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The @optimism Budget Board just opened a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Liquid Staking of the Optimism Collective’s ETH.

This marks the first time the Collective is putting its ETH to work directly on OP Mainnet.

Let’s break it down 👇

The @optimism Budget Board just opened a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Liquid Staking of the Optimism Collective’s ETH.

This marks the first time the Collective is putting its ETH to work directly on OP Mainnet.

Let’s break it down 👇
https://gov.optimism.io/t/liquid-staking-rfp/10365

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The Optimism Collective holds ~21.5K ETH.

• 5.4K ETH stays in reserves
• 9.6K ETH for Institutional Staking on Mainnet 
• 6.4K ETH for Liquid Staking on OP Mainnet 

The RFP invites protocols to submit their plans for how the 6.4K ETH will be deployed

The goal of this initiative is clear:

• Generate sustainable yield for the Collective
• Deepen liquidity and capital efficiency on OP Mainnet
• Strengthen onchain activity across the Superchain

Each proposal is scored across Liquidity, Net Yield, and Ecosystem Benefit, then compared against its Risk.

Risk Adjusted Score = (Liquidity + Net Yield + Ecosystem Benefit) / Risk

Higher scores show stronger alignment, safer execution, and greater value for the Collective.

Risk captures everything from contract safety to liquidity, counterparty, and regulatory exposure.  Benefits capture yield potential, DeFi integration, and ecosystem growth.

This framework ensures the ETH is deployed transparently and with measurable accountability.

To evaluate proposals, the Budget Board is using a Risk Adjusted Return Framework, a scoring model that measures how much benefit each proposal brings relative to its risk.

The idea is to reward protocols that deliver real yield and ecosystem value without exposing the Collective to unnecessary risk.