It's time to share the list of outstanding grantees who received funding in Q1 and Q2 of this year!
You can learn more about their projects below:
Q1
| Category | Project | Recipient | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community & education | Blocksplit | International conference focused on blockchain development and other use cases, held in Split, Croatia. | |
| Community & education | DAOstar One | Metagovernance group developing, governing, and supporting interoperable standards for the DAO ecosystem. | |
| Community & education | Developer Bootcamps | ETHAnglia | "Conversion" bootcamp offered through Tech Educators to provide web2 developers with a deep understanding of blockchain development tools. |
| Community & education | Ethereum Bogotá | Community meetups in Bogotá, Colombia with introductory talks and workshops. | |
| Community & education | Ethereum Caracas | Monthly community meetup with in-person and streamed content. | |
| Community & education | Ethereum Environmental Use Case Explorations | Ben West | Research exploring and documenting climate-related use cases for Ethereum |
| Community & education | Ethereum for Africa | Frank Deya | Support for Ethereum ecosystem building efforts in Africa. |
| Community & education | Ethereum for Developers Course | Universidad Simón Bolívar | Creation of a course on developing on Ethereum at Universidad Simón Bolívar in Venezuela. |
| Community & education | ETHGlobal | Support for ETHGlobal programming including hackathons and summits, among other developer onboarding and education initiatives. | |
| Community & education | ETHPrague | Hackathon and conference hosted at Paralelni Polis in Prague, Czech Republic. | |
| Community & education | ETHRio | H.E.R. DAO | Ethereum-based workshops aiming to onboard newcomers to web3. |
| Community & education | Ethereum Lima | One-day in-person event with talks on Ethereum basic concepts, applications, and roadmap among the community of university students and young software developers in Lima, Peru. | |
| Community & education | Ethereum.Rio | Conference organized in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which highlighted local builders and organizers while bringing in other web3 opportunities and companies. | |
| Community & education | Filosofía Código | Video series about Optimistic and ZK Rollups for Filosofía Código, a learning community of Spanish speaking blockchain builders. | |
| Community & education | Honduras Community Quadratic Funding | BUIDL Honduras | Quadratic funding for public goods projects by local community members, using clr.fund. |
| Community & education | Render Atlanta | Conference with topics and experiences related to software engineering and culture, inviting engineers to learn from one another and advance their careers. | |
| Community & education | SMT 2022 | SMT Workshop | Workshop that aims to bring together researchers working on Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT) and users of SMT techniques and tools. |
| Community & education | SpaghettETH | Three-day Ethereum conference and hackathon in Milano, Italy, with hacks focused on organizations, public goods, and micro-economies. | |
| Community & education | Spanish Translation Guide | Jacobo Blandon | Open guide—published as a blog post—to translating Ethereum-related materials into Spanish and preparing them for publication. |
| Community & education | TE 360 | Token Engineering Commons | Sessions discussing challenges and opportunities in token engineering and crypto-economic systems from many angles, based on writings of leaders in the space. |
| Community & education | Zeitgeist | Community of builders working on crypto-native products and protocols. | |
| Consensus layer | Beacon Fuzz | Sigma Prime | Development and maintenance of Beacon Fuzz, an Ethereum consensus-layer fuzzing framework, specifically targeting new Merge functionality. |
| Consensus layer | BLS External Signer using a Hardware Security Module | BLS External Signer using a Hardware Security Module (HSM). Aiming to complete full HSM staking prototype, get onto testnets, and get user/community feedback. | |
| Consensus Layer | Formal Verification of DV Protocol | ConsenSys | Formal specification and verification of the Distributed Validator (DV) protocol, which allows Ethereum validators to split their validator into multiple client instances for increased private key security and greater resilience against downtime and node operator attacks. |
