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RESEARCH
20 Nov 2025

Interop Risk Framework Talk by Bartek Kiepuszewski

The interop space has evolved significantly and Bartek Kiepuszewski suggests that a new risk framework for interop is needed.

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governance
11 Nov 2025

Governance Review #76

Networks tune fees, councils reset, treasuries get to work.

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governance
3 Nov 2025

Governance Review #75

Q4 cadence: fewer headlines, more execution.

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Monthly Update
1 Nov 2025

Monthly Updates - October 2025

Discover the most important October developments across major ecosystems — from governance updates to technical upgrades and ecosystem milestones.

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governance
28 Oct 2025

Governance Review #74

Optimism grants advance, Arbitrum debates incentives and treasury policy, ZKsync accelerates activation; the rest keep shipping.

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governance
21 Oct 2025

Governance Review #73

Elections on Optimism, incentives on Arbitrum, activation on ZKsync; plus key infra moves elsewhere.

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governance
6 Oct 2025

Governance Review #72

Fresh month, fresh moves. Governance is moving in this Q4.

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Monthly Update
1 Oct 2025

Monthly Updates - September 2025

Discover the key highlights from September, from protocol upgrades to ecosystem growth and more

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governance
29 Sep 2025

Governance Review #71

Steady beats building heat as month wraps.

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governance
22 Sep 2025

Governance Review #70

Weekly governance brief: what passed, what paused, what’s next.

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governance
15 Sep 2025

Governance Review #69

Busy week in governance with steady progress.

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governance
8 Sep 2025

Governance Review #68

Not loud, not slow, just steady progress and prep for what’s next.

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governance
2 Sep 2025

Ethereum Connect

Our attempt at making Devconnect's impact as lasting as possible in LATAM.

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governance
1 Sep 2025

Governance Review #67

Busy week in governance—steady tempo, few surprises.

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Monthly Update
1 Sep 2025

Monthly Updates - August 2025

Discover the key highlights from August, from protocol upgrades to ecosystem growth and more

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governance
25 Aug 2025

Governance Review #66

Calm but purposeful: fewer headlines, more execution across L2s.

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governance
18 Aug 2025

Governance Review #65

Slight increase in activity, but the high quality of proposals remains unchanged.

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governance
11 Aug 2025

Governance Review #64

A quieter week, but IOPs, RFPs, and upgrades keep governance on course.

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governance
4 Aug 2025

Governance Review #63

New month, fresh proposals. Activity dipped a bit, but the governance boat’s still afloat.

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Monthly Update
1 Aug 2025

Monthly Updates - July 2025

Discover the key highlights from July, from protocol upgrades to ecosystem growth and more

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governance
28 Jul 2025

Governance Review #62

Governance remains in tune as we approach the end of the month.

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governance
21 Jul 2025

Governance Review #61

Although activity has dropped in some ecosystems, new proposals continue to emerge to keep the beat.

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governance
14 Jul 2025

Governance Review #60

A weekly cross-ecosystem governance roundup that we are part of.

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governance
7 Jul 2025

Governance Review #59

Activity has been reduced after the ETHCC, but some ecosystems keep the proposal machines running.

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Monthly Update
1 Jul 2025

Monthly Updates - June 2025

Discover the key highlights from June, from protocol upgrades to ecosystem growth and more

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governance
30 Jun 2025

Governance Review #58

ETHCC slowed the activity down a bit, but there is still a beat.

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governance
23 Jun 2025

Governance Review #57

Another packed week of upgrades, proposals, and DAO housekeeping across every ecosystem that we are part of.

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governance
16 Jun 2025

Governance Review #56

Halfway through 2025, and the proposal machine is still in overdrive.

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governance
9 Jun 2025

Governance Review #55

Governance never sleeps, new ideas, frameworks, and restructures proposed this week.

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governance
2 Jun 2025

Governance Review #54

New month, fresh governance proposals.

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governance
26 May 2025

Governance Review #53

The Month is ending, but activity, votes, and governance discussions continue strong.

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governance
19 May 2025

Governance Review #52

Busy week in governance with new proposals, new funding rounds, and discussions.

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governance
12 May 2025

Governance Review #51

Scaling Decisions, Global Ambitions: upgrades approved, experiments queued, and incentives re‑imagined.

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governance
5 May 2025

Governance Review #50

Fresh month, same beat: L2s flood the forums with new discussions and proposals.

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governance
28 Apr 2025

Governance Review #49

Governance activity remains high as we approach the end of the month.

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governance
22 Apr 2025

Governance Review #48

Another week of governance news, proposals, updates, and innovation in the DAOs.

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governance
14 Apr 2025

Governance Review #47

A packed week in DAOs, with news, updates, proposals, and more.

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governance
7 Apr 2025

Governance Review #46

Relatively slow week in governance, but with some important discussions!.

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governance
31 Mar 2025

Governance Review #45

This week, lots of initiatives across DAOs have been posting updates.

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governance
24 Mar 2025

Governance Review #44

Most DAOs have been relatively active this week.

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governance
17 Mar 2025

Governance Review #43

A packed review with news across all DAOs we are actively participating in.

