> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://support.gitcoin.co/gitcoin-knowledge-base/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://support.gitcoin.co/gitcoin-knowledge-base/about-gitcoin/policy/governance/introduction/red-team-vs-blue-team.md). # Red Team vs Blue Team Quadratic Funding is amazing in how it amplifies the contributions of small donors, but it also comes with some open research problems to solve: namely how to prevent sybil attacks and collusion attacks. To learn more about Sybil and Collusion, [please watch these short videos](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvTrX8LNPbPmkUTnZOZPfku5698_lHvma). {% embed url="" %} [We have partnered with BlockScience](https://gitcoin.co/blog/towards-computer-aided-governance-of-gitcoin-grants/) and the Token Engineering Commons to create an open community-data-review process so we can begin solving these problems to [deter adversarial behaviour at scale on Gitcoin Grants](https://gitcoin.co/blog/deterring-adversarial-behavior-at-scale-in-gitcoin-grants/). {% embed url="" %} While Gitcoin Grants is known primarily as a public goods funding mechanism, there is another way of looking at it. Grants Rounds are battlegrounds for pushing forward research in adversarial behaviour in digital identity-based funding mechanisms. If you look at it from a certain angle, Grants Rounds are giant red team / blue team exercises for battle-testing Quadratic Funding in the real world, with real value on the line. Our approach is iterative. Every round our goal is to build blue team’s fortitude by identifying and categorizing attacks from the red team, so that moving forward our community has defense against them. That way we can scale up the positive impact of QF. Grants Round 9 saw a marked uptick in attacks, both in number as well as approach — which makes sense given more participation and more funds on the line. There is simply greater and greater incentive to try to game QF as the matching pool grows. So in GR10, we adjusted our approach to defending QF, which we’ll discuss in more detail below. We view grant round integrity as a public good in itself, and so articulating what we’ve witnessed is an important priority for us. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://support.gitcoin.co/gitcoin-knowledge-base/about-gitcoin/policy/governance/introduction/red-team-vs-blue-team.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.