#7: Leon Erichsen, Builder Community Manager @ Gitcoin | How Gitcoin has been using crypto 
to connect developers and provide $50M+ to public good projects

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In this episode, Leon Erichsen from Gitcoin tells us:

- Why crypto connects people from both sides of the libertarian-socialist spectrum,

- How crypto helped Gitcoin to connect developers living in different parts of the world to build new open-source projects,

- How quadratic funding helps to make even 1$ count and fund projects that can do the most for the common good,

- Examples of non-crypto Gitcoin projects (incl. COVID emergency aid, biomedical research & private messaging projects),

- What fascinating technological & operational challenges have Gitcoin faced during its dynamic growth?

- Why it’s worth hanging out on Gitcoin’s Discord channel if you’re interested in building open source apps.