Gitcoin Community Announces Winners of GG19 Collections Curators
Gitcoin Community Announces Winners of GG19 Collections Curators
The Gitcoin community has announced the ten winners of the GG19 Collections Curators. The winners include Olimpio, superphiz.eth, Griff Green, Meximalist, voicedeck.eth, Ale RaMo, Owocki, CryptoReuMd.eth, Carl Cervone, and Wasabi Network. The winners will be contacted by the GrantsStack team for next steps.
馃憦The results are in! 馃憦Thank you to everyone who participated in this @jokerace_xyz to nominate and vote for #GG19 Collections Curators. We decided to allow for TEN winners! Here they are: Olimpio - @OlimpioCrypto superphiz.eth - @superphiz Griff Green - @thegrifft Meximalist
BE A GG19 COLLECTIONS CURATOR! 馃専 Our beloved Collections feature is back for GG19, and we're looking for ~7 curators chosen by YOU! Being a Collections Curator offers you a platform to showcase your favorite projects, amplifying their reach and impact. 馃憠 Nominate yourself
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