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However, funders have no guarantees.\nRetroPGF such as Optimism\u2019s is great for funders who award based on the impact seen of a project. However, builders have no idea if or how much they will receive.\nWith crowdfunded prizes, builders know how much funding is available for a specific scope of work and funders have guarantees that it will either be built or they will be refunded. \nThese are all helpful in different ways, and we would love to see a future where projects receive all three (potentially starting with grants before building and ongoing, then prizes at the time of finishing building, then retro PGF at the time of impact)", "hidden": true, "question": "How does your project create value for the Web3 grants ecosystem?", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Noah:\n-Managed over 1M as a Gitcoin round operator of two Zuzalu grant rounds (one ongoing) including writing this retrospective: https://gov.gitcoin.co/t/retrospective-of-the-zuzalu-gitcoin-rounds-and-suggestions/18933 \nPlanning to write another retrospective with new voting strategy recommendations when the ongoing Zuzalu round ends.", "hidden": true, "question": "Describe your team's expertise in your chosen focus area within Web3 grants. Include relevant experience, publications, or past projects.", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "-Writing Gitcoin and Optimism forum posts and we have publicly available info on Twitter and our GitHub. We are starting a newsletter this year as well. See some previous writing: https://www.noahchonlee.com/blog/categories/viaprize ", "hidden": true, "question": "How do you plan to share insights, methodologies, or tools developed through your project with the Cartographer Syndicate and the broader Web3 grants community?", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "OP prizes factory: 0xd861aFdb5265EB580Db3D7a3126559E4c47B6B8b\nOP portal factory: 0xA75b783F132Dea807e9197Ebd200c884Aa1D7fa0\nBase prize factory address - 0x7D5cA64760A33DF30CA2319b7947879D259cD7d1\nBase pass through factory address - 0xdCcF514720AABBfFF6bed7a7Db4b498677EfD3D3\nDev wallet address - 0x8b5E4bA136D3a483aC9988C20CBF0018cC687E6f", "hidden": true, "question": "List any contract addresses with the associated network(s), EOAs, or deployer addresses your project has deployed.", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Approximately $30,000 from various Gitcoin grant rounds and over 2000 donors. This is all of our funding. Thank you to the community for making this possible!", "hidden": true, "question": "Have you received any previous grants or support for your work in Web3 grants? If so, please provide details and estimated funding amounts.", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "dropdown", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Please confirm that you have read and agree to comply with the ethical standards outlined in the eligibility criteria, including Gitcoin's Quid Pro Quo policy (https://support.gitcoin.co/gitcoin-knowledge-base/gitcoin-grants/general-questions/what-is-our-quid-pro-quo-policy)", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "paragraph", "hidden": true, "question": "Do you have any potential conflicts of interest to disclose? If yes, please provide details.", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "We are currently adding credit card payments to the OpenCivics GG 21 round. It works by people sending fiat to us through PayPal and then we send crypto from a wallet generated for them into the Gitcoin projects. The proof of personhood consists of legal names that we obtain from PayPal in order to give them matching. This means to use Gitcoin and donate and receive matching, a non-crypto person can easily donate in a familiar way. \nWe will share the results in writing and are likely presenting about this at DevCon. \nSee this (not yet public) demo showing some of how this works: https://youtu.be/19LFDAIDsB0 ", "hidden": true, "question": "Is there anything else you'd like to share about your project or team that wasn't covered in the previous questions?", "questionId": 9}], "project": {"id": "0x9b67ebabd1fb31052c6d2afe25306f762673c8aaeec06c1416c266b8501b23f1", "title": "viaPrize", "logoImg": "bafkreiaui7tvdj42pd2rp6c5jdrmx64hhdh7ymeclyvga5wfqguwb76fky", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreich762t4idim2ugp6kna55tfs37shzt7lloihy6bfuqoa3werffci", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://viaprize.org", "bannerImg": "bafkreifya7rdnarjedcz5gxwuiifdqzpceodr7dy77ym5k326sbwf5z7cy", "createdAt": 