BadgerDAO launches $250,000 community grant program to support BTC development in DeFi

BadgerDAO announced yesterday the launch of the Gitcoin-powered Badger Grant Program, with a prize pool of $250,000, aimed at supporting community-driven growth of Bitcoin in the DeFi space. The main goals of the program include: supporting projects that enhance the eBTC protocol ecosystem, discovering new ideas and talents that can add value to DAOs, and encouraging innovations that bring Bitcoin to DeFi. Application projects should focus on at least one of the following areas: improving BADGER utility, improving Bitcoin integration in DeFi, Bitcoin L2, rollups or mining innovations, and developing or developing parallel products based on the eBTC protocol. Application conditions include: proposals must have a clear and achievable roadmap, open community feedback, apply for an amount between $1,000 and $100,000, and agree to a milestone-based payment method. Applicants are required to publish proposals on the Badger DAO governance forum and submit them to the Gitcoin Grants Stack team after review by the Treasury Council.