{"id":20837,"date":"2025-10-28T18:57:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/?page_id=20837"},"modified":"2026-07-03T05:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:53:40","slug":"faqs-blockchain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/faqs-blockchain\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ\u2019s &#8211; Blockchain and DeSci"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"scien-1493089076\" class=\"scien-before-content scien-entity-placement\"><style>\r\n.amazon-support-link {\r\n    display: inline-flex;\r\n    align-items: baseline;\r\n    gap: 0.3rem;\r\n    padding: 0.35rem 0.55rem;\r\n    color: inherit;\r\n    font-size: 0.88rem;\r\n    line-height: 1.2;\r\n    text-decoration: none;\r\n    opacity: 0.72;\r\n    white-space: nowrap;\r\n    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.amazon-support-link:hover,\r\n.amazon-support-link:focus-visible {\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n    text-decoration: underline;\r\n}\r\n\r\n.amazon-support-link small {\r\n    font-size: 0.65rem;\r\n    opacity: 0.7;\r\n}\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 900px) {\r\n    .amazon-support-link small {\r\n        display: none;\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<a class=\"amazon-support-link\"\r\n   href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/?tag=vpf04-20\"\r\n   target=\"_blank\"\r\n   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\r\n   aria-label=\"Shop on Amazon and support World Science DAO\">\r\n    Shop on Amazon <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span>\r\n    <small>affiliate link<\/small>\r\n<\/a><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20837\" class=\"elementor elementor-20837\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a4e5a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a4e5a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-900e00b\" data-id=\"900e00b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b79d36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b79d36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions - Blockchain and DeSci<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3b7ae5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"c3b7ae5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2051\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2051\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is DeSci?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2051\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2051\"><p><strong data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"127\">DeSci<\/strong>, short for <strong data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"164\">Decentralized Science<\/strong>, is a movement that applies <strong data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"229\">blockchain and Web3 technologies<\/strong> to scientific research and publishing. Its goal is to make science more <strong data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"342\">open, transparent, and collaborative<\/strong> by reducing the control of traditional institutions over funding, peer review, and access to data.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2052\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2052\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are the advantages of blockchain?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2052\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2052\"><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:0b8e496b-cf42-4fe1-bc93-e03ee154c3be-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9dee1497-8732-41b8-ab47-83e49c4cd9a9\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"46\" data-end=\"344\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Blockchain ensures <strong data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"113\">transparency, security, and decentralization<\/strong> by recording data on an immutable public ledger. It enables <strong data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"206\">trust without intermediaries<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"234\">automates transactions<\/strong> through smart contracts, and provides <strong data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"304\">global, tamper-proof access<\/strong>\u2014making systems more efficient and fair.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\"><div class=\"text-center\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2053\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2053\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the main idea of 'Blockchain for Good: A New Moral Infrastructure for Humanity'?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2053\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2053\"><p>The article argues that blockchain is more than a financial tool: it is an ethical invention that makes promises visible and verifiable by encoding agreements into immutable, transparent processes. This shifts trust from individuals to trustworthy processes and enables new forms of structural virtue. <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/blockchain-for-good-a-new-moral-infrastructure-for-humanity\/\">Read more.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2054\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2054\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How does blockchain shift trust from people to processes?