Proud to be part of the governance behind a low-level Ethereum protocol.
While going through the initial Community Empowerment Program proposal (first shared back in Oct 2023, now updated in Aug 2025), I could not help but think of the Temp Check I wrote here “Should the SSV DAO Explore Public Goods Funding via Shared MEV from Based Rollups?”
The way the SSV Core Team caps its voting power and hands over real influence to active community members based on transparent metrics really shows that SSV Network is walking the talk when it comes to decentralization.
Combine that with its open-source code, permissionless setup and support for all Ethereum clients and yeah, SSV definitely sits alongside Geth, Lighthouse and MEV-Boost as a true public good in Ethereum.