Snapshot Votes: September 2024
[Constitutional] Extend Delay on L2Time Lock
Voted FOR: Giving the process 5 extra days seems a small price to pay for how much extra safety we gain in response to bad actors. It is also great that the delay is only for constitutional votes, and not all future proposals.
STIP-Bridge Operational Budget
Voted FOR: Because the proposal and its budget already been approved I support this proposal without and comments. The team working on it did their job well and I feel they need to be compensated fairly.
[Replace Oversight Committee with MSS] Delegate to Voter Enfranchisement Pool — Event Horizon
Voted FOR: Getting more people involved in DAO has always been a goal of mine and this proposal is set to doing exactly that.
ArbitrumDAO Procurement Committee Phase II
Voted For - Extend: Having a committee to oversee and manage external providers that we can trust is necessary. The team behind it seems very capable and trustworthy. The budget seems fair based on the scale and size of the proposal.
[Pyth Network] Arbitrum LTIPP Extension Request
Voted Against: We need a clean slate with our current grant extension for the DAO. Extending Pyth network requests could result in unnecessary amplification. To be clear. My decision has nothing to do with Pyth Network and how they did their job with the program. My vote is only operational so we stick to initial deadlines and comply with the Detox Proposal about the new structure for future grants in the DAO.
Enhancing Multichain Governance: Upgrading RARI Governance Token on Arbitrum
Voted For: Happy to see RARI DAO moving their governance on Arbitrum. This could be a great case study for us for all future protocols or DAOs that decide the same.
Synthetix LTIP Grant Extension Request
Voted Against: For the same reason as another proposal to extend grants. My vote is only operational so we stick to initial deadlines and comply with the Detox Proposal about the new structure for future grants in the DAO.
Fund the Stylus Sprint
Voting For: I feel that the proposal size is quite big (5M+ ARB) for the structure the Entropy team set up. Many other initiatives with significantly less funding have a better structure, in my opinion. However, due to the novelty of Stylus and my full trust in the Entropy team, I support this proposal. I look forward to the analytics and results after the proposal ends. For the next iteration of the program, I would like to see a more detailed structure.
[Aave DAO] LTIPP Grant Extension Request
Voted Against: For the same reason as another proposal to extend grants (Synthetix, Pyth Network) My vote is only operational so we stick to initial deadlines and comply with the Detox Proposal about the new structure for future grants in the DAO.
Terms of Tenure for STEP program manager
Voted #1 Additional funds for one year (then other options):
When we were voting on the original proposal, I was in favor. While I think this was an operational mistake by the team, we should avoid this mistake in the future. I still believe the STEP program works very well, and the team behind it should be compensated fairly. The solution to add funds for one year sounds like the best way to fix this. However, we should use this example to learn from and avoid repeating this mistake in the future.
ArbitrumDAO Off-site
Voted for Online event (then other options): Overall, I was very excited when I first heard about the new IRL offsite for the Arbitrum DAO. I think this type of event is super useful for both the existing gov team and introducing new members to Arbitrum DAO. My only concern (as expressed in the comments) was that the event would compete with the GovHack event by HackHumanty at the same time. I will vote for the Online event. I still support the IRL event by Danielo and the team. I would love to see what a new format of IRL events would look like. I am excited to see what will be next from them.
GovHack Devcon in Bangkok - Hack Humanity
Voted For: I am a strong supporter of the GovHack project. I see huge benefits in hosting this kind of event, both for active delegates and for new ones to get more involved in the operations of Arbitrum DAO. Hosting GovHack as a side event during Devcon fits well for most of us. Also, I love to see that the budget for this one is much lower than it was in Brussels.
[Non-Constitutional] Funds to Bolster Foundation’s Strategic Partnerships Budget
Voted For: I still lack more transparency on how these funds are used. Who gets, how much? I understand some of these deals should be private. But it is hard for us to asses if this kind of fund justifies the outcome if we don’t know how the funds are used. On the other side, I trust Arbitrum Foundation that in this time of highly competitive conditions we will use the funds in a positive way that will benefit Arbitrum and Ethereum ecosystem. Also now that Stylus is out we need to get even more aggressive in getting new L3 chains built on top of Arbitrum. I decided to support the proposal either way.
[Non-Constitutional] Arbitrum DAO Delegate Incentive Program
Voted FOR - DIP V1.5: Incentive programs showed that with programs like this, you can get very active and engaging governance in your DAO. As a DAO you want the best kind of people making decisions, giving feedback on proposals, attending weekly calls, etc. It takes a lot of time to be active in the governance so incentives like this help bring smart, experienced, and talented people to your DAO. I fully support the DIP 1.5 program run by Seed Latam