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2054\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2054\"><p>Blockchain records commitments and data on a transparent ledger where the code enforces fidelity, reducing reliance on personal reputation or virtue and instead making honesty programmable through process. <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/blockchain-for-good-a-new-moral-infrastructure-for-humanity\/\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2055\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2055\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can blockchain help science?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2055\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2055\"><p>Blockchain can act as a universal, immutable library of verified research and experimental records so discoveries are not lost, hidden, or falsified, improving reproducibility and long-term knowledge preservation. <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/blockchain-for-good-a-new-moral-infrastructure-for-humanity\/\">More details.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2056\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2056\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What does 'Code = Covenant' mean?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2056\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2056\"><p>&#8216;Code = Covenant&#8217; means that blockchain contracts are modern covenants: mathematical, immutable promises recorded in code rather than fragile paper, making justice a property of structure rather than only aspiration. <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/blockchain-for-good-a-new-moral-infrastructure-for-humanity\/\">Learn more.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2057\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2057\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is meant by 'structural virtue'?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2057\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2057\"><p>Structural virtue refers to fairness and ethical behavior enforced by system design (rules, code, transparent ledgers) rather than relying solely on individual moral character. Blockchain enables structural virtue by embedding norms into processes. <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/blockchain-for-good-a-new-moral-infrastructure-for-humanity\/\">More info.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2058\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2058\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are some practical ways to use blockchain for the environment?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2058\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2058\"><p>Blockchains can monitor and verify carbon commitments in real time, track emissions or offsets, and automatically reward verified environmental actions rather than just declarations. <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/blockchain-for-good-a-new-moral-infrastructure-for-humanity\/\">See the article for context.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2059\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2059\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can I participate in building a 'chain of good'?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2059\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2059\"><p>By contributing to blockchain projects focused on science, ethics, and education; joining decentralized communities that prioritize transparency; and supporting organizations like Science DAO through donations. <a href=\"\/ru\/one-time-donation\/\">Get involved.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-20510\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-20510\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can blockchain reduce corruption in governance?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-20510\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-20510\"><p>Yes\u2014by automating power distribution and encoding rules into smart contracts, blockchain can make dishonest manipulation more difficult and reduce opportunities for corruption by design. <a href=\"https:\/\/science-dao.org\/ru\/blockchain-for-good-a-new-moral-infrastructure-for-humanity\/\">Further explanation.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-20511\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-20511\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can I support Science DAO's mission?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-20511\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"11\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-20511\"><p>You can <a href=\"\/ru\/one-time-donation\/\">donate<\/a> to Science DAO to help build moral and scientific infrastructure, join their projects or communities, and contribute expertise to blockchain initiatives that prioritize openness and cooperation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-20512\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-20512\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What does fully on-chain mean?