| Consensus layer | Nimbus Consensus Client | Status | Continued development of the Nimbus consensus client. |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | Auti.sm | Kyokan | Decentralized social protocol built on Ethereum and ENS as a public good, integrating ZK primitives including RLN, Interep and Semaphore. |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | Interep with BrightID | Donghyun Jeong, Insun Yu, and Seohee Park | Expansion of login methods for the Interep reputation-proving service to include BrightID verification and clr.fund Contributor registration, as well as development of the onchain NFT ownership group using Semaphore. |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | MACI | Improvements to MACI (Minimal Anti-Collusion Infrastructure) including security against more potential attacks, integrating a better Proof-of-Identity mechanism, and building a minimum quadratic funding infrastructure, as well as developing a trusted setup solution. | |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | MEV-resistant AMM | Formula Zero | Automated market maker demonstrating time-lock encryption as a core component to address Maximal Extractable Value in DeFi protocols, using Verifiable Delay Functions and ZK proofs. |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | Pompeu Fabra University | Investigation into how to build an index hiding vector commitment that is memory efficient, aiming to provide a tool for SNARK applications needing one-time privacy preserving reveals. | |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | Quadrating Voting dApp | Johnson Chen | Quadratic voting dApp on top of MACI 1.0 as a proportional resource allocation mechanism based on quadratic voting. |
| Cryptography & zero nowledge proofs | RLN Anonymous Chat | Nasi Jofche | Spam-resistant instant messaging application for private and anonymous communication using the rate limiting nullifier (RLN) construct and Interep. |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | TLS Notary | Dan and sinui0 | Protocol using shared keys between two parties to send an encrypted authenticated request to a TLS webserver, allowing proof of provenance of web2 data without third-party access. |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | ZK EigenTrust | Filip Lazovic | Implementation of EigenTrust, a reputation management algorithm for peer-to-peer networks, using the Halo2 proving system and the libp2p peer-to-peer networking framework. |
| Developer experience & tooling | Automated Security Audits Research | Walden Yan | Investigation into zero-spec, automated security audits of smart contracts using formal verification. |
| Developer experience & tooling | ETH.LIMO | Cloud infrastructure migration and development of open-source custom middleware for Skynet storage proxying. | |
| Developer experience & tooling | Sign-In with Ethereum: Phase 2 | Spruce Systems | Authentication that enables users to control their digital identity with their Ethereum account and ENS profile instead of relying on a traditional intermediary. |
| Execution layer | Difficulty Bomb Estimation Analysis | Omni Analytics | Review of code estimating timing of the next difficulty bomb, along with a public notebook running estimation and analyzing results for the next appearance of the bomb. |
| Execution layer | Dynamical Analysis of EIP-1559 | Protocol research to obtain in-depth understanding of the EIP-1559 mechanism and explore possible variations or improvements, as well as the bootstrapping of a standalone research group that can perform top level Ethereum-centric research. | |
| Execution layer | EIP-4444 Prototyping | Henri DF | Prototyping solutions for out of band historical data retrieval on Ethereum, a prerequisite to implementing EIP-4444 which would reduce the historical data that Ethereum nodes need to store. |
| Execution layer | Erigon Client and Protocol R&D | Erigon | Funding for Erigon's continued work on the Ethereum mainnet, including their client implementation and applied R&D on performance optimizations. |
| Execution layer | Ethereum Execution Layer Executable Specifications | Development of definitive specifications for what constitutes a valid block or execution payload, in the form of a Python library written expressly for the purpose of clarity. | |
| Execution layer | Nimbus Execution Client | Status | Continued development of the efficiency- and security-focused Nimbus execution client. |
| Execution layer | Fluffy Client/Portal Network Development | Nimbus | Development of the Fluffy ultralight client and contributions to Portal Network, aiming to enable resource-restricted devices to access and contribute to the Ethereum network without needing to sync the full state. |
| General research | DAO Research Collective | Initiative to accelerate DAO functionality by procuring, open-sourcing, and organizing research foundational to effective DAO operation. | |
| Indirect funding | Baseline Protocol | Open Collective | Funding for grants supporting research, development, and adoption of the Baseline protocol, which allows businesses to synchronize their systems of record and reduce costly errors in B2B transactions. |
