EstablishedCLM-0036 · checked 2026-10-23
Gitcoin Grants has used quadratic funding, based on the mechanism of Buterin, Hitzig and Weyl, to match small donations to open-source projects since 2019.[1][2]
Network polityOn-chain / algorithmic
Gitcoin quadratic funding
Rounds of quadratic funding run by Gitcoin since 2019 to match small donations to open-source and public-goods projects.
Online
- Location
- Online
- Operating since
- 2019
- Governance
- On-chain / algorithmic
- Legal status
- Not applicable
- Economy
- Market
- Autonomy level
- Program within an existing state
- Uses AI in governance
- No
A large real-world application of quadratic funding. Gitcoin has had to invest in identity and anti-collusion measures to protect matching pools.
Timeline
- 2019Gitcoin Grants begins running quadratic funding rounds. [S2]Established
Mechanisms in use
MechanismQuadratic fundingA matching rule for public goods: projects receive matching funds that grow with the number of distinct contributors, not just the amount.MechanismQuadratic fundingA matching rule for public goods: projects receive matching funds that grow with the number of distinct contributors, not just the amount.