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-20512\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"12\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-20512\"><p>\u201cFully on-chain\u201d means that all data, logic, and assets of a project or application are stored and executed directly on the blockchain\u2014<strong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"200\">not on external servers<\/strong>. This ensures <strong data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"273\">maximum transparency, permanence, and decentralization<\/strong>, since everything runs under blockchain rules without relying on third-party systems.<\/p><p>It is planned to use fully on-chain for our money distribution projects.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-20513\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-20513\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewbox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are Gitcoin alternatives?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-20513\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"13\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-20513\"><h2 data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"429\">\u2699\ufe0f Alternatives to Gitcoin (Public Goods \/ Grants \/ Crowdfunding)<\/h2><ol data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"2409\"><li data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"801\"><p data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"446\"><strong data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"444\">Octant<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"801\"><li data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"621\"><p data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"621\">A Golem Foundation\u2013backed platform for public goods funding. Uses GLM (Golem token) and is focused on participatory grant rounds. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ethereum\/comments\/17mwpeh?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Reddit<\/span><span class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Reddit<\/span><span class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"736\"><p data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"736\">Lock GLM to get voting power and influence how funds are distributed. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GolemProject\/comments\/15lo1dr?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Reddit<\/span><span class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"801\"><p data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"801\">Good for Web3-native, governance-based funding experiments.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"1068\"><p data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"820\"><strong data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"818\">CLR.Fund<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"1068\"><li data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"993\"><p data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"993\">Known for applying <strong data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"871\">quadratic funding (QF)<\/strong>, the same core mechanism that Gitcoin uses to match small donations more heavily. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gate.com\/zh\/post\/status\/12174504?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Gate.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1068\"><p data-start=\"999\" data-end=\"1068\">More modular: you can build custom matching pools \/ grant mechanisms.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-start=\"1070\" data-end=\"1308\"><p data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1085\"><strong data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1083\">Giveth<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1308\"><li data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1308\"><p data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1308\">A Web3-focused donation and grant platform. While not exactly the same as Gitcoin Grants, it supports funding public-good crypto projects, DAOs, social impact projects. (Not always QF-based, but very mission-aligned.)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-start=\"1310\" data-end=\"1573\"><p data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1328\"><strong data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1326\">Liberapay<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1573\"><li data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1483\"><p data-start=\"1334\" data-end=\"1483\">A non-profit platform for recurrent donations. Very good for open-source maintainers, creators, public goods. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Liberapay?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Wikipedia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1487\" data-end=\"1573\"><p data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1573\">Doesn\u2019t take a fee on donations (in many cases), so efficient for sustained support.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1810\"><p data-start=\"1578\" data-end=\"1599\"><strong data-start=\"1578\" data-end=\"1597\">Open Collective<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1810\"><li data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1723\"><p data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1723\">More general-purpose, but very good for open source groups, DAOs, communities. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_Collective?