Open Conversations: Sustainable Mechanisms for Public Goods (Artem Brazhnikov)

A conversation with Artem Brazhnikov, Head of Engineering at Octant. Artem discusses Octant’s approach to funding public goods through staking rewards and democratic, decentralized voting, supporting open-source projects, education, and community-driven initiatives that lack sustainable revenue streams. He explains how Octant supports impact-driven projects while addressing the systemic funding challenges in Web3 and highlights why sustainability is essential for the blockchain ecosystem’s future. Produced by Funding the Commons in Bangkok, November 2024. Mentioned Projects: Octant: https://octant.app/ Golem Foundation: https://golem.foundation/ 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/