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Arbitrum’s First Governance Proposal Turns Messy With $1B ARB Tokens at Stake

Apr 02, 2023 · 1 min read · 34 points
Arbitrum’s First Governance Proposal Turns Messy With $1B ARB Tokens at Stake
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The Arbitrum Foundation would get to side step community governance when issuing “special grants.”

Highlights

  • Arbitrum Foundation’s proposed backdoor stands in contrast to other elements of AIP-1 that underscore the claimed importance of token holders.
  • “As Arbitrum is intended to be a public good, it is only right that governance over it should be governed by those for whom such public good is intended for,” read one section of the proposal.
  • Arbitrum would get to side step community governance when issuing “special grants” to the Arbitrum foundation.
  • The Foundation would also be able to side-step community governance by issuing ‘special grants.” to the community of the foundation” if it granted such grants.

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