum’s governance and technical stack, and

  • A track record of operating under structured, accountable frameworks.

We’re not newcomers to Arbitrum, and we’re not here to rubber-stamp decisions. We’re here because we think governance security is just as important as protocol security, and we want to help make sure both hold up.

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Tino, strong Arbitrum-specific track record three seasons of active contribution is hard to argue with. Two questions: First, you’re currently Governance Facilitator for Scroll DAO a competing L2. How do you plan to manage situations where Arbitrum and Scroll interests may not fully align? Second, SEEDGov is applying as an entity if you personally step back from this role, what happens to the Security Council seat ? @MconnectDAO

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Hi @MconnectDAO !

Thank you for the thoughtful questions.

Regarding the first point, Tino’s role at Scroll is not related to protocol security itself, but rather to governance operations. As such, we do not expect situations where the interests of both L2s would directly conflict in the context of Security Council responsibilities.

That said, as this is an application submitted by SEEDGov as an organization, Tino is supported by a dedicated team focused exclusively on Arbitrum. This structure allows us to ensure that Arbitrum’s interests are consistently prioritized and safeguarded.

We would also like to note that, historically, several individuals and organizations have held (and in some cases continue to hold) critical roles—including Security Council positions—across multiple L2 ecosystems. We mention this not to single out any specific case, but rather to highlight that such overlaps have not resulted in conflicts of interest in practice.

Regarding your second question, should Martin step back from SEEDGov, the organization has the necessary technical and human resources to seamlessly assume his responsibilities. His role within the Security Council is supported by a multidisciplinary team, and therefore, his departure would not pose any disruption to Arbitrum.

That said, we would of course take all necessary measures to ensure continuity and maintain the expected level of performance and reliability in the role.

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Thanks for the detailed response, SEEDGov.

On the Scroll question I understand the distinction between governance operations and protocol security. But Security Council decisions can sometimes have indirect competitive implications for other L2s, not just direct protocol conflicts. Has SEEDGov defined a formal recusal policy for situations where even indirect overlap might arise…? Or is this handled on a case-by-case basis?

On the succession question appreciated that the org has the capacity to absorb the transition. Would it be possible to share who the backup representative would be, or at least confirm that a named successor is already identified internally…? For a Security Council seat, the community would benefit from knowing that continuity isn’t just organizational intent but an actual named plan.

Asking in the spirit of due diligence not skepticism about your track record, which speaks for itself.

@SEEDGov

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Thanks for the detailed response SEEDGov.

The organizational structure explanation addresses the succession concern well enough for this stage. On the Scroll overlap, noted the historical precedent point is fair context.

Looking forward to seeing how the candidacy develops. @SEEDGov