ENS name: lefteris.eth

My reasons for wanting to be a delegate:

I have considerable experience on DAO governance, being an active delegate in 2 of the biggest DAOs (gitcoin and ENS) and I want to use that to help HOP protocol towards creating a safe and user friendly multi-chain future.

My web3 qualifications / skills:

I am a senior backend developer and founder of rotki. I have worked in ethereum since before the launch in a variety of technical roles. Contributed to the solidity compiler, the C++ ethereum client, wrote the DAO, white-hacked the DAO, cleaned up after that mess, was the tech lead for the raiden network and wrote most of the backend for rotki. I also have experience with DAOs and their governance as an active delegate in multiple other DAOs.

What voters can expect of me:

To represent their interests and the interest of HOP protocol towards creating a multi-chain future. What’s more you can expect someone who will have a no-bullshit approach and say what needs to be said. One of the biggest problems with DAO governance is the so called Yes bias, the tendency of most delegates to just say yes to things and not question proposals due to lack of time or interest.

That is something you will not see with me. I take my responsibility as a delegate very seriously and where I put my vote I promise to do research on the topic and come to as informed a decisions as possible. And if that is not possible, abstain.

Lastly if something needs to be rejected, even if it’s by “our frens” I won’t be afraid to be the voice of the party pooper if that will be in the long run a good thing for the Hop DAO.