From 1ba1c5dbbcdf57f2bfa293dafce446fa3492b30d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rchany Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:45:36 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Update=20Governance=20Concepts=20=E2=80=9Carb-t?= =?UTF-8?q?oken=E2=80=9D?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- docs/concepts/arb-token.md | 17 +++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/concepts/arb-token.md b/docs/concepts/arb-token.md index 14287020..f3defd5b 100644 --- a/docs/concepts/arb-token.md +++ b/docs/concepts/arb-token.md @@ -2,28 +2,29 @@ id: arb-token title: "The $ARB token: A conceptual overview" sidebar_label: $ARB token -description: Learn about the $ARB governance token, a special-purpose digital asset that gives its holders the ability to vote on on-chain proposals that affect the operation and evolution of the Arbitrum DAO and the technologies it governs. +description: Learn about the $ARB governance token, a special-purpose digital + asset that gives its holders the ability to vote on on-chain proposals that + affect the operation and evolution of the ArbitrumDAO and the technologies it + governs. dao_author: symbolpunk dao_sme: dzgoldman --- - import DraftExpectationsPartial from '@site/docs/partials/_draft-expectations-partial.md'; -The **$ARB token** is an ERC-20 governance token that allows its holders to participate in the Arbitrum DAO's on-chain governance protocol. The $ARB token is minted by a smart contract that lives on Arbitrum One, a Layer 2 Arbitrum rollup chain. +The **$ARB token** is an ERC-20 governance token that allows its holders to participate in the ArbitrumDAO's on-chain governance protocol. The $ARB token is minted by a smart contract that lives on Arbitrum One, a Layer 2 Arbitrum rollup chain. -The Arbitrum DAO is responsible for managing both the governance protocol as defined within the [Constitution](../dao-constitution.md), and the technologies that the DAO governs. This includes the Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova chains, along with their underlying protocols. +The ArbitrumDAO is responsible for managing both the governance protocol as defined within the [Constitution](../dao-constitution.md), and the technologies that the DAO governs. This includes the Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova chains, along with their underlying protocols. If you own $ARB tokens, you can vote on governance proposals that affect the operation and evolution of the Arbitrum One and Arbitrum Nova chains. This includes proposals for upgrades to the chain, as well as proposals for how to use the funds within the DAO Treasury. -When you vote on an on-chain proposal, you're using your $ARB tokens to signal your support or opposition. The more $ARB tokens you have, the more influence your vote will have. This is because the Arbitrum DAO's smart contracts are implemented such that votes are token-weighted, meaning that the power of a vote is determined precisely by the number of tokens the voter's wallet represents. +When you vote on an on-chain proposal, you're using your $ARB tokens to signal your support or opposition. The more $ARB tokens you have, the more influence your vote will have. This is because the ArbitrumDAO's smart contracts are implemented such that votes are token-weighted, meaning that the power of a vote is determined precisely by the number of tokens the voter's wallet represents. Note that $ARB tokens can be delegated to other wallets. This means that you can vote using your own $ARB tokens (those in your own wallet), but you can also vote using someone else's $ARB tokens as long as the owner of those tokens has delegated their voting power to you. Delegation is useful for DAO members who don't have time to commit to reviewing and discussing DAO proposals on a regular basis[^1]. -$ARB was created with an initial supply of 10 billion. New $ARB can be minted at a rate of 2% of its supply per year _at most_, with the first of these mints becoming eligible on March 15, 2024. $ARB minting events are performed by the DAO via a [constitutional](../dao-constitution.md) proposal. - -In summary, the $ARB token is a special-purpose digital asset that gives its holders the ability to vote on on-chain proposals that affect the operation and evolution of the Arbitrum DAO and the technologies it governs. Holding $ARB tokens allows you democratically shape the future of the Arbitrum ecosystem alongside other values-aligned and incentives-aligned token holders. +$ARB was created with an initial supply of 10 billion. New $ARB can be minted at a rate of 2% of its supply per year *at most*, with the first of these mints becoming eligible on March 15, 2024. $ARB minting events are performed by the DAO via a [constitutional](../dao-constitution.md) proposal. +In summary, the $ARB token is a special-purpose digital asset that gives its holders the ability to vote on on-chain proposals that affect the operation and evolution of the ArbitrumDAO and the technologies it governs. Holding $ARB tokens allows you democratically shape the future of the Arbitrum ecosystem alongside other values-aligned and incentives-aligned token holders. [^1]: See [Delegates and delegation: A conceptual overview](./delegate-delegation) to learn more about this concept. See [How to delegate your voting power](../how-tos/select-delegate-voting-power) to learn how to transfer the voting power of your $ARB tokens to a delegate of your choosing.