1681478289164, "userGithub": "haonchon", "credentials": {"github": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..Ob8PGZVQN_feq4ShxyMGF6E6ViMrfFzDJ5_rDM_2pGUEQP6VH4mBvkcxq6x2xpFJVlwJxiKZyeFdX-lre09tAg", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-04-05T00:52:38.217Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-04-05T00:52:38.217Z", "expirationDate": "2024-07-04T00:52:38.217Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x850a146D7478dAAa98Fc26Fd85e6A24e50846A9d", "hash": "v0.0.0:T+HROY7tfU8jZlPujKcaODEbd9+NKushjxg4+iSt4Fg=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextGithubOrg#viaprize#123272916"}}, "twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9..qKyV_J2CjKW91Q5a5tYE3Xo32tde19muog8i1V0whEWsbsmwX23WKibN5fWJFaHZ2uFoFoPH_ThwdMJYUMfNAw", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-04-05T00:52:29.208Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-04-05T00:52:29.208Z", "expirationDate": "2024-07-04T00:52:29.208Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x850a146D7478dAAa98Fc26Fd85e6A24e50846A9d", "hash": "v0.0.0:ip4tQ7yquR2hr6tA74LjT24gwJo35/s/BEEcBsxPhSc=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#viaprize"}}}, "description": "# The problem\n$700M was wasted in 2023 on Kickstarter alone when fully funded projects never deliver what was promised. This is because traditional crowdfunding platforms fail to provide guarantees. \n\n### The solution\n![howitworks](https://i.imgur.com/N74nlT5.png)\nviaPrize solves this by taking the funds for a project and then welcoming anyone to complete the project. If no one completes the project, then everyone is refunded. \n\nPrizes include three types of contributors:\n![benefitsforusers](https://i.imgur.com/9xmyEhR.png)\nPrize proposers come up with the project idea\nPrize funders elevate the best ideas by showing demand\nPrize contestants win rewards building the project\n\nWith viaPrize, ideas are crowdsourced, rewards are crowdfunded, and project execution is an open invitation.\n\n### The Middle Road for Public Goods Funding\nPrizes open up a complementary alternative in the public goods funding ecosystem that balances funder confidence and builder security. \n\nGitcoin optimizes for builder security because it gives upfront funds, but lacks funder confidence because there is no guarantee of success. \n\nOptimism Retro PGF optimizes for funder confidence because funders review the impact of existing projects and add rewards, but lacks builder security because there is no guarantee of any particular amount of funding.\n\nWith prizes, funders know the project will be built or they are refunded, so they have some confidence. Builders know there is a certain amount of funding waiting for them if they successfully create a project, so they have some security. \n\n![Balancing](https://i.imgur.com/iLPihrt.png)\nWe look forward to a full public goods funding user journey where you receive:\nQF Grant - Before building (and ongoing)\nCrowdfunded Prize - When you finish building (prizes for a whole product and prizes for particular features)\nRetro PGF - When you see the impact of what was built\n\n### Our origins\nThe concept of crowdfunded prizes sounded revolutionary as Noah discussed it with residents of the entrepreneurs' pop-up city Zuzalu, so we tested it. As residents discussed the idea of making an AI voice for a river, Noah launched a prize and residents tossed in $20. After an impromptu five day hackathon attracting twelve builders, we presented the first AI voice for a nature entity in history to the Prime Minister of Montenegro. If we had used Kickstarter, then only the team who posted an idea would receive funds. By using prizes, any builder was welcome.\n![RiverAITeam](https://imgur.com/tdrnul7.png)\n\nHowever, Noah wanted to be certain this can make a real impact. Thus, he found himself watching anti-missile defense shoot down a kamikaze drone as it dove towards him while on the way to deliver medical supplies in Ukraine, funded by a prize from viaPrize.org\nThe medics ended up using the supplies treating 45 injured and saving multiple lives, and Noah decided to pursue this initiative full time.\n![myfavoriteprize](https://i.imgur.com/TxlQzz1.png)\n\n### Traction\n\nAs of July, 2024 we have distributed over $50,000 and have successful prizes for building projects ranging from free productivity apps to writing competitions.\nWe take a 5% platform fee. \n\n### Thank You Gitcoin!\n\nThis has all been accomplished since June 2023 with our only funding coming from over 2000 donors on Gitcoin plus matching. Thank you for making this possible!\n\nMore about that here:\nhttps://gov.gitcoin.co/t/gitcoin-appreciations-thread/18332\n\n### Traditional Fundraisers\n\nIn Jan 2024, we added crowdfunding \"fundraisers\" with two types:\n\"Pass-through\" where funds are immediately directed to the recipient\n\"All-or-nothing\" where you refund everyone if the funding goal is not met by the deadline\n\n### Next steps\n\nMVP - Tested during Zuzalu\nV1 - Current version. Usable for crypto natives\nV2 - By the end of Jul 2024. Easier onboarding for web2 users.\nV3 - By the end of Sep 2024. Accessibility for people in developing countries by having a mobile app and cash off-ramps around the world for those who do not have bank accounts.\n\nWe are incubating the project by living with users and iterating on their feedback during Zuzalu-inspired pop-up villages around the world. \n\n### Connect!\nSee opportunities to win prizes: https://x.com/viaprize\n\n### Try it out!\nVisit viaprize.org and post a prize or portal today! \nThe proposers of a prize idea also receive 5% of the award. \nLet's build public goods!", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "viaprize", "projectTwitter": "viaprize"}, "recipient": "0x1f00DD750aD3A6463F174eD7d63ebE1a7a930d0c"}}