Even if you are not a dev, you should appreciate what FundRequest (FND) is doing. Here is some context. I will assume that if you are reading this article you are a blockchain enthusiast or actively in the space. This assumption would lead me to believe that you understand the importance of open source projects in the blockchain industry.

The backbone of most open source projects is GitHub, a widely-used code repository, which is built on top of Git. GitHub allows devs to build projects/solutions as a team (sharing, rewriting, merging and testing code) regardless of where they are located. Brave, MakerDao, Augur, as well as Bitcoin and Ethereum all have GitHub repositories. GitHub is also used by individuals or small teams to build FREE solutions for almost any code based app/product. i.e. “Wordpress plugins, skins for your favorite app, logic for an app that you use for business/pleasure.” So how does FundRequest fit in?

It provides a way to incentivize open source teams to work on unresolved bugs, flaws, and feature requests — known as “issues” on GitHub. With FundRequest you can add funding to any issue that’s posted on GitHub. Any developer can then resolve the issue, and claim the funds. Before Fundrequest, your only option was to beg and hope that others agreed with you. Now, you can create powerful incentives to encourage developers to prioritize issues. Adding incentive systems to open source projects is a sweet spot for crypto, and FundRequest is doing a good job of hitting it.