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Wikipedia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"1810\"><p data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"1810\">Lets groups create legal \u201ccollectives\u201d and receive recurring or one-time funding.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-start=\"1812\" data-end=\"2084\"><p data-start=\"1815\" data-end=\"1826\"><strong data-start=\"1815\" data-end=\"1824\">Goteo<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"1830\" data-end=\"2084\"><li data-start=\"1830\" data-end=\"1958\"><p data-start=\"1832\" data-end=\"1958\">A crowdfunding platform, especially for commons, open-source, free knowledge projects. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goteo?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Wikipedia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1962\" data-end=\"2084\"><p data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"2084\">Allows not only monetary contributions but also \u201ctask-based\u201d contributions: community can help via work, not just money.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-start=\"2086\" data-end=\"2409\"><p data-start=\"2089\" data-end=\"2101\"><strong data-start=\"2089\" data-end=\"2099\">Pomelo<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"2105\" data-end=\"2409\"><li data-start=\"2105\" data-end=\"2297\"><p data-start=\"2107\" data-end=\"2297\">(Mentioned in some discussions about quadratic funding.) For example: in some blockchain contexts people use Pomelo for QF-style public goods funding. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/TELOS\/comments\/wp2fts?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Reddit<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2301\" data-end=\"2409\"><p data-start=\"2303\" data-end=\"2409\">More lightweight and flexible than large grant programs; good for small-to-medium public-good initiatives.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol><hr data-start=\"2411\" data-end=\"2414\" \/><h2 data-start=\"2416\" data-end=\"2465\">\ud83d\udca1 Considerations When Choosing an Alternative<\/h2><ul data-start=\"2467\" data-end=\"3019\"><li data-start=\"2467\" data-end=\"2600\"><p data-start=\"2469\" data-end=\"2600\"><strong data-start=\"2469\" data-end=\"2490\">Funding Mechanism<\/strong>: Does it support quadratic funding, or is it just regular donation? QF amplifies impact of many small donors.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2601\" data-end=\"2689\"><p data-start=\"2603\" data-end=\"2689\"><strong data-start=\"2603\" data-end=\"2629\">Token \/ Crypto vs Fiat<\/strong>: Some platforms accept crypto, others prefer fiat, or both.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2690\" data-end=\"2818\"><p data-start=\"2692\" data-end=\"2818\"><strong data-start=\"2692\" data-end=\"2706\">Governance<\/strong>: Do donors or \u201cstakeholders\u201d get a say (voting, grant rounds)? Platforms like Octant have locking + governance.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2819\" data-end=\"2907\"><p data-start=\"2821\" data-end=\"2907\"><strong data-start=\"2821\" data-end=\"2839\">Sustainability<\/strong>: Is there a recurring fund or matching pool? How are funds sourced?<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2908\" data-end=\"3019\"><p data-start=\"2910\" data-end=\"3019\"><strong data-start=\"2910\" data-end=\"2933\">Community \/ Network<\/strong>: What kind of projects usually get funded there? (OSS, social good, Web3 infra, etc.)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is DeSci?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p><strong data-start=\\\"118\\\" data-end=\\\"127\\\">DeSci<\\\/strong>, short for <strong data-start=\\\"139\\\" data-end=\\\"164\\\">Decentralized Science<\\\/strong>, is a movement that applies <strong data-start=\\\"193\\\" data-end=\\\"229\\\">blockchain and Web3 technologies<\\\/strong> to scientific research and publishing. 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This ensures <strong data-start=\\\"215\\\" data-end=\\\"273\\\">maximum transparency, permanence, and decentralization<\\\/strong>, since everything runs under blockchain rules without relying on third-party systems.<\\\/p><p>It is planned to use fully on-chain for our money distribution projects.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What are Gitcoin alternatives?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<h2 data-start=\\\"361\\\" data-end=\\\"429\\\">\\u2699\\ufe0f Alternatives to Gitcoin (Public Goods \\\/ Grants \\\/ Crowdfunding)<\\\/h2><ol data-start=\\\"431\\\" data-end=\\\"2409\\\"><li data-start=\\\"431\\\" data-end=\\\"801\\\"><p data-start=\\\"434\\\" data-end=\\\"446\\\"><strong data-start=\\\"434\\\" data-end=\\\"444\\\">Octant<\\\/strong><\\\/p><ul data-start=\\\"450\\\" data-end=\\\"801\\\"><li data-start=\\\"450\\\" data-end=\\\"621\\\"><p data-start=\\\"452\\\" data-end=\\\"621\\\">A Golem Foundation\\u2013backed platform for public goods funding. Uses GLM (Golem token) and is focused on participatory grant rounds. <span class=\\\"\\\" data-state=\\\"closed\\\"><span class=\\\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\\\" data-testid=\\\"webpage-citation-pill\\\"><a class=\\\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\\\" href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reddit.com\\\/r\\\/ethereum\\\/comments\\\/17mwpeh?utm_source=chatgpt.