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Gitcoin's Kevin Owocki on Controversy and the Future of Open Source Funding

Gitcoin's Kevin Owocki on Controversy and the Future of Open Source Funding

FromThe Breakdown


Gitcoin's Kevin Owocki on Controversy and the Future of Open Source Funding

FromThe Breakdown

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jan 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ever since announcing their 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 that Gitcoin is one of the most interesting experiments in open source funding to date. Listen as @nlw askes the projects founder Kevin Owocki about the history of the project, the controversy, and what makes this round of grants such a big jump forward.
Released:
Jan 21, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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A daily analysis of macroeconomics, bitcoin, geopolitics and big picture power shifts, hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore @nlw. The Breakdown is part of The Breakdown Network.