Governance Weekly Recap

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Week of February 06, 2023

Summary

  1. All Token House votes will now occur on-chain. Agora has built an excellent portal for Optimism — you can try it out with this test proposal ahead of the next live voting round. You’ll need to fill out your delegate profile first, however.
  2. RetroPGF2 nominated projects have until February 21st to opt-in.
  3. You can see the many grant applications by selecting Grants Council and/or Cycle-10 tags. A list of grants in Preliminary Review has been distributed via the Grants Council Discord channel.
  4. And oh yes, there was an OP airdrop.

Proposals

[Draft] Upgrade Proposal: Bedrock. The first protocol upgrade to be be put before the Collective.

:speaking_head: Voting starts on February 16th.

In the Forums

Registering as a delegate. The process has changed, and will take place through the voting portal.

Voting power consolidation? @0xtassilo.eth considers the question.

Airdrop #2 anomalies?

On Twitter

Airdrop sybil hunting defense approach.

“The chain/rollup-as-a-service field is furiously heating up right now,” observes Norswap.

Things to build on Optimism, from @jack_anorak.

This week in Optimism, and OP Radio #18 on Binance stablecoin integration and partnership.

Governance Calls

:speaking_head: The next community governance call will be on Tuesday, Feburary 14th at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET, on Zoom.

Quick Gov Links: Working Constitution | Operating Manual v0.2 | Proposal template | Delegates | Voting Portal | Optimism on Boardroom

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good read Thanks for the summary.

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Hi, what is the password for the community call?

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Week of February 13, 2023

Summary

  1. Voting for the Bedrock protocol upgrade has been delayed until Cycle 11 (voting period begins March 23).
  2. RetroPGF2 nominated projects (still) have until February 21st to opt-in.

Proposals

[Draft] Upgrade Proposal: Bedrock. The first protocol upgrade to be be put before the Collective.

In the Forums

Quests retrospect, and questions about future directions from @CryptoKachu

Community calls. Should they be moved to Discord stages?

Cycle 10 grant review roundup, from @danelund.eth.

New grant proposal templates, for Cycle 11.

On Twitter

a16z announces its first cohort of OP delegates.

How Optimism plans to bootstrap the first use case of decentralized identity.

The Optimist NFT — custom profile pictures coming soon.

Submit your best Optimist NFT memes here.

This week in Optimism, and OP Radio #19: Rainbow Web3 Wallet.

Governance Calls

:speaking_head: Here’s a recap and recording of last week’s community governance call.

Quick Gov Links: Working Constitution | Operating Manual v0.3 | Voting Portal | Optimism on Boardroom

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Week of February 20, 2023

Highlights

  1. Optimism goes Superchain, fyi. Here’s a set of helpful links to explanatory docs.
  2. Grant applicants: make sure you understand the OP no-sale/lock-up policies.
  3. Cycle 11 grant hopefuls: follow the new proposal template here, and be mindful of the new milestone assessment guidance.

Proposals

[Draft] Upgrade Proposal: Bedrock. Voting has been delayed until Cycle 11. See the explanation here.

In the Forums

Karma’s delegate dashboard has some new features.

Distribution of voting power discussion continues.

Coinbase + OP = BASE

On Twitter

Optimism weekly recap

OP Radio #21: Base Built on the OP Stack

The Superchain

Governance Calls

:speaking_head: The next community governance call is tomorrow, Tuesday, February 28th at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET, on Zoom.

Quick Gov Links: Working Constitution | Operating Manual v0.3 | Voting Portal | Optimism on Boardroom

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Week of February 27, 2023

Highlights

  1. Cycle 10 grant finalists were announced a few days ago.
  2. Cycle 11 grant applications are due on March 8, 19:00 GMT. Keep an eye on the Grants Council’s landing page for more information.
  3. Current Cycle 11 proposals can be seen using the appropriate forum category.

:eyes: @lavande announced the Collective DAO Archives, comprising two resources to research policies, programs, and the unofficial roadmaps of 20 Ethereum DAOs. See Justine’s presentation at ETHDenver.

Proposals

[Draft] Upgrade Proposal: Bedrock. V2 of this proposal is expected to be posted soon.

In the Forums

Some questions (and answers) about Optimism’s monetary policy.

Feedback on Agora’s voting portal continues in this thread.

On Twitter

Technical deep dive on the Superchain, summarized.

Weird ETH Yankovic at ETHDenver, and a long thread.

Attestation-based identity, explained.

Optimism weekly recap.

Governance Calls

:speaking_head: A recording of last week’s community governance call can be found here, with recap to come soon.

