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.
Ever since announcing its fourth round of grants, Gitcoin has been a major subject of conversation across the Twittersphere.
In addition to all the excited buzz from both technical projects and media creators vying for grants matched based on E. Glen Weyl and Vitalik Buterin's quadratic funding model, there has been controversy.
Some of that controversy has been from outside the Ethereum community, pointing to Consensys and Ethereum Foundation support as an example of centralization.
Some of the controversy has come from within, as debates rage about what is or isn't an acceptable use of "Public" resources.
No matter what one's position, it's hard to deny Gitcoin is one of the most interesting experiments in open source funding to date.
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Kevin Owocki on Gitcoin and the Future of Open-Source Funding
Publié le Jan 21, 2020
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