If successful, we hope to grow the crypto community fund over time.Įxample projects we will consider supporting: While we aim to focus on year-long developer grants, we also encourage people or teams with shorter projects in mind to apply. We’re excited to fund projects nearly anywhere in the world. For Bitcoin projects, our advisory board includes Dan Boneh, Carla Kirk-Cohen, Anthony Towns, Amiti Uttarwar, Felix Weis. Proposals will be shortlisted by current Bitcoin Core developers and important community members, with Coinbase making the final decision. If you’d like to apply or nominate a Bitcoin core developer to be sponsored, please fill out this form. Our goal is to similarly support developers who are committed to growing and maintaining the Bitcoin ecosystem. The open source community has provided critical support for Bitcoin development, with some support from donations from industry organizations and academic institutions. Unlike most cryptocurrency projects, Bitcoin launched without a fundraise, while bootstrapping an entire industry.
If successful, we intend to expand the program to other types of projects and crypto communities. Our Crypto Community Fund aims to grow and improve the entire crypto industry, while making it simpler to use and more secure for everyone. We believe helping to connect and grow the cryptoeconomy is essential to building an open financial system for the world.
We are beginning our search for grant recipients starting today. As part of our Crypto Community Fund, Coinbase plans to sponsor at least two Bitcoin developers, who contribute directly to the Bitcoin Core codebase or closely associated Bitcoin projects.