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Please make sure your proposal has your name or alias both title and description. Only individual submissions are allowed.", "questionId": 1}, {"type": "checkbox", "answer": ["EI: Community First"], "hidden": false, "question": "Which of Gitcoin\u2019s Essential Intents ('EI') and/or the Ecosystem Collective\u2019s focus areas ('EC') does your Grant support? How does your work support this area? (Essential Intents: https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/update-gitcoin-s-ratified-essential-intents-2023-2024-and-a-recap-of-our-successes/16818, Ecosystem Collective Focus Areas: https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/introducing-gitcoin-s-ecosystem-collective/17954)   You can select more than one.", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "My blog, podcast, and book all provided education and space for those in crypto who are interested in creating positive change through a progressive lens.  In my writing I have mentioned Gitcoin as an example of some of the best that crypto has to offer and in various podcast episodes I have discussed Gitcoin with guests including the co-founder Scott Moore. I have also been on shows like Greenpill to talk about the book directly with Kevin Owocki,\n\nAdditionally I have been active in Zuzalu which has been sponsored by Gitcoin where I have presented and shared my research with BlockchianGov on Coordi-Nations and also published an ongoing series of podcasts called Overthrowing the Network State.\n\nThrough these platforms I have helped cultivate a community in Gitcoin that  is meaningfully engaging crypto systems for positive change.", "hidden": false, "question": "How did your work directly support the area you selected above? ", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "While my impact is difficult to directly measure, I can show the different types of content I have created that have supported gitcoin's community and the amount of views or listens they have received.\n\nPodcasts\n========\n\nI have received over 130k downloads through RSS for the podcast and over 30k views on YouTube. Each of the podcasts specifically highlighted below have each received thousands of listens across platforms.\n\n![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/_XEjpEv1VYD_OYeINc2YNTT7vjOPew1RywMo3gGPxyORl6yrio6nvKZtP0Z3b6ZmA_At1KpXrysfPXZ_-LA0QbxgfLnO8LorMUQjIZd0cKK64Q2b1GRDnQsPcoHi_VaVe74XLU4sZOUIuO_hNm9WiPA)\n\n![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/qJv_fgOu2WVrKmvDchU84a8AV5RIaQYfNfcn9nCjPnHVrKaCPOYgg9TfHyn1CqW0ZnQN5qX1P7EW7Kl4jjY4E5vmfiIXbTytdlMseRO3GCPLu7UqoVxi9JMfE-V0T2gLipbdepcCtLn5GvVeH1kZ2RQ)\n\nMy interview with Scott Moore, co-founder of Gitcoin - <https://theblockchainsocialist.com/open-source-funding-vs-venture-capital-with-scott-moore/>\n\nOverthrowing the Network State podcast series\u00a0 (20 episodes so far)- <https://theblockchainsocialist.com/category/podcast/overthrowing-the-network-state/>\n\nMy episode on Greenpill with Kevin Owocki about my book -\u00a0\n\n<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMToNimu0sA>\n\n![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/8ph3Cz_aHNVRX8IH-7-z5sOieSz07YQuK6TFYwNGL-mpptAiwva0VH8XOUw0rg5gBf2Z49OF4YwmyFUfCyyckjZhDx0-Ktl-kiJMezTa2NiAim_KOnuEqK4g3NgueSlcNOPcU6SgV9ohGEBMWY0Ifs8)\n\n![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/0-ZJJis5DHLSiYGxLDyUCeu_Wr4luGclXd-OgG0CAIxgr0lD5TbukdUa8746neAVELDK82Re0pwiBufSMxSPpZYx_FEGqhTXtl3kvGazDg23vqbQfuo7tYqu4Aem1kEizZMdv2S6iigyemYFR6oYAEg)\n\nWriting\n=======\n\nThroughout my writing I have mentioned Gitcoin which has received thousands of views and has elicited discussion within both crypto and political circles. My writing has helped educate thousands of people interested in using technology like blockchain for progressive causes on how and when to use it.\u00a0\n\nDisconnected: Response to Paris Marx on Web3 - <https://theblockchainsocialist.com/disconnected-response-to-paris-marx/>\n\n![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/1BgYx-T-egTGZLxz_Hda9kmGh45p8cbptQMJl03e9JSlm2wSJ-6SJSGYD6Ta5sk4POM-_OTZPLr_L91YjrjQGtg1nyuG8ZtQgI_qw7nkEAKxy-6hLZe_-A_bTlGcDfTWfM0XMhq7fJ3rLeG2S78pznU)\n\nBlockchain Radicals\n-------------------\n\nBelow are all of the mentions of Gitcoin in my book [Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It](https://linktr.ee/blockchainradicals). The book has been praised by people like Vitalik Buterin, Harry Halpin, Amir Taki, Nathan Schneider, and more. While the book has been about for less than a year, we have sold over 1000 copies globally.\n\n![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/LtYhrMnwW9SYbdjHwtDFLueSXYf4nHn2iWc_7qqb7oqJbC-BcV6-gEM5Q33GizoM1F8BOLMXDFCqjRtmZLn44TblTzG_WCtfnh3jeDC1vj8vHU5SWTZ_Ht6YdYh9hIkyzJu8TIqs7lrlgYKXtUj6O1k)\u00a0\n\n![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/VNolixfxaV7i7XnPrDeY3ZU4_n_EwbgUo4dWy5LZyjQuiuSowe7DS9ukJ24x7K9SiZrg-uZoliYuqxtXxmZeeZic6OGSfHzK2dhgCG9CTV8AEiH1bp8j4T_zw3daiRwi-VKH8Vc67QM2UqsnPrFI57I)\u00a0\n\n![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/-4ctuiD8NnJBAMX02CF3_LZcJ0JxNoe4ZEUOb_OaIXMZYnuJYa7tgvIsoED4ri1u_V0TVvolmdWnMVDAxBxVUMAswx27E5KBonH2YEi3AiGnMHz01bbxPYzA7zg0PI2qj5Lsb4KR9d1X4iquP8x6buM)\u00a0\n\n![](https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/5g0ZCMA22x3xQSsVPErGsm2XvutY1RQBY1WMprY5RxtpAP5AzeAlmfdZQG7NioofH0atcw_j47EQQ6xfMdJUgOP4d2c61bbypt1FrmPXrytxpkaWZSf1kkh89MD7AWM9bV_7JcRQgKBCTD7KXFq0Bu0)", "hidden": false, "question": "Please describe the impact your work has had on Gitcoin and how you measured this. Please include links/proofs to work you did to support Gitcoin in its mission in either your grant or below. Submissions without links or images to prove your impact will be denied. ", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "link", "hidden": false, "question": "If you are using Karma\u2019s GAP (https://gap.karmahq.xyz) to log your Milestones, please link your Grant here. ", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Are you seeking funding for work that\u2019s already been completed? Note that only grants seeking retroactive funding will be eligible.", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "Yes - ~$500 from the last round", "hidden": false, "question": "Has this work been previously funded through Gitcoin\u2019s Grant Stack? If so, by what means and for how much?", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "Yes through Patreon over 3 years, about $5000", "hidden": false, "question": "Has this work been previously funded outside Gitcoin? 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