I would like to nominate myself as an ambassador to represent Hop within the Optimism and Arbitrum DAOs.
Both Arbitrum and Optimism protocols are designed to make dapps and transactions on Ethereum more accessible to a broader user base fostering further decentralization. The Arbitrum protocol has captured greater market share with exceptional chains (Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova), while Optimism is competing with its potent OP Stack and forming partnerships with strong players like Coinbase. Coinbaseās layer 2, Base and now Magi, a new layer 2 rollup, are being built on the OP Stack.
The Optimism DAO was founded over 11 months ago on the premise that public goods funding can be profitable. The Optimism DAO uniquely divided itself into two co-equal parts; the Token House and the Citizensā House. The Token House determines protocol incentives and the Citizensā House is responsible for funding public goods. I believe this innovative governance solution aims to balance the incentives of financial stakeholders and individual stakeholders who contribute to the DAO.
The Arbitrum DAO is newer having been live for a month and already going through a bit of a tumultuous path in establishing the relationship between the DAO and the Foundation.
I believe it is important for Hop to be up to date with boots on the ground in these DAOs to always have a pulse on new developments within two of Hopās most important ecosystem partners and aim to strengthen these symbiotic relationships.
I have been an early user of both Arbitrum and Optimism and have stayed up to date on the evolution of their existing products, rollout of new products, and the progression of their DAOs. I was also fortunate enough to represent Hop in Arbitrumās first ever hackathon in Devcon Bogota where I met several of Arbitrumās community members and core team. If elected Ambassador I will attend community calls, report back to the community, seek business development opportunities for Hop, and participate in governance by voting and writing proposals on behalf of Hop.