Ops Team Lead

[cbeams]

Docs: https://bisq.wiki/Ops_Team
Teams: @bisq-network/ops, @bisq-network/team-leads

[wiz]

Initial Report

Ops Project board: https://github.com/bisq-network/ops/projects/1

Since we restructured the DAO into teams and established the Ops Team a few months ago, we've been working on decentralizing all the critical Bisq infrastructure in order to remove our reliance on TTP and CPOF, as well as increasing performance and usability. So far the current progress is:

• Decentralize the Bisq Explorer Decentralize BSQ block explorer as we do with other Bisq infrastructure proposals#143
• Decentralize the Bisq Mempool Fee Estimation Add support for BSQ into the mempool.space explorer, replace our current BSQ Explorers with self-hosted Mempool Explorers projects#37
• Decentralize the Bisq Pricenode data source Remove the need for Bisq to trust Bitcoin Average by querying exchange APIs directly and calculating our own weighted average for fiat and altcoin prices projects#35
• Decentralize the Bisq Markets API Bisq Dashboard: Re-implement the Bisq Markets API, create a new realtime Bisq Markets website with DAO reporting, widgets, etc. and integrate it into the main Bisq Website projects#41
• Decentralize the Bisq Domain Names Decentralize and eliminate the Domain Name Owner and DNS Admin roles proposals#211

After the decentralization efforts are completed and things are running smoothly, looking to the longer term the next priority for Ops team will likely be researching how to get Bisq working on a Bitcoin Sidechain like Liquid in the event that Bitcoin TX fees skyrocket and result in Bisq trades becoming priced out of Bitcoin Base Layer. This was proposed in bisq-network/proposals#198 and the project proposal will be forthcoming.

[cbeams]

Per @wiz's request, I've added @Emzy as an assignee to this role issue, indicating that he is the secondary owner, with @wiz remaining the primary owner. See the similar change made to the Support Team Lead role documented at #102 (comment).

[wiz]

I discussed with @Emzy today and we agreed that he would takeover the primary Ops Team Lead role from now on, and I would become the secondary backup - @cbeams could you please make the appropriate change?

[cbeams]

@wiz wrote:

I discussed with @Emzy today and we agreed that he would takeover the primary Ops Team Lead role from now on, and I would become the secondary backup

Thanks, @wiz for all your efforts! And thanks, @Emzy for taking it on.

@cbeams could you please make the appropriate change?

Done. Both @bisq-network/ops and @bisq-network/team-leads teams have been updated accordingly.

[wiz]

I'm resigning to focus on @mempool - it's all up to @Emzy now :)

[Emzy]

Sad to see you leave the Ops Team role.
Thank you for all the past work!

[cbeams]

I'm resigning to focus on @mempool - it's all up to @Emzy now :)

Cheers, @wiz—thanks for all you've done as ops lead over the ... years (!)