## TLDR FOR SNAPSHOT VOTING
* Previosuly known as Questbook grant program, we are seeking renewal for a third season
* This third iteration will last 1 year
* The vote is about renewing the program with the 4 historical domain (New protocols and ideas, Dev Tooling, Gaming, Education+Events) or adding a 5th domain (Orbit)
* Funding will be $1,500,000 for each of the 4 domains for a total of $6,000,000 excluding opex, plus eventually further $750,000 for the Orbit domain (half budget due to being experimental)
* JoJo will be the PM, Questbook will be the technological partner, and we will have elections for the 4 domain allocator; for Orbit, if passed, we want to appoint [MaxLomu](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/maxlomu/summary) as domain allocator due to his vision and expertise
* Assuming this snapshot passes, we will then have a candidacy window period, elections after the Christmas break of the DAO, and then Tally vote toward end of January

## Abstract
The Arbitrum Domain Allocator Offerings Grant Program (D.A.O.) has operated for one year across two six-month seasons. The program has evolved and improved based on previous results, growing from its first season, which allocated $250,000 across four domains, to a second season with funding of $1,000,000 per domain.

We are now proposing a third season that would run for a full year, encompassing the existing four domains (Protocols, Education/Community and Events, Dev Tooling, and Gaming) while potentially adding a fifth domain (Orbit). The vision is to create a modular program where new domains can be integrated over time based on DAO requirements and perceived needs. This new season will also improve tracking of grantee progress after funding and facilitate fast-tracking of exceptional projects into other DAO initiatives, such as Arbitrum Foundation programs and the GCP.

Questbook will serve as the technical partner of the program, offering their services through the Questbook.app portal.


## Season 1 and 2 recap
Season 1 of the Grant Program was initiated through an RFC in [April 2023](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/delegated-domain-allocation-by-questbook/14081?u=jojo), designed to serve four distinct domains: New Protocols and Ideas, Dev Tooling, Education/Community/Events, and Gaming. Following a successful [snapshot](https://snapshot.org/#/arbitrumfoundation.eth/proposal/0xe07fb357b2b40e042ca58a36a1534afc33a1d313d4781ac433536bc884fc3c65) and [tally](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/52789605232046584393223454610845077119190920888046802640362214067679574612119?govId=eip155:42161:0x789fC99093B09aD01C34DC7251D0C89ce743e5a4) vote along with elections for the four DAs, the program officially launched in October 2023. The team consisted of [JoJo](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/jojo/summary), [SEEDGov](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/seedgov/summary), [Flook](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/flook/summary), and [Juandi](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/juandi/summary) as Domain Allocators, with [Srijith](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/srijith-questbook/summary) serving as Program Manager.

The first season operated for six months with a budget of $250,000 per domain, totaling $1 million in funding, and implemented a soft cap of $25,000 per project. In April 2024, the program was [renewed](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/98446466630612736687159241204141593794174501692677162686607521796118942563659?govId=eip155:42161:0x789fC99093B09aD01C34DC7251D0C89ce743e5a4) for Season 2 with the same team but expanded funding to $1,000,000 per domain. The soft cap was increased to $50,000, with proposals exceeding $25,000 requiring evaluation from two Domain Allocators.

Season 2 has now completed its fund allocation phase and will continue operating at reduced capacity for the next six months to oversee milestone completion and grant disbursement. Bear in mind that Season 2 results are partial from the first 6 months, and it will have its natural end in May 2025.

The following are the numbers so far achieved:

* **Season 1**
  * Amount of projects approved: 67
    * Amount of completed projects: 49 / 73%
    * Amount of uncompleted projects: 8 / 12%
    * Amount of abandoned projects: 6 / 9%
    * Amount of withdrawn projects: 4 / 6%
  * Amount of milestones approved: 207
    * Amount of completed milestones 178 / 86%
    * Amount of uncompleted milestones 23 / 11%
  * Amount of funds approved: $997,793
    * Amount of fund disbursed: $852,781 / 86%
    * Amount of funds leftover: $87,512 / 8.5%

*Note: Uncompleted projects are those currently active but were either unable to complete their proposals within the last six months or pivoted to a different idea. Abandoned projects are from teams that weren't able to operate in the market. Withdrawn projects are those that were approved but decided not to proceed with their grant.*
*While there was no specific timeline set, we feel Season 1 has come to its natural end, and we are in the process of informing teams and withdrawing remaining funds.*

* **Season 2**
  * Amount of projects approved: 127
    * Amount of completed projects: 42 / 33%
    * Amount of uncompleted projects: 85 / 67%
    * Amount of abandoned projects: 0
    * Amount of withdrawn projects: 0
  * Amount of milestones approved: 451
    * Amount of completed milestones 240 / 53%
    * Amount of uncompleted milestones 211 / 47%
  * Amount of funds approved: $2,602,247
    * Amount of fund disbursed: $1,356,181 / 44%
    * Amount of funds leftover: $1,246,066 / 41%

More details on the results can be found [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ts3oUeRy5cMp-5ksyld570VhmdjdUEVvtt2VhUYxfc4/edit?gid=1462691949#gid=1462691949).



## Season 3: overview

In the last year, and potentially for the next year, the D.A.O. Grant Program has brought and will continue to bring the following value to the DAO:

1. Introductory Grant Program: It fills the gap of Arbitrum Foundation grants (usually starting at $50,000, up to $150,000), serving as an entry-level program in our ecosystem.
2. Transparency: All applications and judgments are available for everyone to read in the portal. Additionally, discussions with protocols are typically maintained in a public Discord with open access.
3. Targeted Approach: The program has specialized in four specific verticals deemed key by the DAO
4. High submission amount: between Season 1 and 2 we managed more than 700 proposals, approving around 200.

While these points have always been advocated and envisioned as the natural shape of the program, below is a non-comprehensive list of value propositions that has been provided so far through in the last two seasons of the program:

* Enable new teams and small builders to bootstrap their projects
* Enable mid and big team to prioritize certain deployment in Arbitrum
* Support Hackathon and Event winners
* Provide an alternative funding route alongside the Arbitrum Foundation or direct DAO proposals
* Support projects building upon targeted DAO initiatives
* Ensure builder diversity, enlarging indirectly Arbitrum mindshare for local builders.

A few specific examples of what we think can be defined as success stories:

* Season 2 has supported both the [winner](https://arbitrum.questbook.app/dashboard/?grantId=662f31c25488d5000f055a54&chainId=10&role=community&proposalId=66eda59a8868f5130a656e1f&isRenderingProposalBody=true) and [runner-up](https://arbitrum.questbook.app/dashboard/?grantId=662f30eb1c1eb9145098a15e&chainId=10&role=community&proposalId=66bbd4ee8868f5130a6ffe57&isRenderingProposalBody=true) of Arbitrum GovHack at EthCC
* Curia's [Governance Dashboard](https://arbitrum.questbook.app/dashboard/?grantId=662f31c25488d5000f055a54&chainId=10&role=community&proposalId=66bdceb58868f5130a8cd78d&isRenderingProposalBody=true), initially [rejected](https://snapshot.org/#/arbitrumfoundation.eth/proposal/0x573c74706924ce482080ba44deb77d75e8d6bdb516fbbdee54b78861c1683f1b) by the DAO, has been later approved through the grant program with a 20% cost reduction
* Pear Protocol, currently trading at $7.5M market cap with a $160M cumulative volume in 60 days in the perp space, received a grant to develop their [API module](https://arbitrum.questbook.app/dashboard/?grantId=0x4494cf7375aa61c9a483259737c14b3dba6c04e6&chainId=10&role=community&proposalId=0x538&isRenderingProposalBody=true) for market makers
* Mountain protocol, rwa protocol having around $10M in liquidity in Arbitrum, has [bootstrapped its activity in Arbitrum through a grant ](https://arbitrum.questbook.app/dashboard/?grantId=0x4494cf7375aa61c9a483259737c14b3dba6c04e6&chainId=10&role=community&proposalId=0x4ee&isRenderingProposalBody=true)in Season 1
* Vyper, a language with an extreme mindshare in the Ethereum community, has seen [support to their compiler in Season 2](https://arbitrum.questbook.app/dashboard/?grantId=662f32a15488d5000f0562b3&chainId=10&role=community&proposalId=66a4e20af2fef

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https://snapshot.org/#/arbitrumfoundation.eth/proposal/0x052d7e9872192f46bfb4e0a2aabd07035d0842811ca1c82d654307b5d96e2e25

The proposal seeks to renew the Arbitrum Grant Program for a third season, funding $6M across four existing domains and possibly adding a fifth domain, Orbit, with additional funding.

