dYdX Treasury subDAO - Update & Call for Community Signers

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Hi everyone! I am pleased to submit my candidacy for the role of community signer. Please find my application details below:

DAO-recognized name: Kam BENBRIK

Country of Residence & Timezone: Madrid, Spain (Central European Time, GMT+2)

Affiliations: Chorus One, Osmosis Grants Program

Occupation:
Researcher at Chorus One, I am involved in network onboarding, general protocol research, and managing Cosmos-related governance processes. Chorus One is a leading staking infrastructure provider, managing $2B+ in staked assets, with expertise in staking, governance, tokenomics, and infrastructure. We have been involved with the dYdX Chain since its inception, contributing notably with research, including a paper on MEV on the dYdX v4 Chain.
In addition to Chorus One, I am also part of the Osmosis Grants Program team.

Motivation for Applying (max 3 sentences):

  • Committed to enhancing the security and decentralization of the dYdX Chain.
  • As an early contributor to the dYdX Chain through Chorus One, I would like to get involved in other aspects of the chain and continue contributing to the overall health of the network.
  • I would like to help and bring my expertise, as I am very familiar with the dYdX architecture.

Contributions to Web3 (list, max 5 elements):

  • Contributed to governance across multiple Cosmos SDK-based blockchains, including dYdX.
  • Provided research support on architecture, decentralization, tokenomics, and operator strategies for various Web3 teams.|
  • Facilitated the onboarding of multiple blockchains and offered staking support.

Contributions to the dYdX Protocol or DAO (list, max 5 elements):

Previous Experience with Operating Multi-sigs (list and brief explanation of each):

  • Former participant in a multisig for an Investment DAO

  • start.cooking multi signature (Dapp on Osmosis)

  • Various one-time multisig participations across Cosmos

Conflict of Interest (if any):
I currently see no conflicts of interest with the responsibilities of the Treasury subDAO. If any arise, I will remain transparent and address them accordingly.

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