This work has benefited Gitcoin in ways that are intangible and likely not readily apparent at the present moment. Following support for the Neuroscience of Ethereum in the inaugural DeSci round (Q3 2022), I have had the fortune of developing these ideas further into what has become the Archimedes’ Lever. An important outcome has been the deeper understanding of Neurotransmitter profiles in the Nervous System, and how they relate to Supply Elastic Digital Assets on the Ethereum Decentralized Network. There is uncanny overlap between the two. 

As a result, these insights will be applied towards the Elastic Decentralized Finance ecosystem that has been incubating since DeFi Summer 2020 when AMPL entered the scene. Specifically, we will direct the applications in this ecosystem (e.g., AMPL-SPOT Decentralized Flatcoin - https://bhau.gitbook.io/archimedes-lever-1/elements/into-the-ether/ampl-spot-system) towards the funding of much needed Public Goods in Decentralized Science. As Hypercerts become a standard for measuring impact, they could also be fed into this system to enter the rotating collateral set of SPOT; or perhaps, to create a DeSci or Gitcoin Allo specific “stablecoin” – much like how ETH can be input to create an ETH-Perpetual instrument which is liquidation free.

I recently read about the notion of QFEV – Quadratic Funding Extractible Value. Under the radar ideas like these would fall into such a category. I firmly believe such innovations must be necessarily directed towards Public Good causes to drive real world utility, while things remain relatively quiet at this time. There is no scarcity of apes & degens when the bull market returns.

Lastly, this work has nudged mental healthcare forward by laying the foundation for the protocol(s) that will democratize access to Neuromodulation technologies. Funding what matters is important for the soul of Gitcoin; therefore, I can think of no better place to onboard the next generation of Physician & Scientists to web3 than Gitcoin. In pursuit of collective non zero-sum outcomes, I will not go to VCs with my ideas.