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Event Horizon Gitcoin

[ARBITRUM] Arbitrum D.A.O. Domain Allocator Offerings) Grant Program  - Season 3

**Please reference this link for the full proposal:**

https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/non-constitutional-arbitrum-onboarding-v2-a-governance-bootcamp/27546

## Abstract
This proposal requests $193,138 USD paid in ARB for the Onboarding Working Group to run V2 of Arbitrum DAO’s Onboarding Program for 7 months.

Earlier this year, the Onboarding Working Group ran a three-month Pilot Program (V1) to bring new participants into the DAO. Based on feedback from delegates and ecosystem participants, we’ve applied key lessons learned to create V2—a more robust and refined iteration of the program.
V2 will function like a Governance Bootcamp and the Onboarding Working Group will act akin to a recruitment agency, sourcing and training a select group of new DAO contributors.
The Onboarding Working Group is comprised of the following individuals: @Manugotsuka from @SEEDGov, @ocandocrypto from @web3citizenxyz, @san from Reserve Protocol, and @RikaGoldberg from @404DAO. Our advisors are @krst and @Sinkas from L2Beat.



## Motivation and Rationale

Arbitrum DAO needs to onboard high-quality and diverse (**see note 1**) governance participants to thrive in the future. Currently, fragmented information, siloed resources, and private communication channels create a culture of exclusivity, making it challenging for newcomers to navigate the governance process and contribute meaningfully.

In V1, we pioneered a solution by running a Pilot Program where we hosted weekly onboarding calls and grouped participants into one of five Fellowship tracks based on their interests and skills. Ultimately, each Fellowship was expected to collaborate and work on a Proposal to publish on the forum.

Based on the lessons learned in V1 (details are [here](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/onboarding-pilot-program-final-report-milestone-3/26046)), we have developed V2, a more robust and meritocratic Onboarding Program. V2 focuses on selecting high-quality participants, training them, and assessing their skills— ultimately matching top performers with Arbitrum Protocols that need a Governance Fellow. (**see note 2**)

**Note 1**: *In an effort to increase diversity within Arbitrum, we are committed to ensuring that at least 25% of program participants are female/non-binary. This ratio is aligned with the representation in the Pilot Program (V1). We will also focus on inclusivity, creating opportunities for LGBTQ+ and applicants from underrepresented regions, including developing countries, throughout the application and interview process.*


**Note 2**: *V2 does not guarantee program participants with long-term placement in the DAO.*


## Key Terms

**Governance Analyst** — An individual who is selected into V2 based on their application and interview.

**Governance Fellow** — A Governance Analyst who successfully graduates from the program and is subsequently matched with a Protocol to assist with Governance work.


## Specifications

The Onboarding Program consists of the following components:
- An Application and Interview Process.
- A Curated Curriculum and Workshops.
- Exercises to assess comprehension of workshop materials.
- A Rubric to evaluate and grade exercises.
- Completion NFTs/Forum Badge for Governance Analysts and Fellows
- An updated DAO Contributors List

These components are described in detail below.

## Applications and Interview Process

To assess candidates for experience and cultural fit, V2 will include a one-month rolling application period followed by a month of interviews, after which twenty applicants will be selected to join the program.

We will be seeking applicants with specific characteristics, including a positive mindset, an ability to work well with others, an aptitude to engage in healthy debate, and an eagerness to learn. Furthermore, applicants should have a high-level of familiarity with Ethereum and L2s.

## Workshops

Over the course of 6 weeks, the selected cohort of 20 Governance Analysts will participate in weekly workshops that cover critical concepts (see Curriculum section) of Arbitrum DAO’s governance process.

The workshops will be primarily facilitated by Manugotsuka (Manu), a Governance Contributor at @SeedGov, who is most notably involved in managing Arbitrum’s Delegate Incentive Program. Members of the SEEDGov team will also support Manu as needed.

## Curriculum
The following governance content will be covered in the workshops:
**Note: You can find links to all content in the original [forum](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/non-constitutional-arbitrum-onboarding-v2-a-governance-bootcamp/27546) post.**

### Arbitrum Protocol Basics:
- A gentle introduction to Arbitrum
- Get started with Arbitrum

### Arbitrum DAO Governance Basics

- The Amended Constitution of the Arbitrum DAO
- How to Delegate your Voting Power
- How to Submit a DAO Proposal and Docs
- Writing Your First Proposal to the ArbitrumDAO
- Proposal Lifecycle (RFC, Snapshot, Tally)
- Constitutional vs. Non Constitutional Proposals


### An Introduction to the Arbitrum Foundation

- The role of the Arbitrum Foundation

### Arbitrum DAO: Important Proposals

- Improving Predictability in Arbitrum DAO’s Operations
- COI & Self Voting Policies
- Incentives Detox Proposal
- Code of Conduct
- Mission, Vision, Purpose

### Arbitrum DAO: Important Initiatives

- Delegate Incentive Program
- Working Groups, Committees, Councils and Service Providers
- Security Council
- Key Delegates
-Multisig Support Services (Entropy)
- Establishing a DAO Events Budget for 2025
- Stylus Sprint
- Grants Programs: (Foundation, Questbook)
- Additional Grants resources: GrantsDAO

### Arbitrum Tech Deep Dive

- How to create a Dapps on Arbitrum
- Orbit Chains Technical Introduction
- A gentle introduction: Stylus
- Quickstart: Arbitrum bridge

### Arbitrum DAO Tools and Resources

- Karma Delegate Dashboard
- Arbitrum Hub
- Arbitrum DAO Twitter
- Arbitrum DAO Updates
- Governance Forum
- Arbitrum DAO Calendar
- Foundation-led: Bi-weekly Proposal Discussions Call
- Monthly Governance Reporting Call
- Telegram Updates Channel
- Weekly Voting Reminders
- Snapshot
- Tally

*Note: Recordings will be shared on X to maximize the educational content’s distribution and reach.*

A week-over-week schedule is presented in the below table:
 
![image](ipfs://bafkreif3e3yjzza3btoh3yxsnei7atvve2yljb6fx443kbg7ienscfid34)
    

## Exercises

At the conclusion of the 6 weeks of workshops, participants will have two weeks to work on practical exercises to apply the knowledge they gained.

These exercises, along with the grading rubric, will be designed by Sandra Carillo (a V1 Pilot Program Fellow, Project Manager at Reserve Protocol, and Developer).

The top 10 submissions will be eligible to be matched with an Arbitrum Protocol where they will acquire real-world governance experience as Governance Fellows (more details in the ‘Governance Fellows’ section).

Those not selected for matching will be invited to participate in the next cohort on a “fast-track,” bypassing the application and interview process. This creates a positive feedback loop, providing multiple opportunities for individuals to be matched with a Protocol and contribute to Arbitrum governance.

The next section provides Sample Exercises.

### Mandatory:

1. Draft a mock proposal for Arbitrum DAO and submit it for feedback on the Governance Forum – This encourages participants to actively engage with the governance process, understand proposal creation, and contribute thoughtful feedback. This is an exercise that can be made in groups of 3 or 4 people.

