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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 announces Gitcoin Alpha Round that supports 3 rounds & $1M total matching pool
12.1.2023
Gitcoin has announced Gitcoin Alpha Round with categories, namely Ethereum Infrastructure, Open Source, and Climate Solutions. The aim of the Quadratic Funding round is to support 200 grantees with a matching pool of $1 million. It will commence on January 17, 2023, and end on January 31, 2023....
Chainlink Links Up In Partnership with Gitcoin Grants Round 15
12.9.2022
Chainlink announces with great delight that they have partnered with the forthcoming Gitcoin Grants Round 15, serving as a matching partner for the main matching pool worth $2.8 million, as part of their ongoing efforts to encourage open source projects. Additionally, Chainlink has high hopes...
Fantom Ecosystem Partners with Gitcoin Grants $335 Million Incentives Program
1.4.2022
Fantom Incentive Program received more than 100 applications and $ 35 million FTM was disbursed to the apex-level TVL projects on Fantom. This step aims to contribute to the massive growth of the Fantom ecosystem and, at the same time, to build invincible applications on a blockchain that...
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
Exclusive: Gitcoin and Polkadot Cooperate to Bring New Developers to Blockchain
16.6.2020
Polkadot will now have representation on Gitcoin, a developer-focused platform that uses a mix of crowdfunding and foundation grants to grow Web3 and blockchain
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
Gitcoin Teams Up With ETCLabs for Crypto Bounty Payments in ETC
17.3.2020
Bounty hunters can now receive pay in ETC for their work, thanks to a collaboration between ETCLabs and Gitcoin
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