Report
The Case for Plural Funding Mechanisms
Why no single funding mechanism is optimal, and how ecosystems benefit from mechanism diversity.
Funding Mechanisms
Funding mechanisms and approaches
All Mechanisms
Attestation-Based Funding
Continuous capital allocation triggered by verified community support thresholds.
attributionidentityverification
Conviction Voting
Continuous governance mechanism where voting power accumulates over time.
continuousgovernanceweighted
Direct Grants
A funding allocation mechanism where expert reviewers allocate capital based on judgment, strategy, and expected impact.
expertmilestonegrants
Milestone-Based Funding
Staged funding mechanism that releases grant payments upon verified milestone completion.
paymentsmilestonegrants
Quadratic Funding
Democratic funding mechanism that amplifies small donors via quadratic matching.
quadraticdemocraticverification
Quadratic Voting
Governance mechanism where votes cost quadratically, enabling nuanced preferences.
quadraticdemocraticgovernance
Retroactive Funding
Capital allocation mechanism that rewards projects for impact after outcomes are known.
expertresults-basedretroactive
Token Streaming
Continuous funding mechanism that streams ERC-20 token payments per second instead of lump sums.
paymentscontinuousstreaming
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