The Future of Public Goods Funding - Buenos Aires 2025

Fri, Jan 2, 2026, 12:00 AM

The Future of Public Goods Funding: A panel debate on what “public goods” actually means, why funding is always also governance (and ideology), and where today’s web3 funding tooling still falls short. They move from specific mechanisms (impact staking, Drips, Octant, quadratic funding) to the harder problem of allocation—who decides, with what legitimacy, and using which signals. The core takeaway: rigor over novelty—set hypotheses and success metrics upfront so systems don’t optimize the wrong thing. Speakers: Arun Maharajan (UNICEF), Julian Zawistowski (Octant), Eliza Pancake (Ethereum Foundation), Raymond Cheng (Open Source Observer) This session was part of the 14th edition of Funding the Commons, held November 19, 2025, at Fundación Beethoven in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Learn more at https://www.fundingthecommons.io