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governance
10 Mar 2025

Governance Review #42

An update on the last 2 weeks in governance.

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governance
24 Feb 2025

Governance Review #41

ETH Denver slows down governance activity.

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governance
17 Feb 2025

Governance Review #40

Things in governance are heating up ahead of ETHDenver!.

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governance
10 Feb 2025

Governance Review #39

There are lots of new proposals across the board this week.

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governance
3 Feb 2025

Governance Review #38

Things have been busy for DAOs this week.

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governance
27 Jan 2025

Governance Review #37

Governance activity picks up the pace as we’re nearing the end of January.

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governance
20 Jan 2025

Governance Review #36

This week has been relatively quiet across most DAOs.

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governance
13 Jan 2025

Governance Review #35

The first governance review of 2025 is here!

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governance
16 Dec 2024

Governance Review #34

There’s one final push to get things across the finish line before the holidays and we’re here for it.

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governance
10 Dec 2024

Governance Review #33

Another week full of governance news from the DAOs we’re active participants of.

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governance
26 Nov 2024

Governance Review #32

We’re back from Devcon with a review of what has been happening in governance.

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governance
2 Nov 2024

Governance Review #31

Another full week in DAO governance.

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governance
21 Oct 2024

Governance Review #30

Last week was less eventful for DAOs, without that meaning that things aren’t happening.

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governance
14 Oct 2024

Governance Review #29

Two different protocols electing their Security Council, and other governance-related news.

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governance
3 Oct 2024

Governance Review #28

A packed review with news across all DAOs we are actively participating in.

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governance
16 Sep 2024

Governance Review #27

Optimism to vote on rolling Mission Requests, Arbitrum and Everclear gearing up for Security Council elections, and Uniswap discusses leveraging ecosystem incentives.

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governance
9 Sep 2024

Governance Review #26

Starknet's first vote, Arbitrum's continued activity, and the introduction of Lisk in the governance review

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governance
29 Aug 2024

Governance Review #25

Governance Review is back from summer vacation, and governance activity is sprawling.

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governance
5 Aug 2024

Governance Review #24

Three weeks' worth of governance news packed in a 10-minute read.

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governance
23 Jul 2024

Governance Review #23

We're back after a short break because of EthCC in Brussels. Catch up with what has happened in governance over the past 3 weeks!

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governance
2 Jul 2024

Governance Review #22

Read about Optimism's Mission Requests, ARB staking, Hop Grants Committee and more.

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governance
17 Jun 2024

Governance Review #21

Optimism announces fault proofs, Hop opens nominations for their Grants Council, and Polygon introduces a 1 BILLION grants program.

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governance
10 Jun 2024

Governance Review #20

Arbitrum voting for BOLD, Uniswap voting to match LTIPP, Starknet hackathon, and Connext rebrands to Everclear.

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governance
31 May 2024

Governance Review #19

Arbitrum Foundation submits 3 technical proposals, Uniswap votes on delegate rewards, and Hop looks to renew its grants program.

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governance
25 May 2024

Governance Review #18

The theme of the week is on-chain governance! Multiple proposals from several protocols are going through the on-chain vote phase of their respective governance process.

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governance
17 May 2024

Governance Review #17

L2BEAT provides weekly updates on governance in concise articles.

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governance
5 May 2024

Governance Review #16

L2BEAT provides weekly updates on governance in concise articles.

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governance
26 Apr 2024

Governance Review #15

L2BEAT provides weekly updates on governance in concise articles.

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governance
19 Apr 2024

Governance Review #14

L2BEAT provides weekly updates on governance in concise articles.

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governance
12 Apr 2024

Governance Review #13

L2BEAT provides weekly updates on governance in concise articles.

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governance
5 Apr 2024

Governance Review #12

L2BEAT provides weekly updates on governance in concise articles.

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governance
5 Apr 2024

How to Submit a Proposal to the Arbitrum DAO

The Incomplete Guide to Submitting a Proposal to the Arbitrum DAO.

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governance
29 Mar 2024

Governance Review #11

L2BEAT provides weekly updates on governance in concise articles.

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governance
22 Mar 2024

Governance Review #10

L2BEAT provides weekly updates on governance in concise articles.

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governance
15 Mar 2024

Governance Review #09

L2BEAT provides weekly updates on governance in concise articles.

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governance
8 Mar 2024

Governance Review #08

L2BEAT provides weekly updates on governance in concise articles.

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governance
1 Mar 2024

Governance Review #07

L2BEAT provides weekly updates on governance in concise articles.

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governance
23 Feb 2024

Governance Review #06

L2BEAT provides weekly updates on governance in concise articles.

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governance
16 Feb 2024

Governance Review #05

L2BEAT provides weekly updates on governance in concise articles.

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governance
9 Feb 2024

Governance Review #04

L2BEAT provides weekly updates on governance in concise articles.

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governance
2 Feb 2024

Governance Review #03

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governance
26 Jan 2024

Governance Review #02

L2BEAT provides weekly updates on governance in concise articles.

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governance
19 Jan 2024

Governance Review #01

L2BEAT provides weekly updates on governance in concise articles.