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.
We are voting FOR the proposal.
After reviewing all alternative solutions to the current funding shortfall that the MSS faces, the most straightforward option is to wind it down and temporarily transfer this function to the Arbitrum Foundation.
It’s essential to note that we view this as an interim measure, and we believe the OpCo should ultimately assume control of the funds for DAO initiatives once it’s operationally ready to do so. In the meantime, it might be beneficial for the DAO to discuss how the setup should look like once the OpCo is in control, and whether it’d make sense to include external parties in a setup similar to the MSS.
Lastly, we’d like to request that the Arbitrum Foundation transparently manage the funds on behalf of the DAO, either by having different wallets that delegates can refer to when checking for the balance of different initiatives, or by having a public spreadsheet that tracks said balance.