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Why Crypto’s Most Altruistic Project Is Going (Kinda) Corporate
5.2.2024
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'
22.1.2024
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
9.10.2023
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
7.7.2023
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’?
17.3.2023
In an age defined by disruption, legacy IP may hold the key to the next wave of digital culture, Gitcoin’s Azeem Khan writes
OpenSea Sees Explosive Demand for 'Vitalik' NFT Collection Tied to Ethereum Co-Founder – Here's What You Need to Know
10.3.2023
The "Gitcoin Presents" NFT collection has taken the top spot on OpenSea since the project's association with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin was revealed....
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‘Vitalik’ NFT Collection Takes Top Spot on OpenSea
9.3.2023
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
8.3.2023
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
3.3.2023
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
Gitcoin Deactivates Grant for Farsi Speaking Communities Due to U.S. Sanctions
10.12.2021
Gitcoin, an organization that helps fund open source projects around the Ethereum blockchain, has deactivated a grant due to it being directed to individuals from a sanctioned country. The grant, called “Free Smart Contract Development Course for Farsi Speaking Communities,”...
3 reasons why Gitcoin (GTC) price has rallied 100% in a month
16.8.2021
A push to decentralize the grant distribution process, new DAO governance features and a growing ecosystem all back GTC’s 100% rally over the past month
Vitalik Buterin Donates $1B Worth of Shiba Inu Tokens to India’s Crypto Covid Relief Fund
13.5.2021
On Wednesday, Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin took control of his stack of Shiba Inu, a dogecoin ERC20 token, and donated more than 1 billion dollars worth of the currency to India’s Crypto Covid Relief Fund. The fund is an initiative that seeks to help people suffering from the covid-19...
How DeFi ‘Degens’ Are Funding the Next Wave of Open-Source Development
30.12.2020
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
23.12.2020
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
4.12.2020
Donations in dai, USDC, and ether were sent to Coin Center via Gitcoin
Kraken pledges $150,000 to Ethereum devs in latest Gitcoin Grants Round
3.12.2020
This is a first for the traditionally Bitcoin-centric exchange
Crypto Luminaries Auction NFT ‘Art’ for Charity
14.7.2020
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
Many Blockchain Projects Are Uniquely Suited to COVID-19 Research, Here’s How
4.5.2020
In the wake of the recent pandemic, here’s how many different blockchain projects are stepping up to donate resources in the hopes of finding a vaccine
Kevin Owocki on Gitcoin, Controversy and the Future of Open Source Funding
21.1.2020
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