Gitcoin Grants 21!

Editor-in-chief Denken's words: We are six editors of Web3Matters Weekly, originally published in Chinese on web3matters.substack.com. Presenting this special edition in English exclusively for Gitcoin Grants 21.

Gitcoin Grants 21 fundraising campaign is ongoing from 8/7 to 8/21. We curate various projects for our readers to donate. If you find it helpful, please consider donating us:

• Asia Round（Special thanks to round managers: GCC & Pagoda）

For each article below, simply click the Translate button to access the English version. Let's dive in.

Gitcoin Grants 21 provides funding opportunities for the global Web3 ecosystem, with a focus on community engagement and innovation. This round offers over $800,000 in matching funds to support 411 projects!

Our co-editor and the editor-in-chief of Crypto City, SoaringCrowz Ma𝕏, has once again curated recommended projects across various fields. A must-read for beginners! Table of contents:

• Ecosystem Rounds

  • Thriving Arbitrum Summer

  • Real World Builders on Celo

• Community Rounds

  • Climate Solutions Round

  • Web3 Grants Ecosystem Advancement

  • Asia Round

  • Token Engineering The Superchain

  • Regen Coordi-Nation

  • OpenCivics Collaborative Research Round

  • DeSci Round

  • Decentralized Science and Art in Psychedelics

  • CollaborationTech

This is the fourth major fundraising round for Decentralized Science (DeSci)! Our co-editor, Swift Evo, who is also a co-founder of DeSci Asia and a member of the DeSci GG21 working group, has once again curated decentralized science projects across various fields, covering:

• Impact measurement and data science series

• Education and publishing series

• Community series

• Space series

• Climate and environmental research series

• Diverse DeSci series

As Blocktrend mentioned, Web3 public goods funding is flourishing, which is a "sweet burden" for funders, shaping a builder's bull market.

Denken: "Web3 starts with external incentive mechanisms, but what we really hope for is to ignite intrinsic motivation through small rewards, leading to a regenerative cycle."

This article categorizes the projects in the GG21's new fundraising round, the "Web3 Grants Ecosystem Advancement Round," into the following categories:

• Project Organization: tracking project progress

• Funding Methodologies

• Relevant Organizations and Figures

• Tools

Let's take a look at the projects that can help us more effectively distribute rewards, manage funds, and embody the spirit of Web3 Matters!

The issue of climate change has become so real and personal that it is even starting to influence organizational decisions. But how should we evaluate these climate solutions?

In this GG21 Climate Solutions Round, a new and transparent impact evaluation mechanism was used, with the top 70 projects making it into the Climate Solutions Round.

Heatwave breaks down the selection process for us and lists the top 7 projects by impact!

Dobby has provided an in-depth introduction to two projects:

• Funding the Commons: A platform accelerating the development and application of blockchain infrastructure!

• Decentralized Cleanup Network: Rewarding spontaneous or organized cleanup efforts in local and global communities!