BOB Rise is a DeFi incentive campaign offering a share of 750,000 OP tokens to users who participate in DeFi protocols on BOB by providing liquidity and engaging in Bitcoin liquid staking token lending and borrowing.
RubyScore is a decentralized onchain ranking protocol that evaluates wallet reputation based on various blockchain metrics. It encourages user engagement by motivating users to improve their onchain reputation through daily tasks. While RubyScore currently has no governance process or token, it generates revenue through a fee-based API for wallet identification, transaction fees for NFT rewards and minting profiles, and services like deferred transactions, the RubyScore ranking passport, and Verax Proof of Humanity attestation. It has received funding from Gitcoin Grant 20 and Optimism Retroactive Public Goods Funding 4.
Public Nouns DAO supports public goods by auctioning one NFT every 12 hours, generating a continuous stream of ETH for its treasury. This funding mechanism ensures a steady flow of resources, which are allocated to various projects through a transparent governance process. Community members discuss proposals on Discord, refine them on the forum, and vote on viable ideas on-chain, with each NFT representing one vote. Initial funding was bootstraped through these auctions, leveraging community decision-making to align projects with the DAO's mission of promoting public goods.
Glo Dollar is a fiat-backed stablecoin designed to combat extreme poverty by donating all its interest earnings to provide basic income for those in need. Overseen by the Glo Foundation's governance council, it ensures security with hardware wallets and succession plans. The unique AutoPGF model directs reserve yields to public goods and charities. Glo Dollar raised $2 million from Sytse Sijbrandij.