Fractal Bitcoin Grants: Milestone-Based Awards on a Rolling Basis

Apr 24

April 2025 Update

Fractal Bitcoin is evolving the way we support builders. Starting now, our grants program operates as a rolling, milestone-driven initiative — without fixed seasons, deadlines, or a one-size-fits-all structure. This is to facilitate discovery of promising projects, supporting them with milestone-based grants tailored to their goals and stage.

Fractal grant recipients continue to be evaluated based on our grant evaluation matrix.

To kick things off, here are our most recent recipients! 🎉

🧠 TheLonelyBit

Award: 2,500 FB upfront

Milestone-Based: 7,500 FB available over the next 30 days

Rationale & Evaluation:

TheLonelyBit consistently contributes open-source tools and infrastructure improvements to the Fractal ecosystem. From developer utilities to explorer enhancements, their work makes Fractal more usable for everyone.

🎨 Fractal Potato by Echo

Award: 1,000 FB upfront

Milestone-Based: 1,000 FB in 30 days based on community engagement

Rationale & Evaluation:

Echo’s Fractal Potato is a playful, OP_CAT-powered collectible project that mixes memes with creativity. It’s growing organically and building community vibes, so we’re supporting both the art and the culture.

🌱 A New Way to Support the Ecosystem

Fractal Grants are now:

📬 Rolling – Apply anytime.
📈 Milestone-Based – Funding tied to meaningful, project-specific goals.
🧠 Retroactive + Proactive – We support both past results and future potential.
🧩 Flexible – Evaluated case-by-case based on context and contribution.

We’re treating grants more like ecosystem sponsorships — supporting good work, wherever and whenever it’s happening.