Vol. I, No. 1 Monday, August 31, 2026 Arbitrum — Governance Rights Report
Executable rights. Machine-readable determinations.

Probity Institute

Arbitrum — Governance Rights Report

Verdict

Arbitrum

ARB — Governance Rights Report
Tier 2 S1 — Token-Governed Protocol Assessment as of 2026-10-01
GSA-1 pass GSA-2 near-miss GSA-3 fail GSA-4 fail GSA-5 near-miss GSA-6 fail GSA-7 fail GSA-8 fail

Why this rating: Governor+Timelock, elected Security Council and the most developed treasury-policy framework (STEP) and disclosure cadence (monthly Token Flow Reports) — highest-probability first-passer of GSA-4 and GSA-5. GSA-2 near-miss: council removal process needs on-chain enforceability verification; GSA-4 near-miss: STEP is policy enacted by vote, not a contract-enforced covenant

Where to Vote

Proposal History

ProposalTitleOutcomeClosed
0x472fb3b40d… Banning projects identified in the high-severity Watchdog Program cases - Good Entry Passed September 17, 2026
0x57e83d4df2… Banning projects identified in the high-severity Watchdog Program cases - Limitless Passed September 17, 2026
0xddcea6a783… Banning projects identified in the high-severity Watchdog Program cases - APX Finance Passed September 17, 2026
0x666a31ac23… Arbitrum Security Program Closed August 27, 2026
0xe9373b2226… [Constitutional] AIP: Ratification of Security Council Election Process Improvements Passed July 23, 2026

History from the Institute scanner and the 2026-08-31 recheck pulls (Snapshot Hub GraphQL / OpenSquare). Outcomes marked from recheck determinations where the proposal is named; otherwise the recorded state is shown.

Metrics

Treasury$4.30B (gross; curated estimate)
Treasury (liquid)$2.69B
Revenue (annual)$12.0M
Token incentives (annual)$60.0M
Net earnings (annual)-$48.0M
Distribution enforcementnone
Distribution mechanismnone_to_token
Revenue pathSequencer fees -> foundation (no ARB distribution)
RecourseNONE — no mechanism; holders have no recourse.

Model and audit state reads as of 2026-10-06 (Institute governance model / distribution audit state files). Not a Token Terminal license; curated figures update quarterly.

Structure & History

Structure: S1 — Token-Governed Protocol.

S1-S5 protocol business structure taxonomy, as-of 2026-08-27 (structure taxonomy date); scores as-of 2026-10-01 (first scored 2026-07-23; quarterly recheck #2, cycle 2026-08-31 -> 2026-10-01)

2026-08-31 recheck verdict: UNCHANGED.

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