We must decentralize

The Arbitrum DAO is a massive leap forward, making Arbitrum the first EVM rollup tech to reach Stage 1 decentralization.

The State of Decentralization

1

Chain Ownership

Chain ownership of both Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova is under the control of the Arbitrum Governance system.

Comprised of both the Arbitrum DAO and the Security Council, the governance system currently has the ability to alter itself. Arbitrum One has now reached Stage 1 decentralization.

2

Validator Ownership

Execution on Arbitrum is validated to Ethereum Mainnet by a set of validators.

This set of validators has been expanded to include organizations across the ecosystem. All validators would have to be malicious for an incorrect transaction to be accepted.

3

Sequencer Ownership

The Sequencers for both Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova are currently maintained by the Arbitrum Foundation.

Governance currently has the power to select new Sequencers.

4

Data Availability Committee (DAC) Ownership

Arbitrum Nova has a 7-party DAC, whose members can be seen here.

The Arbitrum governance system currently has the power to change the DAC, by adding or removing members, or modifying the DAC’s role in the system.