DeSci Asia

DeSci Asia

Promote DeSci in Asia with a goal to publish articles, foster community through meetups, and support education. Funds allocated for translations, events, and long-term development.
Application
Applied on: 7 Nov 2023 11:33 AM
Approved
User Review
AI Review
A1
Reviewed on 14 Feb 2024 02:40 PM
The Grant must be in support of or directly advance the Global Chinese Community ecosystem; At least one founder or core team member uses Chinese as their daily language
The project DeSci Asia aims to promote DeSci education and support the development of local DeSci communities in Asia, including Chinese-speaking regions, and organizes events in collaboration with the Chinese community. The use of the Chinese language in community events indicates that at least one founder or core team member likely uses Chinese as their daily language.
Projects haven’t received significant external funding via venture capital, token launches, or NFT sales
The project has previously received a modest amount of funding as detailed in the Gitcoin Grants 18 update, suggesting no significant external funding via venture capital, token launches, or NFT sales.
Projects must be at least 1-month old and have a PoC/MVP. We will use Twitter, web domain registration date, and other public info to determine this. Newer projects should establish themselves and submit to the next round.
Based on the Twitter activity and previous updates on progress since Gitcoin Grants 18, DeSci Asia is at least 1-month old and has demonstrated Proof of Concept through its listed activities and engagements with the Asian DeSci community.
Grantees who received funding in a previous round(s) must provide a new update on their progress and impact.
DeSci Asia provided a comprehensive update on their progress and impact since receiving funding in Gitcoin Grants 18, detailing activities and initiatives such as Telegram group growth, article translations, local meetups, and educational events.
The Grant owner must be directly affiliated with the project, the funds must go to the project and be used for the purposes stated in Grant’s details.
The project lead, along with user affiliations on GitHub and provided links, suggests direct affiliation. The detailed breakdown of previous grant usage and planned allocation for future funds indicates that the funds are intended to go to the project and be used for the stated purposes.
Grantees can be eliminated from consideration in the round if they are found to be encouraging or enabling Sybil attacks or other forms of malicious manipulation of the grants platform or the Gitcoin community.
There is no indication or evidence presented that DeSci Asia has been involved in Sybil attacks or any form of malicious manipulation of the grants platform or the Gitcoin community.