Gitcoin incentivizes open-source development through rewards and grants, using a quadratic funding mechanism for fair fund allocation. Governance is driven by the Gitcoin Token (GTC), allowing holders to participate in voting and governance decisions. With a total token supply of 100 million, GTC holders can stake tokens to gain increased voting power through vGTC. Gitcoin has raised $11.8M across two funding rounds to support its initiatives.
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.
Tellor is a decentralized oracle protocol that enables smart contracts on Ethereum to securely access off-chain data. Operating as a permissionless network, it incentivizes data reporters to provide and validate information, ensuring the integrity and reliability of data supplied to decentralized applications (dApps).
Revoke.cash is a free, open-source tool that enhances wallet security by allowing users to manage and revoke token approvals across over 100 networks. It helps reduce the risk of approval exploits and offers a browser extension to warn users of potentially harmful transactions, protecting them from phishing scams. The platform is self-funded, has no formal governance process, and has not issued a token. Revoke.cash aims to provide users with greater control over their wallet security in a decentralized manner.