2. Comment on at least three different Governance Forum proposals, providing thoughtful feedback or questions – This ensures participants are involved in governance discussions and contributing to decision-making.

3. Write a blog post explaining how to participate in governance for Arbitrum DAO and share it on X or Farcaster– This promotes deeper understanding of the DAO structure and helps educate the broader community.

4. Attend an Open Discussion of Proposal(s) call and write a thread about your experience on X or Farcaster – Participation in live discussions helps foster community engagement and ensures participants are informed about ongoing governance. As the Open Discussion of Proposal(s) happens every 2 weeks, the participants will have the opportunity to attend to at least 1 call.

5. Share on the governance forum how you would vote on a proposal that’s currently in active voting, explaining your rationale and feedback – This promotes critical thinking and encourages participants to articulate their rationale on voting process.

### Bonus Points

1. Write a tweet or a cast about the Arbitrum DAO Onboarding Program on X or Farcaster: Share your thoughts or highlights from the onboarding experience, spreading the word about how others can get involved.

2. Share your insights after each workshop in an X or Farcaster thread: Reflect on key takeaways and learnings fr

... please visit link below to view full proposal



https://snapshot.org/#/arbitrumfoundation.eth/proposal/0xb5bbd23c20a480dc46f750112b6cc8f1d1825e40cdd0fc12f4ac3642b18f6740

This proposal requests $193,138 USD in ARB to fund V2 of the Onboarding Program, aiming to enhance governance participation in the Arbitrum DAO for 7 months.

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[ARBITRUM] [NON-CONSTITUTIONAL] Arbitrum Onboarding V2: A Governance Bootcamp

# **Title - ARDC (V2) Supervisory Council Election**


## **Introduction**

On the 19th of November 2024, the ARDC Tally proposal was executed, marking the ArbitrumDAO’s decision to extend the ARDC with the launch of the ARDC V2. This iteration features a collaborative structure, comprising specialised working members in Research, Risk and Security, alongside a Supervisory Council. The program is designed to deliver ongoing, specialised specialised assistance to the ArbitrumDAO. For more details, see the executed proposal here: [https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/36792157050667056852025000136263368859227883753318633087194112219909798752014?govId=eip155:42161:0x789fC99093B09aD01C34DC7251D0C89ce743e5a4](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/36792157050667056852025000136263368859227883753318633087194112219909798752014?govId=eip155:42161:0x789fC99093B09aD01C34DC7251D0C89ce743e5a4)

Following a call for applications, a review process and an amendment period, conducted in accordance with the Election Process ratified by the ArbitrumDAO, the elections for the Arbitrum Research and Development Collective are now open. The full version of the applications can be viewed here:

[https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/election-application-thread-v2-arbitrum-research-development-collective/27267/16](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/election-application-thread-v2-arbitrum-research-development-collective/27267/16)

We encourage all Arbitrum Delegates to vote responsibly and in the best interests of the ArbitrumDAO.


## **Frisson (Communications role)**

* **Name:** Frisson
* **Email Address:** frisson@tally.xyz
* **TG Handle:** @zeroxfrisson
* **Current Occupation:** Chief Revenue Officer, Tally
* **Delegate Details:** [https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/frisson-delegate-communication-thread/24732](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/frisson-delegate-communication-thread/24732)
* **Country of Residence & Time Zone**: USA, Mountain Time


### **Background and Skills**

**Professional Expertise**

Frisson, as Chief Revenue Officer at Tally, brings extensive experience in blockchain governance communications. His role includes:


* Leading a team that has positioned Tally as an industry leader in brand presence and product distribution within blockchain governance.
* Directly supporting Tally’s Arbitrum integration by addressing technical and governance queries from the community.
* Contributing as a key participant in the development of **ARB Staking** within the Arbitrum ecosystem.

**DAO Contributions**

* Active delegate in the Arbitrum DAO, demonstrating strong communication skills by conveying governance decisions and their rationale to constituents.
* Member of the **Multi-Sig Support Service (MSS)**, requiring effective coordination with multiple stakeholders.

Frisson’s blend of leadership, governance expertise, and technical acumen ensures he is well-prepared for the Supervisory Council’s Communications role.


### **Motivation and Strategic Vision**

Frisson is driven by a vision to empower industry-leading contributors to bring innovative products and initiatives to market through the Arbitrum DAO. By focusing on impactful initiatives, he aims to:

1. Partner with initiative leaders to develop comprehensive communications plans that maximize reach within the DAO and the broader crypto ecosystem.
2. Proactively track and highlight the most significant developments, ensuring effective messaging and engagement.

His strategic vision emphasizes growth in adoption of Arbitrum technology across **Arbitrum One**, **Nova**, and **Orbit Chains**, aligning communication efforts with the DAO’s mission.

### **Role-Specific Responsibilities**

Frisson proposes developing a scalable **communications playbook** to standardize and enhance outreach for major DAO initiatives. Key elements include:



* **Delegate Engagement:** Proactively involving delegates in discussions to ensure alignment and support.
* **Proposal Visibility:** Crafting detailed forum posts and presenting proposals during governance and reporting calls.
* **Social Media Amplification:** Posting about major milestones and coordinating quote tweets from Arbitrum governance and official accounts.
* **Media Outreach:** Building a network of news and research outlets to amplify major developments and announcements.

By rigorously following this playbook, Frisson aims to ensure consistency, clarity, and maximum impact in communicating DAO initiatives.


### **Prioritization and Time Allocation**

Frisson plans to focus on high-impact proposals with the potential to:

* Drive adoption of Arbitrum technology.
* Foster significant growth across Arbitrum One, Nova, and Orbit Chains.

By identifying the initiatives with the most transformative potential, he ensures time and resources are allocated efficiently toward advancing the DAO’s strategic goals.

### **Summary of Qualifications**

**Professional Leadership**

* Over 12 years of leadership experience in growth marketing for software companies, driving tens of millions in revenue through direct sales, digital marketing, and customer success strategies.
* Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and scale organizational initiatives.

**Governance and Communication Expertise**

* Active Arbitrum DAO delegate, skilled in conveying governance decisions transparently and effectively.
* Extensive experience coordinating with diverse stakeholders through Tally’s integration and the Multi-Sig Support Service.


## **JuanRah & Alex Lumley (Communications role)**



* **Name of Applicant:** JuanRah + Alex Lumley*
* **Email Address:** juanramirogarza@gmail.com
* **Telegram Handle**: [@JuanRah](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/juanrah) + [@AlexLumley](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/alexlumley)
* **Current Occupation/s**: Academic Advisor / Arbitrum DAO Delegate
* **Delegate details**: [Delegate Thread](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/juanrah-delegate-communication-thread/27395) / [Tally](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/delegate/0xe7c394f7bb1a005757604d25420c8892e624c64c)
* **Country of Residence & Time Zone**: Mexico / CST (GMT-6)

Juanrah updated his application and will not be jointly apply for the Communications role with fellow delegate [@AlexLumley](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/u/alexlumley). Alex’s involvement with the DAO and understanding of its past developments will help in providing context on how each research proposal aligns with the DAO’s interests. His experience and background will help transfer knowledge and trust to the development of this role’s functions.

This addition will help their communication strategy to be deployed within the community’s objectives. JuanRah will be:

* Taking the lead on developing and implementing the overall communications strategy
* Creating branding and messaging guidelines.
* Managing press releases, media relations, and social media.
* Record-keeping and reporting of all communications activities.

Alex will focus on:

* Providing advice, insights and background context to enrich our communications.
* Act as a liaison with other delegates.

### **Background & Skills**

JuanRah, an Arbitrum DAO Delegate with extensive experience in decentralized governance since 2016, has contributed significantly to DAO discussions and governance processes, ensuring alignment with long-term objectives and values.

As a College Professor and researcher in Geopolitics and Strategic Foresight, he has honed skills in translating complex ideas into accessible insights for diverse audiences, essential for effective communication in decentralized ecosystems. His research in political and risk analysis further enables him to anticipate challenges and propose actionable solutions.

