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ADA - Allo Domain Allocation

What is it?

  • Pools of tokens with clear Objective Function that can be funded and later released to approved applications
  • Funding requests from projects or initiatives needed for creating impact or growth
  • AI-assisted pre- and post-screening of applications to: 1. reduce friction of writing applications, 2. improve quality and more directed towards pool goals, and 3. make it easier for reviewers.
  • Reputation trail of applications and impact proofs aiding in decisions for future funding requests

Who is it for?

  • Funding narrowly defined goals (objective functions)
  • Increased capital efficiencies by capital allocation and distribution (no need for WU or TradFI banking to route payments). Quickly gather funds for emergency response, bypass the currency conversion fees + volatility (WFP described this problem).
  • Increased trust by transparency and verifiability thereby increasing accountability + social capital by reputation of funding impact

What primitives is it using?

Primitive Description Used In Addons/Technologies
Allocation Pools Tokens are transferred into a contract and later released to recipients. DDA, Direct To Contract, Cookie Jar, Quadratic Funding, Assurance Contracts EigenLayer staking, Vault Yields, Bonding Curves
Applications Recipients fill out an application for approval (can also be auto-approved). DDA, Direct Grants, RetroFunding, Quadratic Funding, Cookie Jar AI Review, Auto-approval
AI Review (Project Alloy?) LLM-powered application review for pre-screening and post-screening. Any system using Applications or similar data evaluation. Agentic tools: web browsing, fetching token data, etc.
Bounties Community requests for creation or tasks in return for funding (retroactively). RFP, Bounties —
Gnosis Safe Multi-sig wallet requiring 1 to many approvals for transactions. Approving applications, releasing funding, etc. —
Distribution Tokens can be distributed via push transfer, pull withdrawal, streaming, etc. Any system handling token transfers. MerkleTrees, Superfluid, Drips, Peanut.to, Sacred?
Impact Proofs Proof of impact created, either self-reported or third-party evaluated (human or AI). — EAS, Hypercerts, EcoCerts, etc.

Previous Writings

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Meta Framework for Impact Evaluators: A Graph-Based Attribution Engine

Measuring and attributing impact in complex collaborative systems remains a fundamental challenge across domains—from open source software development to academic research. While traditional metrics capture simple relationships (e.g., authorship, citations), they fail to account for the rich network of contributions that lead to meaningful outcomes. How do we fairly attribute credit when a developer maintains critical infrastructure that enables thousands of projects, or when volunteers coordinate river cleanups that improve water quality for entire ecosystems?

Aug 7, 2025
Implementing Generalized Impact Evaluators Through Network-Based Attribution

Building on the Generalized Impact Evaluators (GIE) model proposed by Protocol Labs, this paper introduces a concrete architecture for evaluating and attributing impact in multi-actor systems through score propagation on heterogeneous graphs. Our framework tightly integrates with the GIE loop — Measure → Evaluate → Reward — by representing actions, outcomes, and verifiable metrics as structured graph data, then propagating credit through well-defined influence pathways. The system supports collaborative work, verifiable outcomes, and interpretable attribution across domains like environmental cleanup, education, and decentralized development. We demonstrate how this architecture extends the GIE formalism to enable robust, auditable, and incentive-aligned implementations.

Aug 1, 2025
LLM docs

export default async function ProjectsListPage({ params }) {const { projectId } = await paramsconst projects = await client.projects.list({ limit: 10 })return …}

Jul 22, 2025
Buenos Aires Bounty Platform

Based on my research and knowledge of Buenos Aires, here are the main citizen-solvable problems:

Jul 5, 2025
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