New people in the crypto space fall for scams all the time. Organizations, and individuals within the community receive threats of violence.
A community-moderated scam database, open API, a web interface and browser extension that warns users of scams.
This is the total amount allocated to Scam Alert.
Budget $9,884:
- 3rd party one-time costs (legal, audit) ~$1,000
- tech services (Web hosting, GCP, GSuite ~$182/mo) ~$2,184 for a year
- labor cost $6,700
For background info, see YouTube "Giveaway Scams" video by Charles Hoskinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKTnM5WzCBA
LinkedIn profile of proposer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthiasklaussieber/
20 years professional software/web development experience, Cardamo Ambassador (moderator of Stack Exchange), Plutus Pioneer, Fund5 CA