Previously serving as Chief of Staff in a Mexican state-level government, JuanRah developed expertise in strategic planning, public security, and transparency, fostering stakeholder engagement and collaboration. His work involved creating frameworks for best practices, ensuring effective communication and coordination among various stakeholders.

His combined experience in strategic intelligence, governance, and stakeholder management positions him as a strong candidate to manage ARDC communications and build trust within the community.

**Key Skills for the Role**

* **Stakeholder Engagement:** Proven ability to mediate diverse interests and maintain open communication channels.
* **Strategic Oversight:** Experience in designing frameworks for organizational efficiency aligned with long-term goals.
* **Effective Communication:** Skilled in presenting complex research and policy recommendations to varied audiences.
* **Resource Management:** Successfully coordinated multi-stakeholder projects under limited resources, ensuring timely delivery.

### **Motivation and Vision**

JuanRah is committed to contributing to Ethereum’s decentralization through Arbitrum, a pivotal Layer 2 solution. He sees the ARDC as

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https://snapshot.org/#/arbitrumfoundation.eth/proposal/0x86726ba9eb29df278cc5597290980f494329f524b0180759009a52ef11d4ca1f

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[ARBITRUM] ARDC (V2) Supervisory Council Election

## **Introduction**

On the 19th of November 2024, the ARDC Tally proposal was executed, marking the ArbitrumDAO’s decision to extend the ARDC with the launch of the ARDC V2. This iteration features a collaborative structure, comprising specialised working members in Research, Risk and Security, alongside a Supervisory Council. The program is designed to deliver ongoing, specialised specialised assistance to the ArbitrumDAO. For more details, see the executed proposal here: [https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/36792157050667056852025000136263368859227883753318633087194112219909798752014?govId=eip155:42161:0x789fC99093B09aD01C34DC7251D0C89ce743e5a4](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/36792157050667056852025000136263368859227883753318633087194112219909798752014?govId=eip155:42161:0x789fC99093B09aD01C34DC7251D0C89ce743e5a4)

Following a call for applications, a review process and an amendment period, conducted in accordance with the Election Process ratified by the ArbitrumDAO, the elections for the Arbitrum Research and Development Collective are now open. The full version of the applications can be viewed here:

[https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/election-application-thread-v2-arbitrum-research-development-collective/27267/16](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/election-application-thread-v2-arbitrum-research-development-collective/27267/16)

We encourage all Arbitrum Delegates to vote responsibly and in the best interests of the ArbitrumDAO.


# **Revelo Intel**

**Name of Applicant**: Revelo Intel

**Telegram Handle**: @VuBenson

**Role**: Research Working Member

**Hourly Rate (in USDC)**: Revelo Intel operates most effectively on a project-based model, which aligns with the nature of our work and ensures clear deliverables and outcomes.

While our preference is for project-based compensation, we understand the structure of the ARDC proposal and are happy to accommodate its requirements. Based on the scope and anticipated tasks, our hourly rate would be **$125/hour**, calculated to reflect the level of expertise, depth of research, and resources dedicated to each initiative.


## **Experience:**

Revelo Intel is a boutique research firm delivering institutional-grade insights into blockchain protocols, ecosystems, and narratives. Their expertise lies in producing tailored reports that synthesize complex project mechanics, assess market dynamics, and pinpoint adoption catalysts.

With a proven track record of publishing over 200 in-depth reports, many in collaboration with leading protocols, ReveloIntel has established itself as a trusted resource for actionable intelligence. Their most impactful research formats include (i) Project Breakdown (Diligence) Reports and (ii) Industry Intel (Narrative) Reports.


## **Proposed Scope of Work for Arbitrum:**


### **Proposed Tasks and Key Deliverables (First Two Months)**

For the initial one-third of the 6-month term, we propose the following deliverables, designed to address the ArbitrumDAO’s most pressing needs:


### **Arbitrum Stylus Developer Analysis**

**Deliverable**: A study focused on attracting developers to build with Arbitrum Stylus, including:



* A comparative analysis of Stylus’ capabilities versus existing solutions.
* Feedback from developers on barriers to adoption and how to address them.
* Key recommendations for enhancing developer experience and onboarding.

**Timeline**: Delivered by the middle of the second month.

**Value**: Supports Stylus’ success by identifying strategies to position it as the leading choice for developers, strengthening Arbitrum’s technical ecosystem.


### **Arbitrum Orbit Growth Study**

**Deliverable**: A report identifying trends and strategies for attracting projects and users to the Arbitrum Orbit ecosystem. This will include:



* Key metrics and benchmarks for evaluating growth opportunities.
* Recommendations for fostering adoption and incentivizing projects to launch within Orbit.

**Timeline**: Completed by the end of the second month.

**Value**: Provides the DAO with insights to guide resource allocation and initiatives for expanding Orbit, increasing Arbitrum’s market share.


### **Comprehensive Governance Analysis and Delegate Engagement**

**Deliverable**: A detailed report evaluating recent governance proposals, focusing on their outcomes, alignment with DAO priorities, and opportunities for improvement. This will include recommendations for a delegate incentive structure to encourage active and consistent participation.

**Timeline**: Delivered at the end of the first month.

**Value**: Provides actionable insights to enhance governance transparency and optimize delegate engagement, ensuring the DAO remains agile and effective.


# **PYOR Research**



* **Name of Applicant & Applicant’s Representative (If applicable):** PYOR (Power Your Own Research)
* **Telegram Handle (if applicable):** [Telegram: Contact @sriramHQ @nihar_t]
* **LinkedIn Profile (if applicable):** [PYOR | LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pyorxyz)
* **The role being applied for (choose one):** Research Working Member
* Hourly Rate (in USDC): \
We have categorised our hourly rates to reflect the expertise and experience required for specific roles:
    1. **Tier 1: $100 USDC per hour** : Resources with 2–5 years of hands-on experience in executing and contributing to crypto-native projects, including tasks such as protocol analysis and data-driven research.
    2. **Tier 2: $150 USDC per hour:** Resources with over 5+ years of experience, including working with Big 4 consulting firms, institutional finance, and leading crypto projects.

**The per-hour rate (for both Tier 1 & Tier 2) is a team cost.** It is a blended cost for a working project team of a maximum 4-6 members working in parallel.

Before the commencement of any project, we will clearly quote the number of Tier 1 hours and Tier 2 hours and share it with the Supervisory Council.

Resource allocation will be dynamically adjusted based on project requirements, ensuring optimal expertise deployment while maintaining cost-effectiveness. Each project, regardless of tier, will have a dedicated project manager to ensure smooth execution, clear communication, and timely delivery.


## **Experience**

Founded in 2022 by seasoned executives from Barclays, EY, and CoinSwitch (India's leading crypto exchange), PYOR has grown into a team of over 30 professionals, backed by industry leaders such as Castle Island Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, and Balaji Srinivasan. Their expertise has supported leading protocols such as Arbitrum, ICP, Cosmos, Tezos, Compound, Venus, Osmosis, Livepeer, and Swell.

PYOR's innovations include proprietary data infrastructure, like the [X-ray platform](https://app.pyor.xyz/dashboards/chains/arbitrum), which delivers real-time, on-chain insights into protocol performance. They also offer advanced tools for large-scale monitoring and analytics to empower data-driven decision-making.


## **Proposed Scope of Work for Arbitrum:**

As Research Members, our primary goal is to strengthen Arbitrum’s position as the leading Layer 2 solution. For any network, the core requirements are a strong developer mindshare and capture, projects that address both emerging and institutional use cases, and deep liquidity across the ecosystem. To address these challenges, we propose the following research initiatives for the first two months.


