Utopian

Discontinued Unverified

Last updated 2026-03-15 · Update this page

Discontinued. This listing is kept in OSS.Fund for reference, but the platform no longer appears active.

Utopian was a Steem-based platform that rewarded open source contributors for accepted work such as development, bug hunting, translation, and documentation. It is discontinued, but it remains a distinctive historical example of blockchain-based contribution funding for OSS communities.

Area Funding

Category Crowdfunding

Tags

Decentralized OSS-specific

Official website	https://utopian.io
Organization	Corporation
Open source status	Open source
Platform technology	Open source contribution platform on Steem
Monetization model	Token rewards for accepted open source contributions
Payment methods	STEEM / Steem blockchain rewards
Platform fees	Utopian rewarded accepted contributions through blockchain-based payouts rather than charging a standard platform fee.
User activity	Archived project updates described more than 7,000 accepted contributions and more than 223,000 in rewards generated on Steem.
Evidence	https://utopian.io https://upvu.org/utopian-io/%40elear/utopian-the-landing-page-is-finally-out-have-a-look https://coinexplorers.com/insights/beneficiary-system-started-liquid-passive-steem-profits-7k-accepted-contrib-7lbpbf https://www.issuewire.com/utopianio-and-funditionio-announce-partnership-to-empower-the-development-of-open-source-projects-1607404726825086