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"><span class=\\\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\\\"><span class=\\\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\\\"><span class=\\\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\\\">Reddit<\\\/span><span class=\\\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\\\">+2<\\\/span><\\\/span><span class=\\\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\\\"><span class=\\\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\\\">Reddit<\\\/span><span class=\\\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\\\">+2<\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/a><\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/p><\\\/li><li data-start=\\\"625\\\" data-end=\\\"736\\\"><p data-start=\\\"627\\\" data-end=\\\"736\\\">Lock GLM to get voting power and influence how funds are distributed. <span class=\\\"\\\" data-state=\\\"closed\\\"><span class=\\\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\\\" data-testid=\\\"webpage-citation-pill\\\"><a class=\\\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\\\" href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reddit.com\\\/r\\\/GolemProject\\\/comments\\\/15lo1dr?utm_source=chatgpt.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"><span class=\\\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\\\"><span class=\\\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\\\"><span class=\\\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\\\">Reddit<\\\/span><span class=\\\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\\\">+1<\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/a><\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/p><\\\/li><li data-start=\\\"740\\\" data-end=\\\"801\\\"><p data-start=\\\"742\\\" data-end=\\\"801\\\">Good for Web3-native, governance-based funding experiments.<\\\/p><\\\/li><\\\/ul><\\\/li><li data-start=\\\"803\\\" data-end=\\\"1068\\\"><p data-start=\\\"806\\\" data-end=\\\"820\\\"><strong data-start=\\\"806\\\" data-end=\\\"818\\\">CLR.Fund<\\\/strong><\\\/p><ul data-start=\\\"824\\\" data-end=\\\"1068\\\"><li data-start=\\\"824\\\" data-end=\\\"993\\\"><p data-start=\\\"826\\\" data-end=\\\"993\\\">Known for applying <strong data-start=\\\"845\\\" data-end=\\\"871\\\">quadratic funding (QF)<\\\/strong>, the same core mechanism that Gitcoin uses to match small donations more heavily. <span class=\\\"\\\" data-state=\\\"closed\\\"><span class=\\\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\\\" data-testid=\\\"webpage-citation-pill\\\"><a class=\\\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\\\" href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.gate.com\\\/zh\\\/post\\\/status\\\/12174504?utm_source=chatgpt.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"><span class=\\\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\\\"><span class=\\\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\\\"><span class=\\\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\\\">Gate.com<\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/a><\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/p><\\\/li><li data-start=\\\"997\\\" data-end=\\\"1068\\\"><p data-start=\\\"999\\\" data-end=\\\"1068\\\">More modular: you can build custom matching pools \\\/ grant mechanisms.<\\\/p><\\\/li><\\\/ul><\\\/li><li data-start=\\\"1070\\\" data-end=\\\"1308\\\"><p data-start=\\\"1073\\\" data-end=\\\"1085\\\"><strong data-start=\\\"1073\\\" data-end=\\\"1083\\\">Giveth<\\\/strong><\\\/p><ul data-start=\\\"1089\\\" data-end=\\\"1308\\\"><li data-start=\\\"1089\\\" data-end=\\\"1308\\\"><p data-start=\\\"1091\\\" data-end=\\\"1308\\\">A Web3-focused donation and grant platform. While not exactly the same as Gitcoin Grants, it supports funding public-good crypto projects, DAOs, social impact projects. (Not always QF-based, but very mission-aligned.)<\\\/p><\\\/li><\\\/ul><\\\/li><li data-start=\\\"1310\\\" data-end=\\\"1573\\\"><p data-start=\\\"1313\\\" data-end=\\\"1328\\\"><strong data-start=\\\"1313\\\" data-end=\\\"1326\\\">Liberapay<\\\/strong><\\\/p><ul data-start=\\\"1332\\\" data-end=\\\"1573\\\"><li data-start=\\\"1332\\\" data-end=\\\"1483\\\"><p data-start=\\\"1334\\\" data-end=\\\"1483\\\">A non-profit platform for recurrent donations. Very good for open-source maintainers, creators, public goods. <span class=\\\"\\\" data-state=\\\"closed\\\"><span class=\\\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\\\" data-testid=\\\"webpage-citation-pill\\\"><a class=\\\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\\\" href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Liberapay?utm_source=chatgpt.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"><span class=\\\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\\\"><span class=\\\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\\\"><span class=\\\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\\\">Wikipedia<\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/a><\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/p><\\\/li><li data-start=\\\"1487\\\" data-end=\\\"1573\\\"><p data-start=\\\"1489\\\" data-end=\\\"1573\\\">Doesn\\u2019t take a fee on donations (in many cases), so efficient for sustained support.