### **1. Expanding Arbitrum’s Ecosystem: A Strategic Analysis of Emerging Untapped Sectors and Institutional Opportunities**



* Arbitrum has long been a hub for DeFi protocols, and this will continue. However, with the emergence of new market cycles and innovative primitives, it’s crucial to understand and expand into these new areas, both crypto-native and institutional.
* For example, Polymarket, a prediction market app, accounted for nearly half of Polygon’s transaction volume in October 2024. As new primitives emerge, Arbitrum must capture protocols from these sectors.
* This research aims to assess where Arbitrum lags behind competing Layer 2 and Layer 1 networks. The study will explore:
    1. Crypto-native sectors: prediction markets, memecoins, decentralized science (DeSci), gaming, decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), etc.
    2. Institutional sectors: Treasuries, payments, funds, and bonds
* We will conduct a data-driven analysis to identify key sectors with little to no presence on Arbitrum, evaluate their growth potential, and develop strategies to attract these protocols to the network.

    Final Outcome: A comprehensive report identifying high-potential crypto-native and institutional sectors currently underrepresented on Arbitrum to develop targeted strategies for attracting protocols and expanding network dominance beyond DeFi.



### **2. Catalyzing Capital Migration from Ethereum Mainnet to Arbitrum: A Strategic Framework for Liquidity Attraction**

Ethereum Mainnet currently has more than $

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[ARBITRUM] ARDC (V2) Research Election

## **Introduction**

On the 19th of November 2024, the ARDC Tally proposal was executed, marking the ArbitrumDAO’s decision to extend the ARDC with the launch of the ARDC V2. This iteration features a collaborative structure, comprising specialised working members in Research, Risk and Security, alongside a Supervisory Council. The program is designed to deliver ongoing, specialised specialised assistance to the ArbitrumDAO. For more details, see the executed proposal here: [https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/36792157050667056852025000136263368859227883753318633087194112219909798752014?govId=eip155:42161:0x789fC99093B09aD01C34DC7251D0C89ce743e5a4](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/36792157050667056852025000136263368859227883753318633087194112219909798752014?govId=eip155:42161:0x789fC99093B09aD01C34DC7251D0C89ce743e5a4)

Following a call for applications, a review process and an amendment period, conducted in accordance with the Election Process ratified by the ArbitrumDAO, the elections for the Arbitrum Research and Development Collective are now open. The full version of the applications can be viewed here:

[https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/election-application-thread-v2-arbitrum-research-development-collective/27267/16](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/election-application-thread-v2-arbitrum-research-development-collective/27267/16)

We encourage all Arbitrum Delegates to vote responsibly and in the best interests of the ArbitrumDAO.


# **Vending Machine**

Name: Vending Machine

Email Address: woo.sung@vendingmachine.design , jean-luc@vendingmachine.design, jack@vendingmachine.design (please contact all)

TG Handle: @woosungD94, @jeanluc_sh, @JackMgn (please contact all)

Role: Risk Member

Twitter: [Vending Machine](https://x.com/VM_TokenDesign)

Website: [https://www.vendingmachine.design/](https://www.vendingmachine.design/)

Hourly rate: USD 125 per team member


## **Experience**

Vending Machine is a token design and research firm with over two years of experience in crafting and simulating token systems, crypto-economic mechanisms, and incentive strategies for more than ten protocols. Their team brings deep expertise in data engineering, advanced modeling, simulations, and mechanism design.

The firm employs a rigorous Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) approach to token design and simulation, ensuring a systematic, well-structured process for creating and parameterizing mechanisms. This comprehensive process includes multiple phases: research, objective definition, design concept generation, concept selection, simulations, parameterisation, and final delivery. Vending Machine has also successfully delivered projects for high-profile clients such as Fuel Network, Arch Network, Berachain, and Everclear, among others.


## **Proposed Scope of Work for Arbitrum:**

The scope of work we propose to complete for ArbitrumDAO is to conduct a comprehensive design process for ARB staking and governance attack vectors. This scope will cover two months of the six-month period, which is the typical duration of our design process, pre-simulations. From our time participating within the DAO’s staking working groups, it is clear that there is a need for a team to be fully accountable for delivering a comprehensive end-to-end exploration of what the future of the ARB token could look like, as well as exploring and resolving any security threats via governance attacks.

Our work will pick up where we left off in the working group. We will take the research conducted in this group to supplement our design process. With this, Vending Machine will guide the DAO through an end-to-end design, where we will:



* **Conduct stakeholder interviews** to define system objectives and requirements
* **Create multiple design concepts** and present these to the DAO for discussion and feedback
* **Iterate if necessary and select the final design** with the DAO

After the 2-month period where we draft a proposed design to the DAO for feedback, if it is deemed worthwhile to continue exploration, we will then:



* **Build a model of the token system** to parameterize the design
* **Simulate the design** and present the DAO with a simulation report
* **Present the DAO with a fully parameterized token design**

Throughout this process, we will post updates to the forum so that the DAO and key stakeholders can share feedback, allowing them to be part of the design process.

By the end of the process, the DAO will have a fully designed and simulated token system that addresses governance concerns while also potentially extending the utility of the ARB token.

With our wide skill set expanding across risk, incentive design, modelling, and simulating, we can remain flexible to other tasks the Supervisory Council puts forward.

Here are some examples of what the DAO could expect in terms of deliverables. Each deliverable would be delivered in the public forum.



1. **Preliminary System Architecture Documentation:** an outline of the existing stakeholders and mechanisms in the Arbitrum Ecosystem, as well as value exchange mapping.
2. **Design Objectives, Requirements and Constraints Documentation:** an outline of the objectives of the design, the requirements of the design and the constraints of the design surface area.
3. **Design Concept Generation Documentation:** construction of multiple mechanism designs that would achieve the objectives, requirements and constraints previously outlined.
4. **Final Design Concept Documentation:** a document that clearly outlines the architecture of the final design, ready for simulations.

And if the DAO deemed it important to continue exploring the design, Vending Machine would then deliver:



1. **Final Design Simulation Model:** a python based model of the design to stress-test and parameterise the mechanism.
2. **Final Design Documentation:** a document breaking down the final design and optimal parameter settings as defined by the simulation process.


# **TAU Labs**

* **Name:** [TAU Labs](https://www.628labs.xyz/)
* **Telegram Handles:** [Pixel2904], [TauKatana], [gm_0xKepler], [OxCypherPeak], [RogerTennis1]
* **Email Addresses:** vladt@628labs.xyz 0xkepler@628labs.xyz Katherine Long alexander.zahnd@gmail.com rogger@628labs.xyz
* **The role being applied for:** Risk Working Member
* **Hourly Rate (in USDC):**$125/hr for access to the entire TAU Labs team


## **Experience**

TAU Labs is a Tokenomics and Data Science Lab specialising in token and incentive engineering, financial modeling, economic simulations, and mechanism design. Over the past year, they have worked with more than 15 clients, with a focus on DeFi protocols, such as MORE Markets, [Rain.FI](http://rain.fi/), and YieldNest among others.

Their multidisciplinary team includes data scientists, chartered financial analysts, and DeFi specialists. TAU Labs is particularly skilled in data science and economic modeling, leveraging Monte Carlo simulations and rigorous stress testing to ensure resilient risk management. They enhance transparency and stakeholder engagement by delivering **public Machinations models** and custom-built **Python dashboards**, making their research and recommendations accessible and actionable for all stakeholders.


## **Proposed Scope of Work for Arbitrum:**

Given the success of the STIP and LTIPP programs, we would like to continue to explore data-driven incentive distribution to boost TVL and trading volumes for DeFi protocols, as well as the usage of Arbitrum apps more generally.

Strategically allocating incentives based on pre-determined goals such as liquidity and market share has proven effective as a macro level optimization.

We believe further optimizations are possible on a micro, per-user level. By utilizing onchain (and potentially offchain data), we can further segment users by expected lifetime value and related metrics such as retention, wallet net worth, etc.

