Vol. I, No. 1
Monday, August 31, 2026
Gitcoin — Governance Rights Report
Verdict
Gitcoin
GTC — Governance Rights Report
Tier 4
S1 — Token-Governed Protocol
Assessment as of 2026-08-31
GSA-1 fail
GSA-2 fail
GSA-3 fail
GSA-4 fail
GSA-5 near-miss
GSA-6 fail
GSA-7 fail
GSA-8 fail
Why this rating: Snapshot + multisig with 'no economic value' (Etherscan) — a public-goods participation token; grants rounds run, rights don't exist. Grants Multisig proposes / Treasury Multisig executes — token holders cannot compel
Grants Multisig proposes / Treasury Multisig executes — token holders cannot compel
Where to Vote
Proposal History
Proposal Title Outcome Closed
0xe6c789fc5c… Gitcoin DAO 2026 Budget Request: Second Tranche
Closed
August 24, 2026
0x90a0c4d9ee… Akita × Gitcoin: A Positive Path Forward
Closed
May 15, 2026
0xac01be13ca… [PROPOSAL] Withdrawing remaining fees from PGN back to the Gitcoin Foundation Q2 2026 (Original Q4 2025)
Closed
April 23, 2026
0x5da28c1533… [Proposal] Gitcoin × Octant Yield-Powered Matching Pilot
Closed
February 27, 2026
0x7b139f41e2… Gitcoin DAO 2026 Budget Request
Closed
February 18, 2026
History from the Institute scanner and the 2026-08-31 recheck pulls (Snapshot Hub GraphQL / OpenSquare). Outcomes marked from recheck determinations where the proposal is named; otherwise the recorded state is shown.
Metrics
Curated metric — next quarterly update. On-chain revenue, treasury, and distribution-enforcement reads are not yet wired for this DAO's space in the Institute's state files; the quarterly re-assessment cycle will populate this block.
Structure & History
Structure: S1 — Token-Governed Protocol.
S1-S5 protocol business structure taxonomy, as-of 2026-08-27 (structure taxonomy date); scores as-of 2026-08-31 (first scored 2026-07-23)
2026-08-31 recheck verdict: UNCHANGED.
Assessment flags
Grants Multisig proposes / Treasury Multisig executes — token holders cannot compel
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