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1/ Optimism Token House approves 4.44M OP Seasons 8/9 budget, streams payments via Superfluid/OPx; council cuts and reduced Security Council transparency noted

2/ This reports that the Token House approved a 4,440,000 OP operating budget for Seasons 8/9 (4,520,000 OP including an 80,000 OP Budget Board infrastructure add), transferred to Safe 0x27426F2bd5120Df4ea6570546474b7313ea0c0AB and streamed via

5/ Council payments; community reaction is limited but generally positive and constructive with minor corrections noted.

4/ Season 9 budgets provide stability through May 2026. Benefits include improved transparency, real-time payment visibility, and operational stability, while costs/risks are constrained council budgets due to cuts and reduced public transparency for privately processed Security

3/ Superfluid/OPx with proportional council reductions totaling 17,840 OP and specific allocations (e.g., Grants Council ~485,505 OP, DAB ~484,772 OP, Milestones & Metrics ~492,350 OP, Security Council ~1,510,250 OP); all Season 8 streaming payments will be complete on December 24, 2025 and