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Gitcoin

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Gitcoin is a crypto crowdfunding platform that uses a philanthropic form of matching called quadratic matching[1].[2] Gitcoin is crypto's largest public goods funding organisation.[3] It is also a Decentralised Autonomous Organisation.[4]

Gitcoin was launched in 2017, it is founded by Kevin Owocki.[5] Developers can find and contribute to projects through Gitcoin[6][7]

Donations[edit]

In May 2021, Vitalik Buterin donated $441 million (price as of May 2021 time) of AKITA to Gitcoin.[8]

Controversies[edit]

In December 2021, Gitcoin marked the campaign for Iranian students as inactive in an abundance of caution to ensure compliance with U.S. law questioning the credibility of "decentralisation".[9]

References[edit]

  1. "Toilet Paper-Themed NFTs Wipe $7M in Medical Debt, People Mad Anyway". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  2. Mack, Eric. "How The Influence Of Crypto In Ukraine's Resistance Goes Beyond Money". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  3. "The Tragic True Story Behind 'WAGMI,' Crypto's Most Positive Catchphrase". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  4. "Ether outshines Bitcoin in whipsaw year, rises to the top in crypto's 'cloud wars'". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  5. Silver, Curtis. "Gitcoin Launches Today, Pushing Open-Source Forward With Cryptocurrency Bounties". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  6. "Ether outshines Bitcoin in whipsaw year, rises to the top in crypto's 'cloud wars'". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  7. Nover, Scott. "Crypto isn't a safe haven during high inflation". Quartz. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  8. Bambysheva, Nina. "Ethereum's Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Donates Over $1 Billion To India Covid Relief Fund And Other Charities". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  9. "Non-confrontational means to ensure compliance". Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law. Retrieved 2022-05-05.


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