🤝 XDC Network Awards GoodDollar $900K Grant for Universal Basic Income Initiative

**Gardens Fund has introduced streaming conviction voting**, a new governance mechanism that changes how communities make decisions on-chain. **Key features:** - Support for proposals builds gradually over time rather than through last-minute voting - Integration with GoodDollar's face verification ensures votes come from real people, not bot farms - G$ ecosystem pools now fund builders across 150+ communities on 6 chains - $200k already funded through the platform **What makes it different:** Traditional governance allows single large holders to dominate decisions. Conviction voting requires sustained community support, making governance more resistant to manipulation. **Coming next:** Gardens Fund plans to go public and expand GoodDollar ecosystem pools. The system is already operational and available at [gardens.fund](http://gardens.fund).

**Ubeswap has completed the GoodDollar LP widget**, with the showcase now live and full release imminent. **What's Next:** - Pull request to the GoodDollar SDK - Integration on Gooddapp platform - Simplified G$ liquidity management for users This development builds on Ubeswap's ongoing work with GoodDollar, including dual-reward farms offering 5% APY and liquidity mining campaigns that have distributed over 1,500 G$ in rewards. The widget aims to make decentralized finance more accessible by reducing complexity in managing G$ liquidity pools. [Learn more](http://ubeswap.org)

**Balaio** launches as a human-verified task marketplace where only GoodID-verified users can access work opportunities. **Early traction:** - University pilot program confirmed - Partners onboarding to run budgets and tasks - 18 organic users signed up with zero marketing **How it works:** - Tasks posted with rewards locked in smart contracts - Automatic G$ payouts upon completion - No invoices or payment chasing required **Background:** Built by the team behind Blockchain na Escola, which has reached 34,000+ students. The platform addresses a core gig economy problem - payment uncertainty - by using smart contracts to guarantee worker compensation. [Learn more at usebalaio.com](http://usebalaio.com)

**@eatfoodrescue by Pesia's Kitchen** is tackling food insecurity through weekly rescue campaigns where students distribute rescued produce to families. **Key developments:** - G$ integration proof-of-concepts currently underway - Blockchain education section launching soon - Real community-driven approach connecting food security with web3 The initiative addresses restaurant food waste through onchain coordination, allowing volunteers to earn or donate G$ tokens while verifying meals and deliveries. [Learn more and support](http://pesiaskitchen.org)

**SovAds** is introducing a new advertising model where both viewers and publishers earn rewards, with every participant verified as human through GoodDollar's Face Verification technology. **Current metrics:** - 3 active campaigns running - 400K+ G$ tokens staked - 50+ claims processed **How it works:** - Viewers receive G$ for watching ads - Publishers earn G$ for hosting content - Bot traffic eliminated through human verification - Built on GoodDollar's infrastructure **Coming soon:** - Self-serve campaign dashboards - Support for 20 concurrent campaigns The platform addresses two problems: funding driven by hype and ad revenue lost to bots. SovAds uses quadratic funding pools in G$ where community support determines project funding, while ensuring all ad engagement comes from verified humans. [Learn more](http://sovseas.xyz)