Optimism governance has approved the reallocation of 546.9 million OP tokens, valued at approximately $49 million, from user airdrop reserves into a Strategic Ecosystem Fund managed by the Optimism Foundation. The proposal, supported by core development delegate Test in Prod, shifts capital toward targeted strategic partnerships and ecosystem incentives. This major decision signals a significant pivot in the foundation’s incentive philosophy, favoring strategic partnerships over broad-based user distributions. Optimism governance is thus demonstrating a move toward professionalizing its incentive programs and centralizing capital allocation decisions.
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