[Proposal] Gitcoin × Octant Yield-Powered Matching Pilot

Summary This proposal seeks approval for a longer term experiment with the goal of deploying an approved amount into a Gitcoin vault deployed on Octant v2 (matched by Octant), with the generated yield being used towards matching for Gitcoin Grants. Octant would not only provide vault infrastructure, but is also a co-design partner for the round where yield is being spent, while Gitcoin governance retains final authority over allocation decisions.

Gitcoin would deploy a pre-approved portion of Matching Pool (gitcoin.eth) assets into Octant’s non-custodial, audited vault infrastructure, routing yield (and only yield) into Gitcoin Grants matching pool. Octant has committed to matching Gitcoin’s deployed capital up to $2M, alongside co-branding and signaling support.

The goal is to evaluate