Quick Gov Links: Working Constitution | Operating Manual v0.3 | Voting Portal | Optimism on Boardroom

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Week of March 6, 2023

Highlights

  1. RetroPGF2 voting is live! Check out all the eligible projects. Here’s a recording of the kick-off call. Badgeholders can vote through March 23; see more info in the Badgeholder Manual.
  2. The grant submission deadline for cycle 11 has been moved to March 14 — keep your eye on the Grants Council docs.
  3. Current Cycle 11 proposals can be seen using the appropriate forum category.
  4. As @lavande notes in Discord: “Provided the [Bedrock v2] proposal draft receives the required delegate approvals, Bedrock will go to a vote during the voting period of Cycle #11, which begins at 19:00 GMT on March 23rd.”
  5. Community governance call is tomorrow — see details below.

Proposals

[Draft] Upgrade Proposal: Bedrock - v2. This version includes important changes and context, and is followed up with the final results of the Sherlock audit contest.

In the Forums

Citizens’ House badgeholders can if they want provide their RetroPGF2 voting rationales here.

Badgeholder conflicts of interest can be disclosed in this thread.

RPGF2: Overview of education nominees, generously provided by @Michael.

Delegate communication thread updates from @OPUser and @saludiego201.

Some feedback on EIP4844 Contributors Collection.

On Twitter

If life is a party, RetroPGF is the music.

Optimism weekly recap.

OP Radio #22: Quests on Coinbase Wallet.

Governance Calls

:speaking_head: The next community governance call is Tuesday, March 14th, at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET, on Zoom.

Quick Gov Links: Working Constitution | Operating Manual v0.3 | Voting Portal | Optimism on Boardroom

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Week of March 13, 2023

Highlights

  1. RetroPGF voting is live until March 23. Here are all the eligible projects. See badgeholder voting rationales and conflict-of-interest disclosures.
  2. Bedrock goes up for voting on the new portal this week — 19:00 GMT on March 23.

Proposals

[Draft] Upgrade Proposal: Bedrock - v2.

In the Forums

Kromatika is looking for feedback on changing their use of proceeds from a Cycle 6 grant.

Delegate communication thread update from @OPUser.

On Twitter

This week in Optimism

OP Radio #23: The Uncommon Mark Tyneway

In Discord

There’s been a lot of activity in #gov-monitoring recently.

Can edits be made to a grant proposal after the submission deadline has passed?

Governance Calls

:speaking_head: Here’s the recording and recap of last week’s community governance call.

Quick Gov Links: Working Constitution | Operating Manual v0.3 | Voting Portal | Optimism on Boardroom

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Week of March 20, 2023

Highlights

  1. RetroPGF results should be forthcoming in a couple of days.
  2. Voting is live on the new portal. Be sure that you can see both proposals.
  3. There’s a new version of the Operating Manual, v0.3.3.

Proposals

In the Forums

In Discord & Twitter

Governance Calls

The next community governance call is Tuesday, March 28th, at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET, on Zoom.

Quick Gov Links: Working Constitution | Operating Manual v0.3. 3| Voting Portal | Optimism on Boardroom

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Week of March 27, 2023

Highlights

  1. Governance Update #6 was posted last week — we’re almost at the end of Season 3, which means a two-week Reflection Period is ahead. Here’s a sketch of the coming weeks.
  2. Voting is still live on the new portal. Be sure to vote on both proposals.
  3. The Cycle 11 grants preliminary roundup has been published. Final results by April 8.
  4. Congratulations to all beneficiaries of RetroPFG 2!

Proposals

In the Forums

In Discord & Twitter

Governance Calls

The recap of the last community governance call is here, and the recording here.

Quick Gov Links: Working Constitution | Operating Manual v0.3. 3| Voting Portal | Optimism on Boardroom

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Week of April 3, 2023

Highlights

  1. With Season 3 over, we have a preview of Season 4. Goals, renewals, and experiments are listed, and a tentative schedule provided. More detail to come on April 13.
  2. We’re in a rest week now.
  3. Cycle 11 grants finalists have been selected — congratulations to the grantees.
  4. Grant policies have been outlined by @lavande.

Proposals

  • Upgrade Proposal: Bedrock - v2. This proposal succeeded with record number of wallets participating — and overwhelmingly in favor.
  • Delegate Suspension: Fractal Visions This proposal succeeded with over 80% voting in favor; discussion continues.

In the Forums

In Discord & Twitter

Governance Calls

The next community governance call will be on April 11 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET, hosted by @Michael. Fresh data to be provided by @MSilb7. On Zoom.

