How is the Optimism ecosystem evolving its approach to resource coordination? Explore the new Optimism Fractal Split contract for donations, Respect Game fund distribution research, Superchain interop, respect-based systems for non-profits, GG23 onboarding, and building a robust fractal tripartite governance framework 🍎🌻🧑🏼🌾
Date: March 20th, 2025
Table of Contents
- Timestamps
- Episode Summary
- Community Shared Resources
- Optimism Discourse
- X
- Related Posts
- OF 58: Rebuilding Economies
- OF 57: Regenerative Governance
- OF 56: Ethereum Public Goods Game Mechanism
Timestamps
0:00 Welcome to Optimism Fractal!
0:30 Dan shares brief overview of Optimism fractal. Dan shares info on Zao fractal and Eden creators youtube channel
5:46 Dan shares community news , Optimism fractal now has a Donation address that Tadas set up. Dan explains how this will work, shows donation chart. Dan shares details on tripartite governance grant.dan quickly shares topics for upcoming Optimism town hall.
9:00 Respect game rules shared in preparation for game.
10:03 Eric shares what he's been working with Abraham on developing app, working on doctoral dissertation. He's retargeted his launch date, gives details on his project. He also reprinted public goods idea showing sustainability, gives details.
16:15 Jake shares what he's been doing, attending optimism events, office hours, eco system. Catching up on governance, checking out different communities. Jake shares screen on projects he has going on, gives details. Screenshares squad mentalities web page compares it to optimism fractal, trying to build connections.
24:15 Tadas shares his contributions for the week, he's been providing feedback for Dans project for tripartite governance. Goes into detail on governance model system and how ORDAO joins in. Also him and Dan are talking to another community to deploy ORDAO. Deployed ORDAO for building, Abraham's initiative. Published 1.2 of ORDAO, clarified changes. Most excited about deploying split contract for optimism fractal, gives details. This serves a way for Optimism fractal to receive funds and a method to distribute.
30:10 Rosmari screen shares with her contributions. Worked on image with Dan to showcase tripartite governance. Made images and threads in collaboration with Dan. Edited and shared recent events, shared highlights of builders tagging all builders. Opened show notes and curated timestamps. Attended client meeting.
35:15 Dan shares his contributions, comments on his continual contributions. Biggest contribution this week in government integration strategy document democratic fund distribution thru Respect game. Dan goes into detail, hosted events. Another thing he's Working on is super chain interop incubator. Dan gives details on his invite to join and his plans to reach out to developers. Hosted lobby fi event at town hall. Working with another community to incorporate Respect game.
40:12 Will shares his contributions sharing KF media page, updated website, gives details on upcoming added features. Will gives examples of how his project works. Also he worked on Karma, accountability protocol. Gives details for pathways for LATAM. Published hack and be, shares screen, Also published research on project plan. Will put some researches and links in chat.
47:00 group created for consensus
Level 6-Tadas, level 5-Eric, Level 4-Will, level 3-Rosmari, level 2-Dan, level 1-Jake
57:33 Dan opens time for chat
58:29 Gudasol shares update, just released the next version of cXc.World, looking to partner with different project, invites everyone to check out his webpage.
1:00:03 Dan thanks Gudasol, invites him to share links in chat.
1:01:46 End of Optimism Fractal
Go Optimism Fractal!
Episode Summary
In this penultimate episode of Optimism Fractal Season 5, participants explore sophisticated mechanisms for resource coordination across the Superchain ecosystem. The session opens with important community news, particularly highlighting Tadas's recent deployment of a Split contract that enables respect-based fund distribution, reflecting participants' contributions from the first four seasons. This innovative infrastructure allows community members to receive funds without the governance overhead of traditional treasury management, creating a streamlined path for supporting ecosystem development.
During the Respect Game a diverse array of contributions were shared, including technical development, governance research, community coordination, and much more!
Tadas shares his work on deploying ORDAO for multiple communities and releasing version 1.2 with improvements to submission times, while Dan presents comprehensive research on democratic fund distribution through the Respect Game, documenting tripartite governance frameworks that integrate system-level decision-making with community consensus. Other notable contributions include Jake's exploration of "squad mentality" coordination approaches, Eric's doctoral research implementing respect-based systems in non-profit contexts, Will's work on Bitcoin City 2.0 research in Latin America, and Rosmari's multimedia content creation for ecosystem promotion.
Throughout the Respect Game process, participants collaboratively evaluate each other's contributions to Optimism, reaching consensus on the relative impact of different initiatives. The discussion reveals a thriving ecosystem where innovative governance models are being refined through practical implementation, with particular emphasis on democratic resource distribution. This second-to-last episode of Season 5 concludes with an announcement of the upcoming Optimism Town Hall event, where participants will discuss community agreements, season length planning, and other strategic considerations for advancing Optimism Fractal and the wider Optimism ecosystem.
Community Shared Resources
- From Will T:
Here are some resources for GG23 I will feature in my presentation:
YouTube Let's GROW DAO
Let's GROW DAO Gitcoin Onboarding & Education - Let's GROW DAOGG23 Onboarding & Education Program: From Open Source to Building What Matters | Unlock Events
- From Tadas Vaitiekunas:
- This is where you should be able to withdraw funds donated to Optimism Fractal's split I just deployed: https://app.splits.org/
Tripartite Governance resources:
- Universality of tripartite governance: https://adaptable-oxygen-176.notion.site/Universality-of-tripartite-governance-model-44eaa9551e4b453289ca8b3757e9da55?pvs=73
- How it applies to Optimism Fractal: https://gov.optimism.io/t/optimism-fractal-respect-game-research-into-democratic-fund-distribution/9617/4
- In last Eden Fractal episode we talked about how it relates to thinking fast / slow model as well
- From Gudasol | cXc + Aquarius Academy + Tetra to Everyone:
- https://t.me/cXc_world
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOSWJTu5Prw
Optimism Discourse
X
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OF 58: Rebuilding Economies
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OF 57: Regenerative Governance
What frameworks are regenerating civic cooperation in the Ethereum ecosystem? Builders showcase contributions through the Respect Game, exploring Allo Capital's DAOs competition, GFEL and ETH Denver events, and evolving technical infrastructure that strengthens Superchain coordination 🌈 🍄
OF 56: Ethereum Public Goods Game Mechanism
How is Optimism Fractal transforming governance at Ethereum’s gaming layer? This episode showcases how builders are implementing scalable infrastructure for consensus-based coordination by playing the Respect Game, while demonstrating what their building across the Superchain and beyond 🦄