One-third of the 6-month term would be dedicated to build upon the existing analysis of LTIPP and STIP programs to push improvements at the macro level. Additionally, TAU Labs will provide the DAO a range of suggestions for incentive designs and micro level optimizations.



* Summarize key findings from existing LTIPP and STIP analysis and foster it with secondary research. Fill gaps with primary research
* Identify room for optimization on the macro level
* Ideate micro level optimizations through user segmentation. Discuss tradeoffs and feasibility with the DAO, then plan, budget, and execute experiments for multiple promising approaches to generate insights
* Provide a final report with key learnings

Throughout the term, TAU will be at the DAO’s disposal to work on other tasks the Supervisory Council puts forward. Given our expertise in protocol design, tokenomics, and economic modeling, we are flexible enough to work on any relevant task.


# **Jupiter Block**



* **Applicant:** JupiterBlock [JB Advisory Services SEZ

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[ARBITRUM] ARDC (V2) Risk Election

## **Introduction**

On the 19th of November 2024, the ARDC Tally proposal was executed, marking the ArbitrumDAO’s decision to extend the ARDC with the launch of the ARDC V2. This iteration features a collaborative structure, comprising specialised working members in Research, Risk and Security, alongside a Supervisory Council. The program is designed to deliver ongoing, specialised specialised assistance to the ArbitrumDAO. For more details, see the executed proposal here: [https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/36792157050667056852025000136263368859227883753318633087194112219909798752014?govId=eip155:42161:0x789fC99093B09aD01C34DC7251D0C89ce743e5a4](https://www.tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/36792157050667056852025000136263368859227883753318633087194112219909798752014?govId=eip155:42161:0x789fC99093B09aD01C34DC7251D0C89ce743e5a4)

Following a call for applications, a review process and an amendment period, conducted in accordance with the Election Process ratified by the ArbitrumDAO, the elections for the Arbitrum Research and Development Collective are now open. The full version of the applications can be viewed here:

[https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/election-application-thread-v2-arbitrum-research-development-collective/27267/16](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/election-application-thread-v2-arbitrum-research-development-collective/27267/16)

We encourage all Arbitrum Delegates to vote responsibly and in the best interests of the ArbitrumDAO.


# **OpenZeppelin**



* **Applicant**: OpenZeppelin
* **Applicant Representative**: Michael Lewellen
* **Telegram Handle**: @cyloncat
* **LinkedIn Profile**: [OpenZeppelin | LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/openzeppelin/)
* **Role being applied for**: Security Working Member
* **Hourly Rate (in USDC)**: $600/hour for individual security researchers


## **Experience**

OpenZeppelin has been a foundational security provider in the blockchain ecosystem since 2016, with their open-source [OpenZeppelin Contracts library](https://www.openzeppelin.com/solidity-contracts) being widely trusted and serving as the core infrastructure for secure smart contract development. Previous work with Arbitrum includes evaluating key governance upgrades, verifying proposal correctness, and conducting security design assessments for projects like Timeboost and BOLD. Their contributions to the Stylus Contracts Library further solidify their integration into the Arbitrum ecosystem, leveraging expertise in Stylus runtime.

OpenZeppelin’s approach to security includes fuzzing, and rigorous manual review that addresses vulnerabilities from multiple angles, even developing the Defender platform and being the only security provider to identify a critical vulnerability in their Uniswap V4 Audit. Having participated in the ARDC V1, OpenZeppelin carried out reviews of governance upgrades, verification of proposal correctness, and security design evaluations.


## **Proposed Scope of Work for Arbitrum:**


### **Deliverables for first two-months**

*Specific work that we expect to complete within the first two months of the ARDC V2 program. Please note that some of these deliverables are time-dependent on the proposal details being ready for our security feedback within the 2-month time period.*



1. **Security Council Improvement Suggestions:** OpenZeppelin will contribute recommendations for enhancing the Arbitrum Security Council’s functionality, such as enabling multi-sig support for company entities to streamline operations. We will also propose setting technical requirements to ensure at least 9 of the 12 council members possess the technical skills to independently verify emergency upgrades. We’ve already seen [forum requests](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/rfc-security-council-member-test/22809) for testing the technical expertise of Council candidates and [additional suggestions from the Arbitrum Foundation](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/arbitrum-foundations-recommendations-for-ardc-deliverables/27686#p-63397-security-council-elections-process-improvements-7) that we plan to address.
2. **Technical Upgrade Security Feedback & Proposal Reviews on Timeboost, Bold, Orbit Chains and Fast Withdrawals**: Following up on our prior Security Analyses for [BOLD](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/aip-bold-security-analysis/24938) and [Timeboost](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/timeboost-security-analysis/26832), we expect to review the implementations of these mechanisms for security risks before submission on-chain and provide executive summaries of their impact. We also anticipate reviews of fast withdrawals and Orbit chain proposals that line up with the [Arbitrum Foundation’s recommendations](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/arbitrum-foundations-recommendations-for-ardc-deliverables/27686).
3. **Suggestions to Improve the DAO’s Technical Decision-Making Process:** We’ll explore and recommend a technical decision-making framework to improve the DAO’s current process of debating technical trade-offs when implementing upcoming proposals. We’ll especially take the experiences learned from the [Arbitrum Governor V2 Upgrade discussion](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/change-to-new-governance-contracts-that-allow-proposal-cancellation/27531) on whether to perform a migration upgrade or direct proxy upgrade.
4. **Definition and Security Risk Analysis of a Governance Attack:** We’ll examine Arbitrum’s current governance system to identify the potential risks of a governance attack similar to Humpy’s earlier attempt on Compound this year, to better safeguard the DAO. This includes defining the difference between a controversial/contentious proposal and an outright governance attack from an outside entity accumulating tokens and manipulating votes in a manner that warrants a security response. This includes answering questions raised by the Arbitrum Foundation [here](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/arbitrum-foundations-recommendations-for-ardc-deliverables/27686#p-63397-governance-optimization-potential-capture-5).


### **Ongoing Scope of Work**

*Work that we expect to be ongoing depending on the current proposals and requests made to us throughout our ARDC term.*



1. **Proposer Assistance and Payload Preparation:** Upon request from a proposal that has passed a snapshot, OpenZeppelin will support non-technical proposal authors in preparing their proposals, guiding them through best practices in proposal construction to meet the Arbitrum DAO’s technical and security requirements. We will offer security insights throughout the drafting process to preemptively address any potential vulnerabilities, helping authors create secure and well-structured proposals. This item comes directly from delegate feedback we received following ARDC V1.
2. **Proposal Security Review Process:** OpenZeppelin will conduct security reviews of proposal payloads submitted to Tally (ideally in draft form prior to submission), ensuring their integrity and alignment with the intended governance actions. We will provide a final security check to verify that the proposal’s on-chain deployment matches the reviewed content along with an executive summary explaining the proposal’s impact for non-technical readers. This process will include manual security checks, supplemented by automated tools where possible, to ensure robustness and accuracy. Our forum reports on proposal safety will foster transparency and community engagement with proposal security.
3. **Governance Upgrade Audits:** As the primary auditor for governance upgrades, OpenZeppelin will collaborate closely with Tally and Scopelift to ensure future upgrades are secure and aligned with the Arbitrum DAO’s roadmap. Through this collaboration, we’ll also explore integration opportunities with OpenZeppelin Governor, identifying feature enhancements that could serve both Arbitrum DAO and the broader ecosystem as part of the [OpenZeppelin Governor Working Group](https://blog.openzeppelin.com/announcing-a-new-working-group-for-openzeppelin-governor) that we’ve recently launched alongside Tally, ScopeLift and Agora.
4. **Additional Security Audits:** While we’ve explicitly proposed that the Security Member serves as the primary auditor for governance upgrades, we are also happy to conduct security audits for other smart contracts wherever the Supervisory Council considers them to be in-scope for the ARDC. This could include any smart contracts to be utilized in a governance proposal such as the [Franchiser Contracts](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/event-horizon-franchiser-contract-audit/25738) used by Event Horizon that we audited in ARDC V1.

