RRC-XX: RARI DAO Security Council Elections

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RRC-XX: RARI DAO Security Council Elections

Author: coffee-crusher

Summary

This proposal outlines a framework for the first-ever RARI DAO Security Council elections. The current Security Council’s term expires on September 30, 2025. This proposal, building upon the principles of RRC-33, shifts from a DAO appointment process to a DAO-wide election process, empowering the community to select its own security representatives. The DAO will vote to fill four of the five available seats, with one seat remaining with the Director of the Foundation. The new council members will serve a one-year term.

Motivation

The decentralization of the RARI DAO is a core value. Transitioning the Security Council’s selection from a DAO appointment to a DAO-wide election is a crucial step towards this goal. A community-elected council will increase transparency, ensure accountability, and bring a diverse range of expertise to the table, strengthening the protocol’s security and governance. This model empowers delegates and token holders to directly influence the protocol’s most critical decisions. This framework draws inspiration from successful DAO-led governance models, such as the Arbitrum Security Council election process, and builds upon the foundational RARI proposal, RRC-33.

Security Council Details

Mandate and Scope of Work

A vital body to mitigate risks associated with decentralization of the Rarible Protocol and RARI chain is the Security Council. A functioning Security Council is a mechanism to prevent governance attacks in which an attacker acquires voting power through legitimate means (e.g., buying tokens on the open market) but uses that to manipulate votes to their own benefit—i.e., exploiting the DAO’s treasury or the Protocol via skewing governance or introducing Protocol vulnerabilities. The Security Council has the ability to perform emergency and non-emergency actions such as urgent upgrades, minor, routine maintenance to the Rarible Protocol, and stopping DAO hack attempts.

The Safe multisig wallet addresses the Security Council uses to perform its functions are:

  • Veto function: eth 0xd35ec9F67Aa082Ae666be1716C79291f1f6e4E0a (majority threshold: 3/5)
  • Upgrade function: eth 0xa5e4514145463385aEF763Fc8161CB42b92c74f2 (majority threshold: 4/5)

Appointment and Removal

The members of the Security Council will serve a term of 12 months. The members of the Security Council must act upon the direction of the Director of the RARI Foundation as well as the RARI token-holders pursuant to the RRC. Failure to act in accordance with directions from either the Director of the RARI Foundation or the RRC Process constitutes a reason for an ad hoc removal of Security Council members. Such removal shall follow the RRC Process, and one member of the Security Council must remain in place.

The number of members on the Security Council may also be expanded or reduced pursuant to the RRC Process, provided that:

  • there must be at least 1 member on the Security Council
  • at least 1 member of the Security Council must be a director of the RARI Foundation.

The community, through an on-chain vote, has the ability to remove council members purely from an administrative perspective, but only to the extent that the criteria below have been met:

Criteria for removal of council members:

(i) failure to adhere to the code of conduct;
(ii) failure to undertake security council duties and responsibilities;
(iii) a conflict of interest arises;
(iv) a member is responsible for a security breach;
(v) the member no longer possesses the technical or strategic knowledge that is needed for future security challenges; and/or
(vi) there is a wider community loss of confidence in a council member.

Compensation

Security Council members are entitled to compensation of 2,000 USDC per month.

Specification

The following specifications are proposed for the election of the RARI DAO Security Council:

  • Council Composition: The Security Council will consist of five (5) members:

    • Four (4) seats will be filled via a DAO-wide vote on Tally v2.

    • One (1) seat will be reserved for and held by the Director of the RARI Foundation (Campbell Law), ensuring a direct line of communication with the Foundation and a consistent operational perspective.

  • Candidate Requirements: Candidates for the four elected seats must either hold $RARI tokens or have had delegated voting power to their wallet, and demonstrate a strong history of governance participation and contribution to the RARI ecosystem.

  • Specific Technical Seat Requirement: One of the four elected seats must be held by a candidate with a strong technical background and a proven understanding of the RARI chain’s infrastructure, smart contracts, and security architecture. This will be self-identified by candidates and confirmed by delegates during the nomination period.

  • Term: Elected members will serve a one (1) year term, beginning October 1, 2025.

  • Compensation: Each council member will receive a monthly stipend of 2,000 USDC for their service.

Overall Cost

The total annual cost for the five Security Council seats is 120,000 USDC. Funding will be from the DAO operational treasury with funds transferred from RARI v1 treasury to a RARI v2 treasury, if required for funding availability.

Open Questions

There are some open questions that need to be addressed by the community:

  • Should the Security Council be a hybrid model, continuing with one additional seat that is appointed and represented by the Foundation, in addition to the Director of the Foundation seat?

  • If a RARI Foundation member is appointed to one of the five seats, should they be paid for their role on the Security Council?

Timeline

The proposed timeline for this election process is as follows:

  • 7-Day Forum Discussion & Call for Candidates - Self-Nomination Period: This proposal will be posted on the RARI DAO Forum for a period of seven (7) days. During this time, interested individuals can self-nominate using the official candidate template.

  • Delegate Support: Following the discussion period, if the proposal is supported by the delegates, it will move to an on-chain vote.

  • Tally v2 Vote: The final vote for the four council seats will be conducted on Tally v2.

Candidate Template

This template should be used by all individuals interested in self-nominating for a Security Council seat. Please copy and paste this candidate template into the comments below this proposal.

Name/Handle:

Wallet Address:

Candidate Status:

  • I am a $RARI token holder.
  • I have delegated voting power to my wallet.

Governance Participation & Contributions: Please provide a brief overview of your history of participation in RARI governance and contributions to the ecosystem. Link to relevant forum posts, proposals, or other on-chain activity.

