General Magic Helps Scale Deep Funding on Optimism: Advancing Governance & Resource Allocation with Pairwise
Ever since Vitalik Buterin introduced the concept, Deep Funding has been gaining traction as a new way to support public goods and developer tools. Now, Optimism is joining the movement, launching its own Deep Funding initiative to experiment with more effective and scalable funding mechanisms.As part of Optimism’s Retro Funding: Dev Tooling Mission, the Collective is exploring ways to improve the evaluation algorithm for developer tools. While there’s solid data on how Dev Tools are used, th...
General Magic Helps Scale Deep Funding on Optimism: Advancing Governance & Resource Allocation with Pairwise
Ever since Vitalik Buterin introduced the concept, Deep Funding has been gaining traction as a new way to support public goods and developer tools. Now, Optimism is joining the movement, launching its own Deep Funding initiative to experiment with more effective and scalable funding mechanisms.As part of Optimism’s Retro Funding: Dev Tooling Mission, the Collective is exploring ways to improve the evaluation algorithm for developer tools. While there’s solid data on how Dev Tools are used, th...
Pairwise Retro Funding Round 6 Liquid Democracy Experiment
At Pairwise, we’re always looking for ways to make decentralized governance more inclusive, flexible, and impactful. In Retro Funding 6 (RF6), we took a big step forward by introducing liquid democracy to the Optimism Collective. This was our first chance to see how liquid democracy could work in action, and the results were exciting. Building on the zk-powered pseudonymous voting tech we launched in RF4, RF6 gave the community a fresh, more dynamic way to participate. With liquid democracy, ...
Pairwise Retro Funding Round 6 Liquid Democracy Experiment
At Pairwise, we’re always looking for ways to make decentralized governance more inclusive, flexible, and impactful. In Retro Funding 6 (RF6), we took a big step forward by introducing liquid democracy to the Optimism Collective. This was our first chance to see how liquid democracy could work in action, and the results were exciting. Building on the zk-powered pseudonymous voting tech we launched in RF4, RF6 gave the community a fresh, more dynamic way to participate. With liquid democracy, ...
Feeling Overwhelmed by RF6 Voting? Try Pairwise
Voting in Optimism’s Retro Funding Rounds is one of the best ways to make a real impact in the Ethereum ecosystem. But if you’ve ever participated, you know the process can sometimes be a little overwhelming. You’re suddenly presented with a massive list of projects, all of which are deserving, innovative, and impactful. How do you even begin to rank them?Let’s face it, deciding which projects should get funding is not always as simple as picking your favorite restaurant for dinner. When the ...
Feeling Overwhelmed by RF6 Voting? Try Pairwise
Voting in Optimism’s Retro Funding Rounds is one of the best ways to make a real impact in the Ethereum ecosystem. But if you’ve ever participated, you know the process can sometimes be a little overwhelming. You’re suddenly presented with a massive list of projects, all of which are deserving, innovative, and impactful. How do you even begin to rank them?Let’s face it, deciding which projects should get funding is not always as simple as picking your favorite restaurant for dinner. When the ...
Pairwise in Retro Funding Round 5: Your Voting Tool
Following the success of our community-driven experiment in Round 4, we’re happy to bring Pairwise back for Retro Funding Round 5 - this time as official tooling to rank your ballot in Retro Funding Round 5. In Round 4, we engaged the wider community by categorizing 230 projects and allowing various stakeholders to participate. The insights gathered were invaluable in shaping Pairwise to better serve badgeholders in RF5, refining our approach for a more focused and impactful experience.Retro ...
Pairwise in Retro Funding Round 5: Your Voting Tool
Following the success of our community-driven experiment in Round 4, we’re happy to bring Pairwise back for Retro Funding Round 5 - this time as official tooling to rank your ballot in Retro Funding Round 5. In Round 4, we engaged the wider community by categorizing 230 projects and allowing various stakeholders to participate. The insights gathered were invaluable in shaping Pairwise to better serve badgeholders in RF5, refining our approach for a more focused and impactful experience.Retro ...
Exploring the Impact of Community-Driven Decision Making in Retro Funding Round 4 with Pairwise
We have fallen in love with Retro Funding. Have you too? As of late, Retro Funding has become a powerful meme in our industry, because it is the most...
Exploring the Impact of Community-Driven Decision Making in Retro Funding Round 4 with Pairwise
We have fallen in love with Retro Funding. Have you too? As of late, Retro Funding has become a powerful meme in our industry, because it is the most...
