Quadratic Acceleration (q/acc) merges Quadratic Funding's democratic allocation with Augmented Bonding Curves' economic sustainability. Contributors fund public goods projects via QF, and projects receive not only capital but curve-based tokens — turning public goods into programmable economic primitives.
How It Works
q/acc layers continuous economic sustainability on top of democratic capital allocation.
- Quadratic Funding round runs — the community allocates resources based on the number and breadth of contributions (many small donations > few large ones)
- Projects receive bonding curve positions — instead of just one-time grants, funded projects receive positions on Augmented Bonding Curves
- Tokens represent long-term value — projects can mint or redeem tokens representing long-term economic claims
- Secondary markets form — tokens can be traded, creating ongoing price discovery and liquidity for public goods
- Mutual investment dynamics — funders and builders both benefit from upside as projects grow
Advantages
- Funds impactful work through democratic processes (QF) while providing economic sustainability (bonding curves)
- Creates mutual investment dynamics where funders and builders share upside
- Bridges one-time grant funding with continuous coordination mechanisms
- Enables communities to co-own the success of projects they support
Limitations
- Not suited for simple, single-round funding where a one-time grant suffices
- Requires engaged, high-trust communities with token literacy
- Demands bonding curve infrastructure and token engineering expertise
- Unnecessary for projects that don't need long-term economic sustainability
Best Used When
- Token-engineering and regenerative-focused DAOs want shared ownership models
- Communities want to fund public goods and maintain ongoing economic alignment with funded projects
- Funding experiments need both democratic legitimacy and long-term liquidity
- Teams are building economic coordination systems beyond one-time grants
Examples and Use Cases
QF + Bonding Curve Integration
DAOs run QF rounds where funded projects then launch bonding curves — contributors can trade their positions, creating ongoing price discovery for public goods.
Tokenized Ecosystem Infrastructure
ReFi communities issue tokenized positions in ecosystem infrastructure, allowing contributors to hold economic stakes in the tools they fund.
Commons Working Groups
Commons networks bootstrap working groups with capital plus governance tokens, creating alignment between funders and builders.
