Gitcoin, which rewards developers for working on open-source projects, is embracing money-making initiatives to increase its capacity for good.
Zuzalu, Vitalik Buterin-Led Retreat in Montenegro, Inspires Grants for ‘Zu-Villages’
The aim of the program is to continue the “growth of the pop-up city movement” and “support technology-driven projects,” according to a post on Gitcoin.
Gitcoin screws up transfer, sends $460K to unrecoverable address
Gitcoin’s project lead said the snafu has resulted in nearly half a million in funds being forever locked in a one-way contract address.
Open-source advocates launch OP Stack testnet to fund public goods
The Public Goods Network from Gitcoin promises to redirect most net sequencer fees into public goods, instead of giving them to token holders or developers.
Could Legendary Hip Hop Platform DatPiff Serve as a Springboard for ‘Music NFTs’?
In an age defined by disruption, legacy IP may hold the key to the next wave of digital culture, Gitcoin’s Azeem Khan writes.
‘Vitalik’ NFT Collection Takes Top Spot on OpenSea
The collection is soaring based on its association with the co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin. The NFTs commemorate a 2018 paper about Quadratic Funding, a public fundraising proposal.
Gitcoin’s Owocki Says Crypto Can Regenerate the World. Just Don’t Call Him Starry-Eyed
A programmer by training, Owocki’s view of securities law is not based in any formal legal training but crypto optimism, evolutionary science, economics and legal theory, with a focus on the principal-agent problem.
Gitcoin, a Crowdfunding Platform for Open-Source Software Votes to Seed Staked ETH Index
The index could provide a stream of income for Gitcoin to raise funds for grants – if users are attracted to the new index that exposes token holders to a diversified set of liquid staking tokens.
How DeFi ‘Degens’ Are Funding the Next Wave of Open-Source Development
Gitcoin’s Kevin Owocki coins the phrase “regenerative finance” to describe the future of funding open-source development.
$175K Donation to Coin Center Tops Latest Fundraising Push for Crypto Policy Group
The donation from a group headlined by NEAR, Solana and Celo comes in addition to $300,000 raised via Gitcoin.
Coin Center Donations Top $100K Worth of Dai Following Anti-Stablecoin Bill Proposal
Donations in dai, USDC, and ether were sent to Coin Center via Gitcoin.
Crypto Luminaries Auction NFT ‘Art’ for Charity
Vitalik Buterin’s quadratic funding notes raised 40 ETH for an open-source grant program. He and others are auctioning off NFTs on Cryptograph for charity.
Kevin Owocki on Gitcoin, Controversy and the Future of Open Source Funding
The founder of one of crypto’s most buzzed about projects discusses the origins of Gitcoin, controversy, and why open source funding needs to evolve.