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Last week, forum activity decreased with 14 topics from 19 the previous week. Below are several standout discussions, selected for their impact on Optimism’s growth and innovation. This update features a range of topics that highlight governance improvements, technical analyses, and funding outcomes.
RetroPitches: Showcasing Retro Funding Round 6 Projects
Created: 2024-10-30
Author: @Rosmari
This post introduces RetroPitches, an initiative designed to bolster Retro Funding Round 6 by spotlighting public goods creators advancing Optimism’s governance infrastructure and tooling. The program involves friendly project presentations and community-driven evaluations, fostering awareness and engagement in governance contributions.
Cycle 29 Final Roundup
Created: 2024-10-31
Author: @Gonna.eth
The Cycle 29 report highlights successful grant processes with notable achievements, including the whitelisting of audit service providers like Chainsecurity and OpenZeppelin, and the approval of Superchain grants for Kroma, Derive, and Polynomial. This update underscores the continued support for projects enhancing Optimism’s ecosystem.
Governance Report: October 2024 Update
Created: 2024-11-02
Author: @Boardroom
This comprehensive update reviews Optimism’s October 2024 governance activities, covering critical initiatives like on-chain treasury execution and progress in Retro Funding Rounds. The report offers insight into decentralization efforts, community participation metrics, and the overall impact on Optimism’s governance landscape.
These topics emphasize strategic funding, transparent governance, and active community engagement within Optimism’s ecosystem.
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Below are all the summarized topics from last week:
Exploring Optimism’s Broader Vision: Questions for My Thesis on Governance and Future Goals
Created: 2024-10-28
Author: @Yonatan
Summary
Jonathan is a student focusing his thesis on Optimism and its Layer 2 solution on Ethereum. He seeks information on decision-making in the DAO, proposal mechanisms, voting tokens, differences in proposals, quorum requirements, handling of non-majority votes, veto power holders, time restrictions for voting, and updating governance models. He also requests support in providing evidence from Optimism forums for his research.
Ignas - Delegate Communication Thread
Created: 2024-10-29
Author: @Ignas
Summary
Ignas, a solo researcher with a focus on DeFi, is committed to providing insights and staying updated on trends to support DAO development. He aims to address issues such as voter apathy, regulatory uncertainty, and lack of community participation in DeFi DAOs. Ignas plans to align incentives to encourage active governance participation and will disclose his affiliations transparently. He is a delegate for Lido and Instadapp and will soon represent Optimism Collective, emphasizing transparency in communication and decision-making.
Retro Funding 6: Self-dealing Policy
Created: 2024-10-29
Author: system
Summary
The Optimism Foundation aims to prevent self-dealing in the Citizens’ House by implementing measures to discourage such behavior, primarily through conflict of interest disclosures and enforcement procedures. Badgeholders are required to disclose any conflicts of interest during the voting process, with reported violations subject to investigation and potential consequences like ineligibility for rewards or loss of voting privileges. Any enforcement actions proposed by the Foundation are subject to review and potential veto by the Citizens’ House.
Retro Funding 6: Bribery Policy
Created: 2024-10-29
Author: system
Summary
The post outlines the process and consequences for reporting bribery in the context of the Citizens’ House, with specific anti-bribery policies for Round 6. It details the reporting process, enforcement actions for badgeholders and projects involved in bribery, and the role of the Citizens’ House in approving enforcement decisions.
[Mission Request] Superchain Track at Crecimiento Hackathon
Created: 2024-10-30
Author: @raigal
Summary
The post discusses a mission proposal to include OP in a Hackathon at the upcoming Pop-Up City event organized by Crecimiento in Buenos Aires. The proposal aims to onboard developers to the OP Superchain, enhance brand visibility through sponsorship and promotional activities, engage with influencers, distribute branded swag, and track metrics for impact assessment. The proposal also outlines the allocation of funds for various sponsorship opportunities, with the objective of strengthening community connections and increasing brand loyalty within the Web 3 community.
Voting Cycle Roundup #30
Created: 2024-10-30
Author: system
Summary
Cycle #30 started on October 31st at 19:00 GMT and ends on November 20th at 19:00 GMT. The Citizens’ House has a one-week period to veto any Upgrades approved by the Token House after the Token House Voting Period. Delegate voting weights will be snapshot at the start of voting at https://vote.optimism.io/2 on November 14th at 19:00 GMT. The Citizens’ House veto vote will be conducted via Snapshot from November 21st to November 27th.
