Delegate Name

Areta

Delegate Address

aretagov.eth (0x8b37a5Af68D315cf5A64097D96621F64b5502a22)

Forum Handle(s)

Sid Shah (sid); Bernard Schmid (Bernard); Findlay Boothroyd (fin)

Alternate Means Of Contact (Twitter, Discord, Email, etc)

Reach us on Telegram at @bmitte, @findlay_b, or @explorandoahora

About

Areta is a crypto-native investment bank specializing in strategic transactions and complex governance processes for protocols and institutions.

Experience

We have had the privilege to work for some of the leading companies and DAOs in the crypto space. Examples of our work on the governance side include leading the first cross-ecosystem growth initiative for Uniswap and Arbitrum, leading governance optimization initiatives for Arbitrum, Safe, and dYdX. On the transaction side, we led the first acquisition of Coingecko, the sale of Solscan to Etherscan, and the strategic wind-down of Gro DAO.

Delegate Platform or Philosophy

Areta’s key tenets as delegates are as follows:

• We will aim for 100% voting participation - we are deeply invested in the ecosystem and our goal is to meaningfully support its direction via thoughtful, educated governance decisions.
• We always commit to voting independently and impartially.
• We will open source our rationale through frequent updates to our delegate platform, which will act to anchor our thinking and make ourselves accountable to the wider community.

Conflicts of Interest

Areta currently does not have any material conflicts of interest. We do not hold any other cryptocurrencies. We agree to keep the community updated should any conflicts of interest arise.

Policy for Handling Conflicts of Interest When They Arise

Transparency and proactiveness are at the core of mitigating any issues that may arise from conflicts of interest. As such any conflict of interest that may arise in the future will be promptly disclosed and, if applicable, Areta commits to abstain from any potentially partial voting scenarios.