| Indirect funding | Technical Challenges in Enterprise Ethereum | Continued exploration of issues and solutions for enterprise users of Ethereum in areas including decentralized identity, NIST standards alignment, Baseline protocol specification, and Layer 2 standards and specifications. | |
| Layer 2 | BLS Wallet Improvements | Improvements to BLS Wallet, a Layer 2 smart contract wallet using BLS signatures and transaction aggregation. | |
| Layer 2 | ETH.LIMO Infrastructure Support | ETH.LIMO | Infrastructure improvements for ETH.LIMO, a decentralized gateway for resolving ENS records and associated IPFS content. |
| User experience | Dark Crystal for Ethereum | Magma Collective | Development of an Ethereum-specific implementation of Dark Crystal, a social key recovery protocol using Shamir's Secret Sharing, building from the previous standalone implementation to one that integrates with existing wallets. |
Total awarded in Q1: $9,374,133.93
Q2
| Category | Project | Recipient | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community & education | Blockchain Pachuca Meetup | Blockchain Pachuca | First meetup for a community group based in Pachuca, Mexico that studies Ethereum dApps. |
| Community & education | city3 Quadratic Funding Experiments | city3 | Implementation of quadratic funding experiments in Oakland, California. |
| Community & education | Cryptist | One-day conference exploring ZK technology and the Ethereum ecosystem, held in Istanbul, Turkey. | |
| Community & education | DAO Drops | dOrg | Support to execute the first round of DAO Drops, a retroactive public goods funding experiment that leverages on-chain data to empower participants to make fund allocation decisions. |
| Community & education | dApp Learning | Project-based learning repo that enables developers with basic skills to learn dApp development using actively used OS contracts, taught in English and Mandarin Chinese. | |
| Community & education | ETHBarcelona | Community-led conference in Barcelona, Spain focusing on education, innovation, art, and creating positive social impact. | |
| Community & education | ETHEcuador Meetup: Blockchain and the Future of Ethereum | WorkingUp | Meetup in Quito, Ecuador covering an introduction to blockchain and the future of Ethereum. |
| Community & education | LatAm Road to Devcon Community Support | Ana Belén | Monthly in-person meetups, weekly virtual talks in Spanish educating participants about Ethereum, and support with community activations during Devcon VI. |
| Community & education | Ethereum Tegucigalpa | Support for Ethereum community development in Honduras including meetups, developer events, and Ethereum content in Spanish. | |
| Community & education | ETHWarsaw Meetups | ETHWarsaw | Monthly in-person meetups leading up to ETHWarsaw’s hackathon in September 2022. Attendees can learn from web3 engineers, exchange ideas, and network with like-minded blockchain enthusiasts. |
| Community & education | Governance Learning Forum 2022 | Other Internet & Orca | Two-day virtual governance summit bringing together web3 governance practitioners and experts on governance and coordination beyond the crypto ecosystem. |
| Community & education | Devconnect | H.E.R DAO | Ethereum-based talks for womxn and other newcomers entering web3. |
| Community & education | H.E.R. DAO LATAM Meetups and Events | H.E.R DAO | Monthly in-person meetups hosted across Mexico and weekly virtual talks catered towards womxn. Topics such as the basics of web3, using L2s, and smart contracts will be covered. |
| Community & education | Open-Source Turkish Smart Contract Developer Course | ITU Blockchain | Open-source and free smart contract developer course in Turkish, teaching topics such as Solidity basics, frontend and dApp development, and security. |
| Community & education | Quadratic Funding at ETHBarcelona | ETHBarcelona | Quadratic funding at ETHBarcelona to support projects from the local community and fund public goods. |
| Community & education | Quadratic Funding at ETHPrague | ETHPrague | Quadratic funding at ETHPrague to support projects from the local community and fund public goods. |
| Community & education | Quadratic Funding Rounds in Taiwan | Taiwan Association for Blockchain Ecosystem Innovation | Running quadratic funding rounds for the Taiwan Presidential Hackathon and MeetTaipei's WAGMI pitch. |
| Community & education | Spanish Ethereum Developer Program | Platzi Academy | Three-month program in Spanish teaching developers how to create their first dApps through online courses, live classes, group mentoring, and community events. |
| Community & education | The DAOist Meetups | The DAOist | Local meetups in native languages to discuss and learn about topics including governance, coordination, and DAOs. |