Technical Background: If you are seeking the technical seat, please describe your background and proven understanding of the RARI chain’s infrastructure, smart contracts, and security architecture. Include links to relevant projects, audit experience, or technical contributions.

Statement of Intent: In 1-2 paragraphs, please explain why you are a good candidate for the Security Council and what you hope to achieve during your term.

Requirements & Code of Conduct:

  • I understand and agree to adhere to the Code of Conduct as a Security Council member.

  • I certify that I have or will obtain a new (or newly reset) hardware wallet that can generate a fresh address for this role.

  • I confirm that as the individual or entity representative applying, I am the sole owner of the hardware wallet being used to apply, and I will not use a hot wallet under any circumstances.

  • I agree that this hardware wallet will be used exclusively for actions related to the Security Council and for no other applications.

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Name/Handle: Jaris James

Wallet Address: 0xB04E6891e584F2884Ad2ee90b6545ba44F843c4A

Candidate Status:

  • I am a $RARI token holder.
  • I have delegated voting power to my wallet.

Governance Participation & Contributions: Please provide a brief overview of your history of participation in RARI governance and contributions to the ecosystem. Link to relevant forum posts, proposals, or other on-chain activity.

I have been an active contributor in RARI DAO governance since 2023, engaging both through direct proposals, and broader delegate support. Examples include:

  • Hosted a live demo via “OSPN” back with the Rari Foundation in June 2023, which focused on The first iteration of the Delegate Launchpad program, in which two friends in attendance, @Jaf & @WinVerse applied to be a delegate after the event and were accepted. This was the first time I connected with the Foundation:

https://x.com/ospnHQ/status/1667182673805148160

I deployed the “Contributor Cards” smart contract on RARI Chain, enabling DAO delegates to mint a dynamic 3D governance-linked collectible:

  • Launched the drafts for the two Delegate Incentive Program payout proposals which included all the necessary onchain actions to ensure payments for all qualified delegates. Also tracked the participation programatically to streamline the process of discovering qualified delegates:

Technical Background: If you are seeking the technical seat, please describe your background and proven understanding of the RARI chain’s infrastructure, smart contracts, and security architecture. Include links to relevant projects, audit experience, or technical contributions.

  • I actively track and analyze RARI DAO activity across the forum and Tally using Python, which keeps me consistently up to date and gives me a clear view of patterns and risks. I also have hands-on experience deploying smart contracts on RARI Chain, along with a strong background in smart contract development and security architecture. Due to this combination of governance insight and technical expertise, I am confident I can serve effectively in the Council’s technical seat.

  • The Smart Contract I deployed on RARI Chain for 'Contributor Cards, which allows whitelisted DAO delegates to launch a real-time edited 3D file of a trading card tied to their governance activity directly on RARI Chain, once minted by the buyer:

The contract address via Rari Chain explorer:

Statement of Intent: In 1-2 paragraphs, please explain why you are a good candidate for the Security Council and what you hope to achieve during your term:

I am committed to strengthening the resilience and security of the RARI ecosystem. My consistent participation in DAO governance, paired with my active monitoring and analysis of RARI DAO data across the forum and Tally, ensures that I stay on top of patterns, risks, and community priorities. This perspective allows me to align the Security Council’s work with the DAO’s needs in real time.

On the technical side, I bring hands-on experience deploying smart contracts on RARI Chain, alongside a strong background in smart contract development and security architecture. By combining governance insight with technical expertise, my focus during this term will be to safeguard the protocol against potential governance or contract vulnerabilities while ensuring that the Council operates transparently and effectively.

Requirements & Code of Conduct:

  • I understand and agree to adhere to the Code of Conduct as a Security Council member.
  • I certify that I have or will obtain a new (or newly reset) hardware wallet that can generate a fresh address for this role.
  • I confirm that as the individual or entity representative applying, I am the sole owner of the hardware wallet being used to apply, and I will not use a hot wallet under any circumstances.
  • I agree that this hardware wallet will be used exclusively for actions related to the Security Council and for no other applications.
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Gm, @jarisjames , thanks for the feedback. Do you have any thoughts on the open questions, as RRC-33 has an appointed Foundation seat as a member of the council. Do we continue with a similar structure of the Security Council as it is currently (in terms of having the Foundation hold one of the seats + the Foundation seat currently gets compensated under RRC-33) or open up the four seats as elected DAO seats?

Finally, I love that you are self nominating for the Security Council, can you edit your comments post to use the candidate template, just so we have consistency in the applications?

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Hi @Anria , the one thing I did not cover in my proposal is verification that our Director of the Foundation - Campbell Law, will need to express the desire to continue their engagement and would like to renew their appointed term on the Security Council. I know that in RRC-11 identifies that one Security Council seat must be held by the Director of the Foundation.

If this proposal does go to on-chain vote, could you confirm that Campbell Law will continue as an appointed member of the Security Council for this 1 year term?

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#5

Good question. I think the Director seat already provides the necessary continuity from the Foundation, so the other four should remain DAO-elected, to ensure true community representation.

Also, I’ve updated my post to follow the candidate template for consistency.

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#6

That’s great, thanks for your thoughts. I’d be interested to hearing other delegate’s voices on this question.

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I fully endorse and support @jarisjames as the technical candidate for the Security Council. I’ve known jarisjames for the last three years, two of those in the RARI DAO and have seen his unwavering dedication and focus for the healthy growth of the ecosystem, and his ethos to strengthen and decentralize governance for the DAO.

I know that jarisjames will be an excellent technical Security Council member, who has demonstrated his technical abilities with his multiple successful builder deployed projects and his continued drive to continuing to expand his knowledge and understanding of the ecosystem.

I welcome his candidate application as a signal of a DAO elected Security Council that will be strengthen with candidates like jarisjames.

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