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POTLOCK Project Guidelines: Who Can Sign Up and What Qualifies

2025-09-30 · 5 min read

POTLOCK project guidelines

Who can sign up?

Anybody considered a public good. A public good provides more value creation than value capture.

Categories

  • Public Good: Social benefit and improving the world.
  • Open Source: Majority open source, meaningful GitHub activity in past 3 months.
  • Climate: Addresses climate; some private corps eligible.
  • Non-profit: 501(c)(3) auto-qualified.
  • DeSci: Decentralized science.
  • Education: Free, accessible education.

What doesn't qualify

Extractive, closed-source, purely profit-driven, no free education element, or projects enriching only a few. Poor submissions (no description, no banner, no justification) may be unlisted. Code of Conduct violations get flagged. Complaints: Potlock Community telegram. Full guidelines: docs.potlock.org (project guidelines). Secure your private keys—profile is on-chain.