RetroPitches: Showcasing Retro Funding Round 6 Projects
Created: 2024-10-30
Author: Rosmari
Summary
The post introduces RetroPitches, an initiative to support Retro Funding Round 6 by showcasing and evaluating public goods creators advancing governance infrastructure & tooling on Optimism. RetroPitches are friendly competitions for governance contributors to present projects for a chance to win rewards. Sessions will take place on specific dates, with a time limit of 5 minutes for each pitch. Additionally, RetroPolls, an onchain impact evaluation system, will allow community members to evaluate projects. The post invites participation and highlights the origins of RetroPitches. Recorded sessions will be shared on social media for broader visibility.
Appeal to the Optimism Foundation: Request to Update RetroFunding Round 6 Application
Created: 2024-10-31
Author: @DanSingjoy
Summary
The post addresses three declined RetroFunding Round 6 applications that were perceived as duplicates by reviewers, despite representing essential work from the development and events teams. The author requests permission to update the approved application to include contributions from the declined ones and rename it to “Optimism Fractal Respect Games + Optimystics Tools and Events.” They provide comprehensive details on the impact of structural changes, supporting teams and contributors, excluded project contributions, review process challenges, critical recognition of community contributions, and the benefits for the Collective. The author urges the Foundation members to review the detailed rationale for valuable context. They emphasize the urgency due to voting starting soon and offer to provide additional context or discuss alternative approaches for fair evaluation of contributors’ work.
Suggestions on the Future Direction of Selling Blockchain Space Using NFT Transfer Functions:
Created: 2024-10-31
Author: @xiaoh
Summary
The post discusses a vision of enabling ownership transfers through NFTs for efficient trading of blockchain space. The long-term goal is to establish a system akin to the “Amazon of ownership transfers” where users verify authenticity and ownership of physical or virtual assets using NFTs, ensuring transaction security. The market positioning involves leveraging NFT technology for virtual ownership transfers complementing Amazon’s focus on physical ownerships. Key markets highlighted include high-value asset transfers, products needing brand verification, items requiring copyright certification, and NFT-based sales of blockchain space, thereby expanding transaction volumes and public chain fee revenue. Expansion recommendations include forming dedicated teams for partnerships and exploring new areas like rental rights to increase transparency in markets.
Cycle 29 Final Roundnup
Created: 2024-10-31
Author: Gonna.eth
Summary
Cycle 29 has successfully achieved all milestones with an increase in audit requests and 12 approved applications. Chainsecurity and OpenZeppelin are now whitelisted Audit Service Providers. Congratulations to Kroma, Derive (Take 2), and Polynomial for securing Superchain grants. The last cycle of Season 6 is open until November 5th, with finalists announced on November 23rd. Retro Funding 6 is ongoing, and the Milestone and Metrics Subcommittee will approve grants during the reflection period. Various grant applications were reviewed, with several approved and some declined.
Insights into Optimism’s Chain Composition
Created: 2024-11-01
Author: @yiannisbot
Summary
ProbeLab analyzed the Optimism network (OP Stack Chain ID) by crawling the discv 4 and discv 5 DHTs. They found 3770 nodes with Optimism-related ENR entries. The distribution of nodes by Chain ID was also presented, with further details available in their blogpost. ProbeLab aims to provide regular metrics updates to monitor the network’s structure and health, seeking feedback and suggestions for additional metrics of interest. More details and results can be found on their website at https://probelab.io.
Governance Report: October 2024 Update
Created: 2024-11-02
Author: Boardroom
Summary
The post provides an update on Optimism’s governance activities in October 2024, highlighting key initiatives such as on-chain treasury execution, Grants Council Season 6, and Retro Funding Rounds 5 and 6. The post also includes metrics on on-chain and forum activities, success insights, and other governance metrics. Additionally, it discusses the impact of these initiatives on decentralization, ecosystem expansion, and community engagement within the Optimism platform.
Dark Forest ARES: Milestone 3 Submission and request for feedback
Created: 2024-11-02
Author: byeddy.eth
Summary
The post announces Milestone 3 of the Dark Forest ARES project by the DFArchon team, providing an overview of achievements and upcoming steps. They invite the community to try out the game, emphasizing enhancements in game mechanics and a new MUD engine. Key developments include code structure redesign, smart contract transitions, a variable-rate game tick system, and frontend updates. They encourage feedback, offer resources for further information, and detail future plans to develop interfaces for player actions and enrich game content with artifacts.
Joint House Call will be [Tuesday, November 5th @ 11:00 PT / 14:00 ET / 19:00 GMT / 20:00 CET]
Created: 2024-11-03
Author: Michael
Summary
The post invites people to join a Joint House call happening on Tuesday with potentially different timings for those in the USA/Europe. Participants are encouraged to check the official governance calendar for accurate timing details. The message is signed by Michael.