Here’s the update for Week 14 everyone! You can find a log of these on our notion as well:
govNERDs Weekly Update
Voting Cycle Status
Current Cycle: #35
- Voting Period ending April 9 at 19:00 GMT
- Two Protocol Upgrade Proposals currently active:
- Upgrade Proposal #14: Isthmus L1 Contracts + MT-Cannon
- Upgrade Proposal #15: Isthmus Hard Fork (contingent upon passing of UP #14)
- DAB published detailed summaries of both upgrades:
- Final 48-hour reminder sent by Marcus to delegates in all channels (Discord, Telegram, Token House)
- Citizens’ House veto period voting will be active on Snapshot from April 10-16
- Pumbi will set up Snapshot votes for today and notify through ACC channel
Last Week Recap
- WG1 (Onboarding & Talent Development) made significant progress:
- Alex initiated educational content project to create high-impact governance explainers
- Started development of Lavande interview transcript and visual explainers
- Skills-Based Intake Survey received 5 responses from active wannabes
- WG2 continued improving Task Organization & Management:
- Created detailed templates for recurring tasks in Notion
- Addressed time zone issues in governance calendar (now using GMT/UTC consistently)
- Budget Board member ratification proposal posted for Season 8 and 9
- Multiple communication channels engaged with quality governance information:
- Julian coordinated protocol upgrade announcements across platforms
- Pumbi announced voting period start in Token House channels
- Marcus maintained regular voting reminders throughout the week
- DAB announced regular Office Hours for Superchain developers
- SEED team hosting “Catching up with Optimism: Updates from Season 7 with Lavande” YouTube livestream
In Progress
- High-Impact Educational Content development:
- Exploring project validation process with Foundation
- Reviewing contribution path structure:
- Addressing concerns about contribution quality vs. quantity
- Mentorship-Led Task Matching implementation:
- Developing clear progression expectations and mentorship guidelines
- Preparing citizen’s veto period communications and setup
- Finalizing announcement for Budget Board ratification (voting in cycle #36)
Coming Up This Week
- Token House Community Call: Today (April 8th) at 18:00 UTC - forum post
- Items: Budget Board Member Ratification & final voting on upgrade proposals #14 & #15
- DAB Office Hours announced for April 22nd at 07:00 UTC (repeating bi-weekly)
- ACC internal meeting: Today at 19:00 GMT (rescheduled to avoid overlap with Token House call)
- Alex and FujiAR driving initial bounties as proposed with wannabes
- Citizens’ House veto period begins April 10 at 21:00 GMT
- govNERDs supporting grant applicants with OP distribution questions
Notes & Reminders
- Budget Board Member Ratification will be included in Voting Cycle #36 (April 24-30)
- Bunnic and Pumbi have already posted forum announcements to both Token House and Citizens House
- All community members are encouraged to review: Season 8 and 9: Budget Board Member Ratification
- Ongoing discussion about contribution path incentives - governance participation vs. reward motivation
- Reminder: All OP token distributions for grant recipients will be on OP Mainnet
- Time zone changes for daylight savings caused calendar issues - all meetings now standardized to GMT
- Please check the Voting Cycle Roundup #35 and the Voting Cycle Guide #35 for all current voting details