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Kevin chats with the team behind Gitcoin Grants 24 (GG24) — the first round of Gitcoin 3.0 — exploring how community-led “domains,” multi-mechanism rounds, and coalition funding are reshaping public goods on Ethereum.

Featuring Mathilda, Luuk, Sav, John Guilding, David Dao, Afo, Paul, Monty, Rohit, and Devansh, covering topics from privacy and interoperability to public goods R&D, adoption, and dev tooling.

🎧 Learn how GG24 is funding what matters + Apply to get funding → grants.gitcoin.co

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Timestamps:

00:00 – Introduction: Welcome to a new Greenpill season and overview of GG24
01:25 – What is GG24? New approach and community-driven structure
03:10 – Domains overview: Privacy, DevTooling, Public Goods R&D, Interop, Adoption
05:00 – Transition from Gitcoin 2.0 to 3.0 and the end of Gitcoin’s software stack
06:30 – Embracing community-led multi-mechanism funding
07:40 – The rise of coalitional funding and collaboration across ecosystems
09:10 – Reflections from the GG24 team on coordination and sense-making
11:00 – How builders can participate in the new Gitcoin 3.0 structure

12:30 – Privacy Domain with John Guilding (Ethereum Foundation, PSE)
13:15 – Why privacy matters to Ethereum and how GG24 supports it
14:20 – Using MACI (Minimal Anti-Collusion Infrastructure) for private voting
16:00 – Combining retroactive funding and quadratic voting
18:30 – Preventing collusion and promoting privacy-first governance
19:20 – Four focus areas: Privacy R&D, DApps, Infrastructure, and Education

20:40 – Public Goods R&D Domain with David Dao, Afo, and Paul
21:50 – Research meets tooling: advancing public goods funding mechanisms
23:00 – Why public goods research matters now
25:00 – From quadratic funding to new allocation algorithms
27:00 – How conviction voting and retrofunding mechanisms work
29:00 – Fast grants and peer-review models inspired by academia
30:00 – Final thoughts: public goods as Ethereum’s biggest export

31:00 – Targeted Development & Adoption Domain with Luuk and Monty
31:40 – Supporting high-impact real-world use cases
33:00 – The new role of domain operators and coalition builders
34:40 – From centralized grants to networked, local funding models
36:30 – Ethereum Localism and the TrustGraph initiative
38:20 – Ethereum for the World: sustainable adoption and real-world projects

40:00 – Interop & Open Data Domain with Rohit
40:35 – Making Ethereum interoperable: connecting ecosystems and L2s
42:10 – Quadratic funding via Giveth and open infrastructure projects
43:20 – Measuring progress through open data and analytics
44:30 – How interop enhances credible neutrality and capital allocation

46:00 – DevTooling & Infrastructure Domain with Mathilda and Devansh Mehta
47:10 – Why DevTooling topped the sense-making report
48:20 – Introducing Deep Funding: prediction markets for open-source repos
50:20 – How QF and Deep Funding work together in GG24
52:00 – New eligibility criteria and builder participation
54:20 – Four ways to participate: trader, evaluator, project, or funder

57:00 – Closing remarks and call to action: join GG24 at grants.gitcoin.co

GG24: Inside the First Funding Round of Gitcoin 3.0 — Funding What Matters

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