Protocol Guild’s design and traction emerged from a unique context - attempts to replicate should keep this in mind: e.g. Dev Tooling Guild, Basic Infra Guild Over the last 2.5 years, I helped to launch the initial version of Protocol Guild and steward it toward its current state. On seeing its success, many people have suggested that the model sh

Entities which extract profits from software commons like Linux and Ethereum have the greatest incentive and capacity to co-opt them. The views shared here are my own and may not necessarily represent those held by Protocol Guild members or the Ethereum Foundation. Cover image from Spirited Away (2001). If you prefer to listen, condensed versions a

Recently, more people have reached out expressing interest in creating a version of Protocol Guild for their particular domain. This post is for anyone also considering a similar “commons infra guild.” It explores the primitives and characteristics central to the mechanism as well as their tradeoffs in other contexts. While it’s still a project in