POTLOCK Protocol: The Open Funding Stack Explained
2025-09-22 · 3 min read

POTLOCK = THE OPEN FUNDING STACK. A protocol for deploying any funding strategy, impact tracking, and engagement tools for public goods. Completely open-source, modular, and permissionless from day one. We encourage forks. Deep dive: potlock.org/legos and potlock.org/legos-explained.
Ecosystem and tech
POTLOCK is composed of projects, protocol, communities, and contributors. See ecosystem.potlock.org. Built on NEAR Protocol (Layer 1, Rust smart contracts). Products include the BOS app, project discovery, direct donations, quadratic funding rounds, Alem.dev, Nada.bot (sybil aggregator), and GrantPicks (Stellar & NEAR).