Security Council Self-Nomination: OP Labs

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Organization ID: OP Labs

Does this nomination represent an individual or organization: Organization

Please link to any contributions that demonstrate you meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the Security Council Charter:

OP Labs invented Optimism and is a core contributor to the OP Stack. We successfully contributed to the Security Council last term, and would be honored to carry this responsibility again.

Technical competency

OP Labs maintains a team of smart contract developers and security engineers focused exclusively on deploying and operating OP Stack chains in the Superchain. This includes deep focus in both the onchain protocol and offchain security and signing standards.

Recent protocol contributions include:

Recent security contributions include:

Reputation

Our team comprises individuals with deep and longstanding commitments to the Optimism and Ethereum ecosystems, including our CEO Karl Floersch, who co-founded the Optimism project. OP Labs has been with Optimism since the beginning, and continues to drive, champion, and embody its values.

Diversity of interests

To our knowledge, no other Security Council participant is associated with OP Labs.

Alignment.

See below for verification of no conflicts.

Please verify that you have no conflicts of interest:

  • I have no conflicts of interest

Please verify that you understand you may be removed from this role via the Representative Removal proposal type in the Operating Manual

  • I understand

Please verify that you understand that election is subject to successful completion of a Foundation screen which may include KYC/AML, sanctions screening, and a requirement to sign a standard contract:

  • I understand

Please verify that you are able to commit ~5 active hours / month to fulfill the Member Responsibilities. Please note that there is an “on-call” aspect to this role that is not fully encompassed in the active hours estimate:

  • I am able to commit ~5 active hours per month to Security Council operations
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I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote.

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The SEED Gov delegation, as we have communicated here, with @Joxes being an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power we believe this proposal is ready to move towards a vote.

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We are an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power, and we believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote.

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I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power and I believe OP Labs is a candidate ready to move to an election.

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I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote.

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I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote

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I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote

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As one of the major developers of the OP Stack, it goes without saying that the team will be aligned with the needs of the Security Council. For this reason, I believe they should be included in this season’s election.

I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power, and I believe this nomination should be included in the elections of this season.

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Excited to see this nomination.

I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power and I believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote.

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I trust Op Labs 100% to deliver this properly, but I’m asking the same question to every organization applying for the Security Council, and I believe these questions should be part of the standard template. At the end of the day, there’s one human signing.

  1. How are the signers or representatives for this position elected or selected within Labs?
  2. What mechanisms are in place to ensure individual accountability for actions or decisions taken in this role?
  3. How is responsibility distributed and managed internally to maintain transparency and reliability?
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I am an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power and I believe this nomination is ready to move to a vote.

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We are an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power and we believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote.

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We are an Optimism delegate with sufficient voting power and we believe this proposal is ready to move to a vote.

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@Gonna.eth, thank you for the support and the thoughtful questions! Please hang tight while I get you the absolute most accurate information on how we handle our signing responsibilities at OP Labs.

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please no names, I am just asking if you have a method in place to elect your signers and keep track of their actions for accountability and transparency.

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Thank you, @Gonna.eth.

OP Labs’ signer was appointed based on their demonstrated history of technical expertise working with the OP Stack, security wherewithal, and longstanding reputation within the company and industry. For the safety and security of this individual, their identity is kept private.

The key holder’s use of the signing key is monitored by members of OP Labs’ broader security and engineering teams (who, among other things, monitor governance outcomes and review proposed upgrades).

Both the individual key holder and those that support them are also bound by, and accountable to, contractual terms and internal company policies governing the services they provide to OP Labs and their use of company information and property.

Finally, like all council members, OP Labs is subject to the Optimism Security Council’s internal and external operating procedures designed to support transparency and reliability.

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