Quick Gov Links: Working Constitution | Operating Manual v0.3. 3| Voting Portal | Optimism on Boardroom

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Week of April 10, 2023

Highlights

  1. We’re now in the reflection period (April 13-26) between seasons.
  2. The Foundation’s Guide to Season 4 puts forward important new concepts and approaches, including Intents, Missions, and Alliances — and also provides a timeline.
  3. Season 4 features Collective Intents — around which the entire community aligns. They are “directional goals that allow the Collective to align and focus.” For the upcoming season, three Intents have been set by the Foundation; an additional one has been left open for community input. A brainstorming call will be held at 17:30 GMT on April 20th, directly following the Foundation AMA.
  4. Missions “support specific initiatives aligned with our Intents.” Missions can be proposed by Alliances (see below), and delegates will “vote on Proposed Missions for each Intent during Voting Cycle #13.” A proposed Mission Proposal template has been posted.
  5. An Alliance is “a group of people…that will work together to complete a Mission.”
  6. Season 4 will also see the first iteration of Collective Trust Tiers, which aim to establish “a connection between one’s positive impact in the ecosystem and access to different types of work, grants, and roles within the Collective.”
  7. The Grants Council is up for renewal by Token House vote in Special Voting Cycle 12a (April 27 - May 10), and so is the protocol delegation program.
  8. If the Grants Council is approved, reviewers will be elected by the Token House in Cycle 12b (May 18-31). Those who would like to self-nominate must do so using a specific template by May 17.
  9. A co-granting program will also be piloted in Season 4.

Proposals

  • Voting Cycle #12a (April 27 - May 10) will include votes on the protocol delegation program renewal, the Grants Council renewal, and the Collective Intent budgets.
  • Voting Cycle #12b (May 18 - 31) will include Grants Council Reviewer elections (potentially), treasury appropriations, and inflation adjustments. More detail will be provided on each.
  • Voting Cycle #13 (begins June 8) will see voting on proposed Missions.

In the Forums

In Discord & Twitter

Governance Calls

The next community governance call will be on April 25th 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET.

Quick Gov Links: Working Constitution | Operating Manual v0.3. 5| Voting Portal | Optimism on Boardroom

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Week of April 17, 2023

Highlights

  1. The Reflection Period continues until April 26 — Wednesday of this week.
  2. Be sure to follow — and contribute to, if you’re so inclined — the very interesting discussions around Intents, Missions, Trust Tiers and co-granting, among others, as they relate to the evolution of Optimism governance planned for Season 4.
  3. Links to the summaries of the Season 4 AMA and Intent #3 brainstorm can be found here.
  4. Join the Community Governance call tomorrow, April 25th 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET for all the latest.

Proposals

  • Special Voting Cycle #12a begins on Thursday, April 27 and extends through May 10. It will include votes on the protocol delegation program renewal, the Grants Council renewal, and the Collective Intent budgets.
    • The list of protocols eligible for the Season 4 Protocol Delegation Program (if renewed by the Token House) is presented here.
    • Intent budgets “must be posted to the forum and receive 4 delegate approvals
      from delegates with >0.25% of the votable supply by Wednesday, April 26th at 19:00 GMT.”
    • As lavande specifies, “suggestions for Intent #3 must also be posted to the forum by Wednesday, April 26th at 19:00 GMT so the Foundation can select the final Intent ahead of budget approvals.”

In the Forums

In Discord & Twitter

Governance Calls

The next community governance call will be on April 25th 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET.

Quick Gov Links: Working Constitution | Operating Manual v0.3. 5| Voting Portal | Optimism on Boardroom

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Week of April 24, 2023

Highlights

Voting Cycle #12a is under way, and will be until May 10th. There are five proposals are up for approval by the Token House on the voting portal.

Proposals

  1. Protocol Delegation Program Renewal. Discussion of the protocol delegation program renewal has been robust.
  2. Intent #1 Budget Proposal. 1M OP to support “Progress Towards Technical Decentralization.”
  3. Intent #2 - Council Intent Budget Proposal. @danelund.eth has posted the Season 4 Council Intent Budget proposal, which falls under Intent #2, “Innovate on Novel Applications.”
  4. Intent #3 Budget Proposal. The Optimism Foundation settled on “Spread Awareness of the Optimistic Vision” for this Intent — after sifting through ideas provided by the community.
  5. Intent #4 Budget Proposal. 3M OP to support “Governance Accessibility.”

In the Forums

In Discord & Twitter

  • Liam Horne announces that Karl Floersch will still into the CEO role at OP Labs
  • The OP stack needs quality (open-source) competition, says Norswap.
  • This week in Optimism

Governance Calls

The recap of the last community governance call has been posted. The next call will be on May 9th 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET.