These deliverables address critical security needs and emphasize proactive upgrades and enhanced security governance. OpenZeppelin’s approach allows flexibility in addressing additional security tasks as ARDC’s term progresses. We are also open to additional feedback from other delegates and the guidanc

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# Arbitrum Hackathon Builder Continuation Program
**Non-Constitutional**

1. Introduction
2. Opportunity to continue the momentum created
3. Proposed Support Program

* Program Structure (Two Phases)
* RnDAO Program’s Value

1. Implementation Plan - Budget
2. Funds Management
3. Reporting
4. Investment Agreement and Arbitrum benefits
5. Long-Term Vision
6. Conclusion
7. FAQs

# 1. Introduction

A few months ago, Arbitrum funded the [Arbitrum CollabTech Hackathon](https://www.rndao.io/blog/post/arbitrum-collabtech-hackathon-impact-report) through Questbook. This month-long event has just come to an end, having gathered great talent and energy.

We’ve got

* 164 applications and [144 participants](https://lu.ma/pkbzi9ab)
* 20 projects submitted
* [15 finalist projects](https://x.com/RnDAO__/status/1854246689554776121) that are solving real problems with tech for governance, identity, reputation, and more. All are built on Arbitrum.
* [3 winners having built a narrowly focused PoC]()
* Contribo: matching talent to tasks is a foundational need in any collaboration. Contribo is tackling the right parts of this well, focusing on smooth UX and simplicity yet strong onchain components.
* Signals: A much-needed tool for DAOs to easily define priorities and transform chat-group noise into meaningful proposals. It also provides additional utility for native tokens.
* Separated Powers: A more flexible approach to role definition, well architected. Could advance automation in onchain organisations significantly and provide a system for reducing the overhead of checks and balances.

We’ve created a funnel for builders on Arbitrum and we want to sustain this momentum. However, without support, the teams will soon seek opportunities elsewhere. Questbook new protocols track is out of funding but, even if it had funding, the projects need not only capital but also network access and expertise.

RnDAO proposes to co-fund (roughly 50-50) a program in partnership with Arbitrum to invest in and support these teams.

This program is designed to take projects from a hackathon PoC to engage in systematic customer validation, iterate and develop an MVP, and get their first 100 users. As such, we’re leveraging the raw talent and expecting the projects to evolve significantly as they engage and validate with customers, achieving traction at the end of the program.

# 2. The Solution: Turn Hackathon Wins into Long-Term Success"

Early-stage projects often stall or fail within a few months because they lack a deep understanding of their target audience and its needs. Systematic customer validation can significantly increase the likelihood of projects thriving beyond this initial stage.

This initiative, co-funded by RnDAO and Arbitrum, aims to build an ecosystem of unique Arbitrum-based projects that will continue to grow and attract new projects.

We’ve designed a 6-month, two-phase program to capture the best of the hackathon talent and energy.

* Phase 1 focuses on validating ideas (customer development, lean startup, and design thinking methods) and understanding the competitive landscape.
* Phase 2 supports projects to move from PoC to the development of a market-viable MVP and securing the first 100 users.

Here’s how:

* We will select the 4 most promising hackathon teams to join the program (through due diligence by the RnDAO investment committee and signing of an investment contract).
* Each project will receive an initial stipend ($12k over 3 months) in Phase 1.
* Upon successful completion of user research, validation of interest, and presentation of a viable business case (solid pitch deck), the top 2 projects can move to Phase 2.
* Phase 2 projects are awarded an additional $38k and receive hands-on support (sales strategy, biz dev, marketing amplification, intros to funders, team formation, setting up ops processes and legal, setting up agile product development processes, etc.).

Goals:

* short-term (6 months): projects validate their concepts with customers (first 100 users) and generate traction to fundraise from investors or otherwise receive follow-on funding or generate revenue.
* long-term: create a group of unique ventures that collaborate and integrate ([business cluster](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/business-clusters-as-a-strategy-for-arbitrum/21098)), drawing in new projects like a magnet with less direct involvement from our team.

# 3. Proposed Support Program

Program Structure (Two Phases)

By breaking funding and mentorship into two distinct phases, we derisk capital allocation. Only projects that successfully validate customer demand and can showcase a market gap in the first phase will advance to the second phase, ensuring that resources are focused on ventures with proven potential.

[<img height="196" width="690" alt="image" src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/arbitrum1/optimized/2X/f/f977ad8d550f36967b0105502bdb172c9621c1a8_2_690x196.jpeg" />image1920×548 28.2 KB](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/arbitrum1/original/2X/f/f977ad8d550f36967b0105502bdb172c9621c1a8.jpeg "image")

**Phase 1: Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiR) - Customer Validation (3 Months)**

* Funding: Each project receives $2,000 per month per cofounder (max 2 cofounders receiving funding per project), totalling $12,000 per project for Phase 1.
* Goal: Support validation with real users to confirm demand and solidify the project’s foundation.
* Process: Most hackathon projects lack any customer validation and have a shallow understanding of the problem. As such, they fail to gain traction and die. In Phase 1 we focus on addressing these issues head-on by guiding projects through a structured customer validation process, with
* weekly strategy and customer development mentoring sessions
* shadowing user research calls and providing feedback
* multiple hours of hands-on support per week (up to 8 hours per week directly with each project and extra cohort work) to refine their outreach campaigns (tactical support on copy, messaging, refining target user groups, introductions, implementing automation tools, etc.) and support on making the competitive landscape.

**Transition from Phase 1 to Phase 2:**

* Assessment by RnDAO investment committee (we’ll invest significant labour in the next phase and so will only approve teams we deem viable).
* Assessment based on market viability (clearly understood customer problem, market gap, proposed solution based on customer insights, viable team).

**Phase 2: Development and Scaling (3 Months)**

* Funding: Projects that successfully complete Phase 1 will receive an additional grant of $38,000 each, amounting to a total of $50,000 per venture across both phases (enough to build and market test a basic MVP plus 3 months runway for market testing and securing the next bit of funding).
* Goal: This phase supports full product development, go-to-market strategy, and readiness for sustainable operation, whether through fundraising, revenue, or further grants.
* Process: After initial customer validation, the key challenge for founders is being spread too thin, while needing to set up an effective, agile product development process to quickly validate hypotheses and accelerate product-market-fit, ensure financial sustainability (pitch development and fundraising), set up a fully functioning team (talent recruitment), and operate the organisation (admin and ops). We’ll help teams with all of these challenges, operating as a fractional c-suite (down in the trenches with them, up to 10 hours per week with each project and extra cohort work) and fast-track their brand recognition and network with the support of our marketing team.

RnDAO Program’s Value and advantages over regular incubation programs

1. Swarm Collaboration: participants join an alliance of similar projects, encouraging integrations (good for project retention in Arbitrum), sharing best practices, co-marketing, cross-selling, and more. RnDAO facilitates this through a system of guilds, collaborative databases, cross-ownerhsip, and facilitating specific collaborations.
2. Not just advisory, hands-on operators: we get our hands dirty working directly in the projects, fast-tracking their development with world-class expertise, including [Drea](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreagallagher/) (led research for Google Suite, Asana, Aragon, etc. 50% time-commitment to the program), [Gokhan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/polat/details/experience/) (venture-building expert and 8x entrepreneur. Full-time commitment to the program), and [Daniel](https://www.linkedin.com/in/conductal/) (organisation designer, ex-Head of Gov Aragon, 4x founder, etc. full-time commitment to the program.). Additionally, we provide access to industry-leading mentors (e.g. mentors for the Hackathon included Kevin Owoki, Nader Dabit, Dennison Bertram, Reka Medvcz, David Phelps, etc.).
3. Network access:

* Support in establishing customer relationships by leveraging

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https://tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/108658450973990931334575713480652794742647878863726354508911679874665321261959

The proposal seeks funding support for a program to help hackathon projects on Arbitrum develop into successful ventures through customer validation and business development over two phases.

