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THE ROAD TO [REDACTED] to MpDAO Retro PGF, the Create Dev QF Round, AI-PGF Grantees, and more. Don’t miss out on what’s happening in the POTLOCK and Public Goods ecosystem. https://lnkd.in/dF4fmi96

🎉Exciting News! The Create./Dev Movement: QF Round Applications Are Now Live!🥳 If you’re ready to dive into the world of creative-tech projects, check out our latest blog post to learn all about it! We can’t wait to see what you’ll create. 👇👀 Read more here. https://lnkd.in/guWRz82R

AGENTIC. COMPOSABLE. CHAIN ABSTRACTED. OPEN SOURCE. NON-CUSTODIAL. FUTURE OF PGF is bullish.

As Potlock becomes the open funding stack anyone can use to build their own funding solutions, we are proud to introduce Potlock Templates templates.potlock.org (inspired by Vercel & Bitte Protocol), this open source directory is a resource of starter apps for you to start building on Potlock today. While still only a few template, be on the look out in the next 3 months as we improve the DevEx for PGF builders with more docs, tooling, and templates.

🗣 Shoutout to Meta Pool for their innovative approach to plural funding mechanisms! ❤️🎉Super excited to discuss the upcoming RetroPGF round. Meta Pool Announcement: Governance Call 11 📅 Date: This Thursday 🗳 Join us for live updates and Q&A! Agenda: - In-depth look at the Q4 Roadmap - Introduction of the first RPGF via Potlock - Exciting new language options and more! Don't miss out on the conversation! Set a reminder to join us and stay informed. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/dknaT357 Looking forward to seeing you all there!

MpDAO Representatives have given back feedback that combined governance points, stNEAR balance, and human verification to vote, with point multipliers for types of points. There are still questions about the number of votes, how to display the UX, etc that the Potlock core team will respond to here. Check it out at: https://lnkd.in/dUwCeR_b

A New Chapter: THE ROAD TO FUNDING AGI. Learn more in our latest newsletter update 👇👀

🚀 We are excited to announce that the inaugural Open Source Software (OSS) Payout Round has officially concluded, and payouts are complete! 🎉 A total of 24 projects received funding from the matching pool of 5380.33 NEAR (approximately USD 32,003.60). Big thanks to NEAR Foundation for sponsoring and Edge for facilitating this round. This round presented both challenges and opportunities within the NEAR ecosystem, emphasizing the need for equity and encouraging participation from newer projects. We’re committed to refining the process, supporting innovation in open-source development, and building on the lessons learned to create even greater opportunities for developers in the future! Full blog here: https://lnkd.in/dGphEjai

We are excited to announce that the AI Public Goods Funding Round has officially concluded & payouts are complete! 🎉 A total of 22 projects have received funding from the matching pool of over 11,140 $NEAR. Big shoutout to NEAR Foundation for sponsoring and Edge for facilitating this round The round supported a diverse range of AI projects, including data analytics, AI-powered funding, deep fake detection, on-chain agents, research, foundational models, domain-specific languages, AI coders, search engines, and even AI memes! We were absolutely thrilled to present one of the first AI initiatives in the NEAR ecosystem, helping push forward the vision of User Owned AI! 📚 Full Blog: https://lnkd.in/gvN_4N8E

As an ecosystem of change-makers, we are all experimenting with innovative approaches to make a meaningful impact. This is why it's important to highlight the projects of our peers. We are proud to announce we are starting our Case Studies Series, a collection of thread, blogs, and content featuring our favorite public goods, commons, coordination mechanisms, and decentralized AI a few times a week. What are projects we should cover? 👇🏼