Quick Gov Links: Working Constitution | Operating Manual v0.3. 5 | Voting Portal | Optimism on Boardroom

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Week of May 1, 2023

Highlights

  1. Voting Cycle #12a is STILL under way, and will be until Wednesday, May 10th. There are five proposals are up for approval by the Token House on the voting portal.
  2. The Foundation has posted some ideas about how “discoverability could be improved for smaller or less visible delegates.” More ideas welcome.
  3. The 20th OP community governance call — “Data Edition” with @MSilb7 — will take place on Tuesday, May 9th 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET, on Zoom.

Proposals

  1. Protocol Delegation Program Renewal.
  2. Intent #1 Budget Proposal. 1M OP to support “Progress Towards Technical Decentralization.”
  3. Intent #2 - Council Intent Budget Proposal. @danelund.eth has posted the Season 4 Council Intent Budget proposal, which falls under Intent #2, “Innovate on Novel Applications.”
  4. Intent #3 Budget Proposal. The Optimism Foundation settled on “Spread Awareness of the Optimistic Vision” for this Intent — after sifting through ideas provided by the community.
  5. Intent #4 Budget Proposal. 3M OP to support “Governance Accessibility.”

In the Forums

In Discord & Twitter

Governance Calls

The 20th OP community governance call will take place on May 9th 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET, on Zoom.

Quick Gov Links: Working Constitution | Operating Manual v0.3. 5 | Voting Portal | Optimism on Boardroom

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Greetings,
Thanks for this Recap. It was insightful.

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Week of May 8, 2023

Highlights

  1. Voting Cycle #12a is over, and all five proposals succeeded.
  2. Since the proposal for the Intent #2 budget passed, those who are interested in being Grants Council reviewers can now nominate themselves — until the deadline, which is May 17, 19:00 GMT.
  3. Voting Cycle #12b will start this Thursday, May 18, and run until May 31. Council reviewers will be elected during this period.
  4. The next voting cycle will also include a vote on the Foundation’s Year 2 budget proposal — a treasury appropriation subject to Token House approval. As the Foundation notes, the vote is mostly symbolic, as it already has the funds: “This vote is meant to introduce the Foundation budget approval process and set a precedent for future budget approvals.”
  5. Finally, as @lavande notes, “any Inflation Adjustment proposals will need to be posted with four delegate approvals by May 17th at 19:00 GMT” so that they can be included in Voting Cycle #12b. This includes the one from @polynya, which continues to receive commentary.

Proposals

Voting Cycle #12b will start this Thursday, as noted above. It will include Council reviewer elections, a treasury appropriation proposal from the Foundation, and any qualifying inflation adjustment proposals.

In the Forums

In Discord & Twitter

  • A “decentralized global coordination layer wasn’t built in a day,” or this week in Optimism
  • On OP Radio #30: Decentralized Identity with Ethereum Attestation Service
  • Worldcoin “commits to Optimism’s Superchain vision ahead of mainnet launch”

Governance Calls

A link to the recording of last week’s community governance call can be found in the original post. Stay on the lookout for details about the upcoming governance call, on Tuesday May 23.

Quick Gov Links: Working Constitution | Operating Manual v0.3. 5 | Voting Portal | Optimism on Boardroom

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Week of May 15, 2023

Highlights

  1. Voting Cycle #12b is underway, with four proposals before the Token House until May 31.
  2. The OP circulating supply will increase on May 31, as detailed in this forum post, which states: “The upcoming unlock presents another opportunity to drive new delegations and further increase the votable supply.” :arrow_heading_down:
  3. Delegate discovery can be supported by shining a spotlight on those with <0.5% of the voting supply. :arrow_heading_down:
  4. It’s delegation week: “a 5-day ecosystem-wide event dedicated to DAO governance engagement.” :arrow_heading_down:
  5. The 20th OP Community Governance Call is tomorrow, Tuesday May 23rd, at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 7pm CET, on Zoom. Agora will be on to talk about improvements to delegate discovery.

Proposals

  1. Council Reviewer Elections: Growth Experiments Grants (approval voting)
  2. Council Reviewer Elections: Builders Grants (approval voting)
  3. Treasury Appropriation (Foundation Year 2 Budget Approval)
  4. Inflation Adjustment Proposal

In the Forums

In Discord & Twitter

Quick Gov Links: Working Constitution | Operating Manual v0.3. 5 | Voting Portal | Optimism on Boardroom

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awesome review, sums it all up

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