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# Treasury Management V1.2
## Abstract

On September 12th, Entropy hosted a preliminary treasury working group call (recordings available [here](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/treasury-management-working-group-call/26723/6)) in an effort to align all of the different parties within the DAO on the optimal path forward when it comes to managing the different sections of the DAO’s balance sheet. I.e., chain profits (ETH) and tokens that have been authorized for spend but have not entered circulation yet (ARB). The primary points of contention were around ARB diversification, the need for a DAO budget before the conversation on treasury management continues forward, whether the DAO needs active treasury managers at all, infrastructure selection, and details around a treasury committee’s implementation, e.g., how many individuals/entities, are they DAO-elected or appointed, when should we target to have this committee stood up, etc. From our perspective, we did gain consensus that the DAO’s profits (ETH) in the treasury should be turned productive and that a treasury management committee of some sort should be established. However, even on these two points that most people seem to be in favor of, specific details need to be ironed out for actionable strategies to be implemented.

We believe that we have come up with a fair compromise between all of the various perspectives on these identified issues, all of which stem from the information gathered during the working group calls and conversations with delegates. The compromise suggested herein will, in our opinion, enable the DAO to move forward and initiate the required operational standards for optimizing the use of idle tokens in the treasury. Based on the feedback received on the call on September 25th (link to recording [here](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/treasury-management-working-group-call/26723/7)) where we presented the overarching ideas herein, we feel confident that this proposal aligns well with the treasury managers, infrastructure providers, and overall DAO sentiment towards treasury management. We are eager to gather more feedback from the community and continue iterating so this initiative can move forward.

## Key Issues Treasury Management can Solve Today

1. Service Provider Shortfalls: DAO-funded programs as well as service providers that have proved valuable to the DAO (the ARDC, Steakhouse’s services as a part of STEP, etc.) have run into the problem of having dollar-denominated contracts and not enough ARB to meet the agreed upon rate for services rendered.
2. Flexible & Metrics-Driven Capital Deployment: The DAO is reliant on RWAs/Treasuries for passive yield on dollars, but has no mechanism for reallocating to onchain strategies as we enter a global rate cutting regime that could make onchain yields more attractive. The DAO also currently lacks the ability to frictionlessly assess the returns and underlying risks of comparative liquid market investments, how much of/when ARB in the treasury should be diversified, and how to optimize operating cash-like reserves.
3. Reinvesting Sequencer Revenue: The DAO has neglected to do anything productive with its ETH holdings, which could provide the DAO leverage to fuel growth and partnerships alongside yield—consistent with the DAO’s growth-first mindset.

## The Proposed Solution

### TL;DR

* Establish two token management tracks (Treasury and Growth) with their own 3-seat committees. Treasury Management will focus on passive yield via ARB-only onchain strategies on Arbitrum One and create a cash-like reserve alongside a management strategy to cover service provider shortfalls. Growth Management will focus on strategic partnerships by exclusively reinvesting the DAO’s ETH holdings into “ETH-backed strategies”. ETH-backed strategies are defined as opportunities that earn yield on ETH or ETH-pegged assets, with high guarantees of returning the underlying deployed to the DAO treasury at a certain point in the future.
  * Treasury Management ™: 10M ARB for ARB-only onchain strategies + 15M ARB converted to stables or other cash-like holdings to serve as a pilot for the DAO’s “checking account”.
  * Growth Management (GM): 7,500 ETH allotted (about 75% of the DAOs ETH after BoLD bootstrapping), but all spend must be DAO-approved on a case-by-case basis.

Since inception, the DAO has spent 19.3M ARB on core DAO initiatives (long-term committees/groups that get funding directly from the DAO via proposal), grants programs, and direct DAO-to-service provider grants according to the August [Token Flow](https://online.flippingbook.com/view/108327950/8/#zoom=true) report from @r3gen. So outside of protocol/user incentives and the large GCP initiative, the DAO’s spend has been relatively modest throughout the first 18 months of its life, spending about 1.07M ARB per month. The average price of ARB since the token launched sits at $1.16, which puts the DAO’s rough monthly spend on these types of initiatives at $1.24M USD.

In an ideal world, we would have a budget outlined before setting aside some ARB to be converted to stablecoins or other cash-like assets to cover general operating expenses and make up for any service provider contract shortcomings. However, we need the proper people and procedures in place in order for a budget to be executed to the expected standard. We believe that the OpCo will not only be better equipped to tackle this issue, but will also have better incentive alignment with the DAO than any other entity/individual tasked with creating a DAO budget, and more data surrounding DAO-revenue to analyze.

In many cases it is unprofessional for the DAO to put the burden of ARB volatility on its service providers. If we aren’t careful, we will negatively impact the pool of SPs that desire working with Arbitrum DAO. Given the aforementioned historical spend and the absence of a formal budget, we are suggesting the TM track be given 25M ARB with the intent to swap 15M ARB for stablecoins over the course of 3 months. This stablecoin reserve may be deployed in low-risk, yield-bearing strategies or other cash-like assets and will be used to cover DAO dollar-denominated expenses and service provider contract shortfalls. This cash-like balance should not be used to give out grants, but rather to pay out service providers that demand dollars. The remaining 10M ARB is to be used on ARB-only onchain strategies that are approved by the TM Committee (TMC). The TM track will solve problems 1&2 mentioned above by putting the infrastructure and service providers in place to conduct onchain strategies on both ARB and stablecoins while ensuring service providers enjoy a professional/stress-free experience working with Arbitrum. The TMC’s mandate also indirectly supports ecosystem growth by focusing primarily on ARB-only strategies by leveraging Arbitrum protocols.

The need to reinvest sequencer revenue is best depicted by the following chart, which shows the DAO has foregone ~400 ETH by not staking its idle holdings.


[<img height="402" width="690" alt="Arbitrum Revenue" src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/arbitrum1/optimized/2X/3/3f25fde491adc04de29d44b4d527e5f7ec5ea064_2_690x402.png" />Arbitrum Revenue2400×1400 270 KB](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/arbitrum1/original/2X/3/3f25fde491adc04de29d44b4d527e5f7ec5ea064.png "Arbitrum Revenue")

However, given that the primary goal of the Arbitrum DAO is spreading its technology stack and promoting growth across its ecosystem, we believe that we can do better than just staking the ETH or otherwise reinvesting DAO profits into liquid market opportunities. Furthermore, Entropy Advisors has been approached by numerous protocols interested in strengthening their alliance with the Arbitrum DAO. These protocols include market leaders within well-established DeFi and infrastructure sub sectors as well as projects in emerging verticals that have generated significant attention within the industry. Some of these projects are pre-TGE, generate significant revenue, could solve liquidity fragmentation/interoperability across Orbit chains, or strengthen ARB narratives. These types of deals require a counterparty to negotiate with and discretion until a deal is formally reached. This will be one of the primary deliverables of the Growth Management Committee (GMC), but all deals will need to be approved by the DAO via a snapshot vote with a simple majority For/Abstain, and a quorum equal to 3% of the votable token supply prior to any engagement’s execution. Again, only strategies that rely on ETH and ETH-pegged asset strategies will be pursued. It is important to note that some specific details may need to remain confidential even once the DAO begins voting via Snapshot. The GMC will play a similar role as the STEP committee so that this can be achieved. A stark contrast between the TMC and GMC is that the former will make a one-time recommendation t

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https://tally.xyz/gov/arbitrum/proposal/111105159609719390908725919603971316574753860587890014819515615630412225940809

The proposal aims to establish two committees for Treasury and Growth management to optimize the use of the DAO's idle tokens and ETH holdings, while addressing service provider contract issues and ensuring better financial strategies.