The Regeneration Will Be Funded Building Protopia at Gitcoin - Kevin Owocki
Jan 14, 2025
Kevin Owocki, the founder of Gitcoin and author focused on on-chain capital allocation, discusses transformative funding strategies in the Ethereum ecosystem. He explores innovative models like quadratic funding, retro funding, and conviction voting, emphasizing the importance of adaptability and experimentation. Kevin delves into guilds' roles in supporting public goods, highlights localized funding through bioregionalism, and advocates for cosmolocalism's impact on local economies. He underscores the shift towards democratic, blockchain-based capital allocation to empower community-driven projects.
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Protopia As Iterative Progress
- Protopia means making systems incrementally better each period rather than chasing a distant perfect utopia.
- Gitcoin's quarterly grants embody protopia by iterating and improving every round.
Plural Funding Tools Beat One-Size-Fits-All
- Quadratic funding was Gitcoin's first powerful tool but cannot solve every funding need.
- Kevin envisions a plurality of mechanisms like retro funding, conviction voting, and guilds for diverse public goods.
Use Allo To Build Funding Tools
- Use Allo Protocol to build custom on-chain funding tools rather than reinventing primitives.
- Deploy Allo when you need secure, composable allocation primitives for rounds or bespoke mechanisms.