<\\\/p><\\\/li><\\\/ul><\\\/li><li data-start=\\\"1575\\\" data-end=\\\"1810\\\"><p data-start=\\\"1578\\\" data-end=\\\"1599\\\"><strong data-start=\\\"1578\\\" data-end=\\\"1597\\\">Open Collective<\\\/strong><\\\/p><ul data-start=\\\"1603\\\" data-end=\\\"1810\\\"><li data-start=\\\"1603\\\" data-end=\\\"1723\\\"><p data-start=\\\"1605\\\" data-end=\\\"1723\\\">More general-purpose, but very good for open source groups, DAOs, communities. <span class=\\\"\\\" data-state=\\\"closed\\\"><span class=\\\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\\\" data-testid=\\\"webpage-citation-pill\\\"><a class=\\\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\\\" href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Open_Collective?utm_source=chatgpt.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"><span class=\\\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\\\"><span class=\\\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\\\"><span class=\\\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\\\">Wikipedia<\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/a><\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/p><\\\/li><li data-start=\\\"1727\\\" data-end=\\\"1810\\\"><p data-start=\\\"1729\\\" data-end=\\\"1810\\\">Lets groups create legal \\u201ccollectives\\u201d and receive recurring or one-time funding.<\\\/p><\\\/li><\\\/ul><\\\/li><li data-start=\\\"1812\\\" data-end=\\\"2084\\\"><p data-start=\\\"1815\\\" data-end=\\\"1826\\\"><strong data-start=\\\"1815\\\" data-end=\\\"1824\\\">Goteo<\\\/strong><\\\/p><ul data-start=\\\"1830\\\" data-end=\\\"2084\\\"><li data-start=\\\"1830\\\" data-end=\\\"1958\\\"><p data-start=\\\"1832\\\" data-end=\\\"1958\\\">A crowdfunding platform, especially for commons, open-source, free knowledge projects. <span class=\\\"\\\" data-state=\\\"closed\\\"><span class=\\\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\\\" data-testid=\\\"webpage-citation-pill\\\"><a class=\\\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\\\" href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Goteo?utm_source=chatgpt.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"><span class=\\\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\\\"><span class=\\\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\\\"><span class=\\\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\\\">Wikipedia<\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/a><\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/p><\\\/li><li data-start=\\\"1962\\\" data-end=\\\"2084\\\"><p data-start=\\\"1964\\\" data-end=\\\"2084\\\">Allows not only monetary contributions but also \\u201ctask-based\\u201d contributions: community can help via work, not just money.<\\\/p><\\\/li><\\\/ul><\\\/li><li data-start=\\\"2086\\\" data-end=\\\"2409\\\"><p data-start=\\\"2089\\\" data-end=\\\"2101\\\"><strong data-start=\\\"2089\\\" data-end=\\\"2099\\\">Pomelo<\\\/strong><\\\/p><ul data-start=\\\"2105\\\" data-end=\\\"2409\\\"><li data-start=\\\"2105\\\" data-end=\\\"2297\\\"><p data-start=\\\"2107\\\" data-end=\\\"2297\\\">(Mentioned in some discussions about quadratic funding.) For example: in some blockchain contexts people use Pomelo for QF-style public goods funding. <span class=\\\"\\\" data-state=\\\"closed\\\"><span class=\\\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\\\" data-testid=\\\"webpage-citation-pill\\\"><a class=\\\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\\\" href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.reddit.com\\\/r\\\/TELOS\\\/comments\\\/wp2fts?utm_source=chatgpt.com\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\"><span class=\\\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\\\"><span class=\\\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\\\"><span class=\\\"max-w-[15ch] grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\\\">Reddit<\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/a><\\\/span><\\\/span><\\\/p><\\\/li><li data-start=\\\"2301\\\" data-end=\\\"2409\\\"><p data-start=\\\"2303\\\" data-end=\\\"2409\\\">More lightweight and flexible than large grant programs; good for small-to-medium public-good initiatives.<\\\/p><\\\/li><\\\/ul><\\\/li><\\\/ol><hr data-start=\\\"2411\\\" data-end=\\\"2414\\\" \\\/><h2 data-start=\\\"2416\\\" data-end=\\\"2465\\\">\\ud83d\\udca1 Considerations When Choosing an Alternative<\\\/h2><ul data-start=\\\"2467\\\" data-end=\\\"3019\\\"><li data-start=\\\"2467\\\" data-end=\\\"2600\\\"><p data-start=\\\"2469\\\" data-end=\\\"2600\\\"><strong data-start=\\\"2469\\\" data-end=\\\"2490\\\">Funding Mechanism<\\\/strong>: Does it support quadratic funding, or is it just regular donation? QF amplifies impact of many small donors.<\\\/p><\\\/li><li data-start=\\\"2601\\\" data-end=\\\"2689\\\"><p data-start=\\\"2603\\\" data-end=\\\"2689\\\"><strong data-start=\\\"2603\\\" data-end=\\\"2629\\\">Token \\\/ Crypto vs Fiat<\\\/strong>: Some platforms accept crypto, others prefer fiat, or both.<\\\/p><\\\/li><li data-start=\\\"2690\\\" data-end=\\\"2818\\\"><p data-start=\\\"2692\\\" data-end=\\\"2818\\\"><strong data-start=\\\"2692\\\" data-end=\\\"2706\\\">Governance<\\\/strong>: Do donors or \\u201cstakeholders\\u201d get a say (voting, grant rounds)? Platforms like Octant have locking + governance.<\\\/p><\\\/li><li data-start=\\\"2819\\\" data-end=\\\"2907\\\"><p data-start=\\\"2821\\\" data-end=\\\"2907\\\"><strong data-start=\\\"2821\\\" data-end=\\\"2839\\\">Sustainability<\\\/strong>: Is there a recurring fund or matching pool? 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