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Could Legendary Hip Hop Platform DatPiff Serve as a Springboard for ‘Music NFTs’?
In an age defined by digital disruption, legacy IP may hold the key to the next wave of culture, Gitcoin fundraising lead Azeem Khan writes.
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‘Vitalik’ NFT Collection Takes Top Spot on OpenSea
The collection is soaring based on its association with the co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin.
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Gitcoin’s Owocki Says Crypto Can Regenerate the World. Just Don’t Call Him Starry-Eyed
A programmer by training, Kevin 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.
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Gitcoin, a Crowdfunding Platform for Open-Source Software Votes to Seed Staked ETH Index
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.
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Foresight Ventures Launches $10M Web3 Startup Fund, in Spite of Market Turmoil
The Singapore-based crypto fund plans to back the development of blockchain projects across global markets.
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Another Ethereum Education Initiative Hampered by Iran Sanctions Fears
Gitcoin’s suspension of a grant for a coding course in Farsi follows a similar move by ConsenSys.
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How DeFi 'Degens' Are Funding the Next Wave of Open-Source Development
Gitcoin's Kevin Owocki coins the phrase "regenerative finance" to describe the future of funding open-source development.
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Executive director Jerry Brito speaks at a Coin Center event.
$175K Donation to Coin Center Tops Latest Fundraising Push for Crypto Policy Group
The donation from a group headlined by NEAR, Solana and Celo comes in addition to $300,000 raised via Gitcoin.
Executive director Jerry Brito speaks at a Coin Center event.

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Coin Center Donations Top $100K Worth of Dai Following Anti-Stablecoin Bill Proposal
Donations in dai, USDC, and ether were sent to Coin Center via Gitcoin.
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Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin with his quadratic funding formula.
Crypto Luminaries Auction NFT 'Art' for Charity
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.
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin with his quadratic funding formula.