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Mashal Waqar

Head of Ecosystem @ Octant

46 Posts

Introducing Open Source Observer

This interview is a part of our on-going series, where we highlight our epoch 2 participants. What's Open Source Observer? We help funders use data to measure the impact of open source software contributions. Why should you vote for Open Source Observer in epoch 2? Crypto networks are built on

Introducing Shielded Voting by Shutter

This interview is a part of our on-going series, where we highlight our epoch 2 participants. What's Shielded Voting? Shielded Voting increases fairness & integrity of DAO votes on Snapshot using threshold encryption to hide how participants vote until after the vote closes. Why should you vote for Shielded Voting in

Introducing Funding the Commons

This interview is a part of our on-going series, where we highlight our epoch 2 participants. What's Funding the Commons? We are a community of public goods practitioners building new models of sustainable public goods funding and value alignment in open source networks. Our goal with Funding the Commons is

Introducing L2BEAT

This interview is a part of our on-going series, where we highlight our epoch 2 participants. What's L2BEAT? L2BEAT is a public goods company dedicated to providing on-chain transparency. We strive to be an impartial and independent watchdog that acts in the best interest of users and the broader L2

Introducing Revoke.cash

This interview is a part of our on-going series, where we highlight our epoch 2 participants. What's Revoke.cash? Revoke.cash provides free and open source tools that crypto users can use to keep themselves safe. This includes a token approvals dashboard and a pre-transaction check browser extension. Why should

Introducing Public HAUS

This interview is a part of our on-going series, where we highlight our epoch 2 participants. What's Public HAUS? Our project focuses on empowering communities with innovative coordination tools, fostering a culture of good faith governance and embracing DAO principles. We prioritize building pro-social, transparent, and sustainable tools that distribute

Introducing MetaGame

This interview is a part of our on-going series, where we highlight our epoch 2 participants. What's MetaGame? MetaGame is building an ecosystem of DAOs & resources for building DAOs with the goal of offering an alternative career path for corporats & recovering degens, then helping legacy orgs DAOfy. We're producing educational

Introducing DAO Drops

This interview is a part of our on-going series, where we highlight our epoch 2 participants. What's DAO Drops? DAO Drops is the public goods arm of dOrg, an OG services DAO that builds dapps and other web3 infrastructure. The aim of DAO Drops is to Drop open source tools

Introducing EthStaker

This interview is a part of our on-going series, where we highlight our epoch 2 participants. What's EthStaker? EthStaker is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting solo stakers and the decentralization of the consensus layer. Why should you vote for EthStaker in epoch 2? Staking is the base layer of

Introducing Ethereum Cat Herders

This interview is a part of our on-going series, where we highlight our epoch 2 participants. What's Ethereum Cat Herders (ECH)? Decentralized project management to support the Ethereum Network. Why should you vote for Ethereum Cat Herders in epoch 2? The Ethereum Cat Herders is a community-driven group focused on

Introducing Pairwise

This interview is a part of our on-going series, where we highlight our epoch 2 participants. What's Pairwise? Pairwise is an open-source dapp that streamlines community decisions and aggregates these choices into clear recommendations. Pairwise shows two projects at a time and asks the voter to choose the one that

Introducing The Tor Project

This interview is a part of our on-going series, where we highlight our epoch 2 participants. What's The Tor Project? Browse Privately. Explore Freely. We’re a nonprofit defending your privacy and freedom online. Why should you vote for The Tor Project in epoch 2? In 2024, 41 countries around