Open Conversations: Community Tools to Fund What Matters (Kevin Owocki)

A conversation with Kevin Owocki, co-founder of Gitcoin. Kevin explores how programmable money allows communities to align funding with their values—whether it’s open-source development, climate action, or any cause that matters to them. He breaks down the concept of Protopia—continuous, measurable progress—and how on-chain capital allocation can create funding models that evolve with communities. With $65M distributed to public goods across 5,000 projects, Gitcoin is building scalable, democratic funding infrastructure for the 21st century. Produced by Funding the Commons in Bangkok, November 2024. Mentioned Projects: Gitcoin: https://gitcoin.co Funding the Commons: https://www.fundingthecommons.io Thank You to Our Sponsors: Octant: https://octant.app Protocol Labs: https://protocol.ai Filecoin Foundation: https://fil.org Stellar: https://stellar.org NEAR: https://near.org Holonym: https://holonym.io Drips: https://drips.network Gitcoin: https://gitcoin.co Breadchain: https://breadchain.xyz LAYER: https://layer.xyz KXVC: https://www.kxvc.tech Blockchain for Good Alliance: https://www.blockchainforgood.xyz