SEEDGov rationales for Special Voting Cylce #39c
Anticapture Commission Dissolution Proposal: ABSTAIN
We, SEEDGov, as the organization that drafted the proposal, we abstained from voting. After outlining the possible paths for the commission in The Future of the Anticapture Commission, and given the operational changes introduced in Season 8 where the ACC is no longer needed to vote on protocol upgrades, would no longer hold its 10M delegated VP, and considering the removal of retroactive rewards our recommendation was to dissolve the ACC for Season 8.
Grants Council Election: Final Reviewer: FOR
1. GFX Labs
2. MasterMojo
3. mattgov.eth
4. Michael
We voted in favor of four Final Reviewers : GFX Labs, MasterMojo, mattgov.eth, and Michael, recognizing their expertise, reputation, and qualifications to take on the responsibilities of the role.
Grants Council Election: Operations: FOR
1. Bunnic
We voted for Bunnic, as his track record on the Grants Council makes him a strongest and experienced candidate for the role.
Developer Advisory Board Election: Members: FOR
1. devtooligan
2. blockdev
3. 𓀣 Odysseas.eth 𓀢
4. m4rio
5. Vectorized
6. wbnns
7. shazow
We voted in favor of seven candidates: devtooligan, blockdev, Odysseas.eth, m4rio, Vectorized, wbnns and shazow. We based our decision on previous participation serving on the DAB, alignment with the OP Stack, and the candidates’ past experience.
Milestones & Metrics Council Election: Reviewers: FOR
1. Brichis
2. SEEDGov
3. v3naru
As we’re also candidates, this was a considered decision. There are several qualified nominees, but we chose to vote for the three we believe are best prepared for the role — including ourselves.
Season 8&9 Operating Budgets:
Developer Advisory Board Operating Budget: FOR
We voted for this budget because, although the OP amount increases, its value in ETH remains nearly the same as last season. Season 7 had a budget of 400000 OP (~212.09 ETH at a rate of 1886 OP/ETH), while Seasons 8 and 9 have a combined budget of 974,000 OP (~487000 OP per season), equal to ~212.66 ETH in total (at 4580 OP/ETH). The difference is just ~0.3%.
Grants Council Operating Budget: FOR
We support the Grants Council budget as it keeps the reviewer stipend stable in ETH terms: 73,000 OP equals ~15.94 ETH at the current 4,580 OP/ETH rate, nearly identical to Season 7’s ~15.90 ETH (30,000 OP at 1,886 OP/ETH), showing consistency with S6–S7.
Milestones & Metrics Council Operating Budget: FOR
We voted for this budget as it reflects a reasonable adjustment in ETH terms, aligned with other councils. The M&M Council’s budget increases from ~90 ETH in Season 7 (250000 OP at 1886 OP/ETH) to ~108 ETH in Seasons 8/9 (495000 OP at 4580 OP/ETH). Reviewer stipends rise from 25000 OP to 60900 OP, and the lead role goes from 35000 OP (~18.5 ETH) to 85,200 OP (~18.6 ETH), maintaining near parity in value. We also support the addition of dedicated allocations for analytics, tooling, and reporting.
Security Council Operating Budget: FOR
We consider this budget reasonable, with a moderate increase in ETH terms that reflects the expanded scope. In Season 7, the total budget was 295000 OP (~156.4 ETH at 1886 OP/ETH), while for Season 8 it rises to 757220 OP (~165.3 ETH at 4580 OP/ETH), with Season 9 maintaining the same amount. This reflects an increase of approximately 5.7% compared to Season 7.
S8 Governance Fund Mission: Grants Council: This is an optimistic approval.
We support this proposal as it strategically uses Governance Funds to accelerate Interop adoption—a key component of the Superchain vision. The proposed 6.29M OP budget seems appropriate given the scope and potential impact of the mission.
S8 Governance Fund Mission: Developer Advisory Board: This is an optimistic approval.
We support this proposal as it strategically allocates Governance Funds to boost developer adoption through audits and technical missions—critical components for building a secure and scalable Superchain. The proposed 949k OP budget appears appropriate for the scope and intent of the mission.
Congratulations to the newly elected members! We’re lucky to count on such skilled and dedicated individuals within the Collective.