Introducing the Dash Ecosystem Fund

We’re introducing a new fund to receive and distribute funds to further Dash ecosystem adoption, the Dash Ecosystem Fund (DEF). This will supplement existing funds in our greater DAO and serve new use cases.

Breaking Down Dash’s Different Funds

First, let’s go over the existing funds and how they work, and where the new DEF fits in.

The DAO/Treasury

The main source of funding in the Dash ecosystem, the Treasury, is Dash’s pioneering self-funding mechanism, live since 2015.

The Treasury comes directly from Dash’s block reward. Every month when new coins are created, 20% is available to be distributed to contractors for purposes such as development, marketing, etc. These funds are allocated monthly by masternode vote. Funds that are not spent every month are not created or otherwise retained.

The Treasury is the only funding method that’s fully decentralized and baked into the protocol itself. This is what makes Dash the oldest DAO.

The Dash Investment Foundation

The Dash Investment Foundation is a Cayman Islands foundation built for the purposes of investing in companies and receiving equity on behalf of the Dash network.

The DIF is governed by supervisors who are elected by DAO vote. They then make decisions on investments in companies which support Dash and align with its strategic goals. The DIF then strategically divests and reinvests into new companies.

Historically, all of the DIF’s funding has come from the Treasury, though in the future it may be able to reinvest some of its previously successful investments. Unlike the Treasury, the DIF can receive funding from sources external to the Dash block reward.

The Dash Ecosystem Fund

The Dash Ecosystem Fund is a newly formed fund. It is managed by long-standing members of the community from several major DAO-funded organizations including Dash Core Group, Dash Growth, the DIF, and CrowdNode.

The DEF was created to fund development and integrations in the Dash ecosystem. Smaller funding distributions are decided internally by the managing members, with larger distributions being subject to a DAO vote.

The DEF can receive funding from any source: community donations, DApp revenue, leftover Treasury funds, external grants, etc.

Donate to the DEF

To donate to the DEF, please use the addresses below:

Dash:

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Ethereum/Stablecoins:

0xC8d5d0D346fD1985087Dc6332542F4BbCD4EAA11

Bitcoin:

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