A [temperature check](https://snapshot.org/#/arbitrumfoundation.eth/proposal/0xf22530295daee96dffd7f70854475c06216a4d3594929672f71c12bf638bb0c8) was passed by the Arbitrum DAO for a 12-month, 100m ARB budget, but [conversation](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/proposal-activate-arb-staking-final/19068/1) around native ARB staking has been polarizing. Concerns around the term, amount or apparent lack of utility were brought up.

We would like to conduct research into the utility a native staking framework can provide, focusing on 2 key areas:
- using staking as a mechanism to drive and engage governance at a grassroots level
- the term and amount

Our goal will be considered accomplished when we have data from research outcomes that demonstrate the utility (or lack thereof) of a native staking mechanism, with the stretch goal of raising an on-chain proposal to activate arb staking.