Gitcoin – Milestones
Key milestones and important events in Gitcoin's history.
Showing 8 milestones for Gitcoin
Techne name announced for Gitcoin reboot
Kevin Owocki named the reboot Techne and described it as a separate initiative alongside Gitcoin.
gov.gitcoin.co/t/october-2026-gitcoin-reboot-update-techne-gets-a-name-a-pilot-and-a-launch-date/25394Beacon holds its first in-person test
The initial small-scale in-person test of Beacon, a local-events and discovery app, took place.
gov.gitcoin.co/t/october-2026-gitcoin-reboot-update-techne-gets-a-name-a-pilot-and-a-launch-date/25394Trust Graph v1 goes live
Gitcoin’s October 2026 governance update reported that Trust Graph v1 had gone live.
gov.gitcoin.co/t/october-2026-gitcoin-reboot-update-techne-gets-a-name-a-pilot-and-a-launch-date/25394GG24 primary quadratic-funding donation window
The primary QF donation window for the first Gitcoin 3.0 grants round; GG24 ran across six domains from October into November 2025.
gitcoin.co/campaigns/gitcoin-grants-24-gg24Grants Stack sunset
Gitcoin sunset Grants Stack as it refocused on coordinating grants and domain-led funding.
gov.gitcoin.co/t/focusing-gitcoins-future-sunsetting-grants-stack-eol-may-2025/20333/1GTC distribution and GitcoinDAO launch
Gitcoin retroactively distributed GTC to community members and launched GitcoinDAO.
gov.gitcoin.co/t/a-brief-history-of-gitcoin-from-2017-2022/9431Gitcoin Grants program launches
Gitcoin introduced Grants as a recurring-funding program for open-source projects.
gitcoin.co/blog/gitcoin-grantsGitcoin launches as an Ethereum bounty platform
Gitcoin originated in 2017 and launched as a bounty platform for open-source software issues.
www.builtincolorado.com/articles/boulder-tech-gitcoin-open-source-software