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DeFi Innovation Grant
For projects creating the next generation of transparent, compliant decentralized finance.
Overview
The DeFi Innovation Grant backs teams designing transparent financial primitives with a credible approach to risk, auditability and user protection.
Objectives
- Advance transparent and auditable financial primitives
- Improve risk tooling and user protection
- Broaden access to financial services
Eligibility
- Applicant must be 18 years or older
- Project must have a published technical design
- Security review plan required for protocol work
Requirements
- Technical architecture summary
- Risk and security plan
- Twelve-month delivery roadmap
Required Documents
- Technical whitepaper
- Team profiles
- Budget breakdown
Evaluation Criteria
- Technical rigor30%
- Security posture25%
- Market need20%
- Team capability15%
- Budget clarity10%