SEED Latam - Delegate Communication Thread

UPDATE 2024: At SEED Latam, we are a constantly evolving community, dynamically adapting to ecosystem transformations to continue providing value and a critical vision, as expressed in our presentation in the Delegates Commitments thread almost two years ago in the Collective.

We have grown and evolved, iterating just like the Collective does. Transitioning from DeFi LATAM to SEED Latam, we have expanded our reach and reaffirmed our commitment to supporting communities and leaders in Latin America. Throughout 2022 and 2023, we organized over 15 governance calls with the participation of 161 individuals. In each community meeting, we shared updates and discussed governance and protocol proposals, inviting members of the Optimism Collective (delegates, builders, among others) to promote the Optimistic Vision.

Looking ahead to the new year, with the expansion of governance and new responsibilities as delegate (Anticapture Commission, Joxes position on Grants Council, among other tasks), and maintaining the collaborative spirit that characterizes us, we have integrated new members into the team to stay current with Optimism’s governance.

The new team members who will contribute and accompany us on this journey are:

  • @Manugotsuka: Electrical Engineer. Researcher in L2 en Español, specifically on articles related to Ethereum’s scaling solutions, including Optimism news. He contributes to governance for SEED Latam, where he has assisted the Arbitrum delegation in various functions such as community calls, proposal drafting, and decision-making. He is also part of the team that forms the “Education, Community Growth, and Events” domain, responsible for evaluating and allocating grants to boost the Arbitrum ecosystem. Now he collaborates with supporting Optimism’s Anticapture Commission responsibilities by assisting the delegation with specific tasks.

  • @Pumbi: Business Administration. Head of Content at Solow and Team Leader of Optimism en Español. Deeply involved in the Optimism ecosystem, he is part of the Ambassadors, Translators, and Support NERDs program. He is collaborating in the day-to-day activities of the delegation, such as in the Mission Request tracking.

  • @habacuc.eth: Innovation and Development Engineer with Master’s in Technology Management. R&D at Zenbit.eth, a digital laboratory. Since 2020, he has developed several web3 prototypes with OSS, with 2 projects presented at the Innovation in Transparency Contest 2022 and 2023 organized by the National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information (INAI). He documented the process in the article “DAO Cities: Decentralizing city data and governance using Web3,” published in Mexico Transparente magazine of the National Transparency System in Mexico. He participated as a “Catalyst” in the ReFi DAO and has organized workshops and presentations on web3 in the city of Querétaro. He contributes to supporting Joxes in tasks related to Missions and Grants Council.

With this renewed team, we will cover our responsibilities, continue contributing to the Collective and continue spreading the Optimistic Vision worldwide. We want to express our gratitude to the team that accompanied us in previous seasons: @NicoProducto, @Netrim, @Jadmat, and @CryptoChica, with whom we shared throughout the past seasons. Thanks to their dedication, we have stayed updated with all governance decisions and shared them with the community.

We will also change the focus of governance calls, which we have conducted continuously during previous seasons. In a few weeks, we will announce the changes.

Finally, we want to thank everyone who is part of the Optimistic Collective and our community for accompanying us. We hope to continue providing a different voice and perspective to governance. Stay Optimistic!

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Voting Cycle #17 decisions

Three proposals were put forward for consideration by the delegates; We summarize below our decisions made:

  1. Upgrade Proposal #3: Delta Network Upgrade: For

After reviewing and consulting on the implications of this upgrade, we support it.

  1. Proposal to Reclassify Grant Misusage Enforcement: For
    We support the proposed changes and hope the Code of Conduct Council will do a good job. If these changes result in a worse process, we will advocate for reversion or iteration.

  2. Summary of Code of Conduct enforcement decisions: No action taken

We don’t have any compelling reasons to vote against.

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Voting Cycle #18 decisions

During the first weeks of cycle 18, the delegation was busy reviewing different mission requests, providing feedback and evaluations, and giving approvals to move a vote. You can check this in my profile activity.

For the voting phase, a new proposed upgrade and vote for approval of mission requests took place; here our rationale:

  • Mission Requests:
    We vote for those who we believe will bring value to the Collective. When considering Intent #1, we also follow the criteria set by the Developer Advisory Board. For Intent #2 and #3, we take into account the limited budget. As a result, we have voted in favor of the following Mission Requests:

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Voting Cycle #19 decisions

During this voting cycle, two upgrade proposals were put forward to the Collective. At the SEED Latam delegation, we expressed our support for both proposals and, as a result, we voted in favor of them. To give you a quick summary, here’s an excerpt from the discussion threads with our reasonings:

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1) Voting Cycle #21 decisions

Two proposals were presented for consideration: a) Improved Advanced Delegation, which is a protocol update for the Optimism governor, and b) Intent Budget Proposal #2, aimed at reallocating Season 5 Intents funds. Both were approved to proceed to a vote. We voted FOR the first proposal and abstained from voting on the second one. Details are posted below:


2) Token House participation and incentives: 2nd Report

We have delivered the 2nd Token House participation and incentives Report, intending to provide digested quantitative information and relevant insights to track governance activity across seasons. This report focuses on the first half of Season 5. Comments and feedback over the topics raised and report itself are welcomed.

For a look at our previous report targeting Season 4, please read here.


3) Comments and feedback

Lastly, we have been analyzing the progress of Season 5 as well as the new announcements made by the Optimism Foundation. We have provided important comments and raised some questions. Please see below to follow the discussion:


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