| Community & education | UETH Chinese Community & Education Program | Unitimes | Ethereum education platform targeted towards the Chinese community, with a focus on community building, course development, connecting Ethereum with Chinese enterprises, and promoting Chinese government recognition of Ethereum. |
| Consensus layer | Account Abstraction (EIP-4337) | Alexander Forshtat, Shahaf Nacson, and Dror Tirosh | Independent team working on EIP-4337: Account Abstraction via Entry Point Contract Specification, which circumvents the need for consensus layer protocol changes. |
| Consensus layer | Beacon Chain Network Stress Testing | CryptoManufaktur | Beacon chain network stress and scenario tests on cloud instances distributed across the globe. Initial development will assess viability, refine test tooling, and formulate a methodology for subsequent larger tests. |
| Consensus layer | Lighthouse | Sigma Prime | Continued development of the Lighthouse consensus client. |
| Consensus layer | Lodestar Consensus Client | Chainsafe | Continued development of the Lodestar consensus client, with a focus on light client R&D and JavaScript ecosystem tooling. |
| Consensus layer | Prysm Consensus Client | Prysmatic Labs | Continued development of the Prysm consensus client. |
| Consensus layer | Stereum | Rock Logic | Continued development of Stereum, which enables solo stakers to install a beacon chain client and dependencies in a single setup with support for all production clients on testnet and mainnet. |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | BattleZips | ZK arithmetic circuit implementation for an on-chain battleship game. | |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | Building a ZKP Second Brain | Formula Zero | Support for publishing a series of ZK proof articles in the Zettelkasten method. |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | Differential Privacy and ZK Proofs Research | Gonzalo Munilla Garrido | Research in the field of privacy-enhancing technologies which seeks to bridge the gap between their theoretical specifications and the implementation of data sharing and analytics applications on Ethereum. |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | Gitcoin GR13 ZK Tech Side Round | Gitcoin | Support for Gitcoin’s GR13 ZK Tech side round, which focused on funding ZK applications, tooling, open-source contributions, and projects improving the usability of ZK technology. |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | Proofs, Arguments, and Zero Knowledge Study Group | ZKHack | ZKHack’s education group to implement a suite of ZK cryptographic protocols in Rust and Python. |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | TLS Notary | Browser add-on which allows users to prove that HTTPS requests and responses originated from a given certificate subject through secure sockets layer (SSL) and transport layer security (TLS) cryptography. | |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | ZK Circuit Performance and Security Data on Ethereum | Brian Wilkes | Data collection on the performance and security characteristics of ZK circuits being verified on Ethereum, with the goal of displaying pertinent circuit information within chain explorer tools like Otterscan. |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | ZK-Keeper | Browser plugin which enables ZK identity management and proof generation. Improving its functionality creating a Firefox version, enhancing UI/UX, and getting it ready for production. | |
| Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs | ZK Proofs for Neural Net Classification and Accuracy | Project to design and implement ZK proofs for neural net classification, which would allow the owner of a neural net to reveal classifications or detections produced by a model from their private information without having to disclose that private information. | |
| Developer experience & tooling | BuidlGuidl | Support for BuidlGuidl, a developer community and series of educational initiatives focused on onboarding developers to Ethereum. | |
| Developer experience & tooling | Florida State University Foundation | R&D on coverage and automated test case generation for Solidity smart contracts. | |
| Developer experience & tooling | Merge Client Combination Testing | Sea Monkey | Extensive testing of all execution and consensus layer client pairs leading up to The Merge. |
| Developer experience & tooling | Node Launcher | Decentralized Authority | Open-source node deployment engine written in TypeScript that enables the easy creation of node deployment applications, with the goal of supporting all major execution and consensus layer clients. |
| Developer experience & tooling | Python-Simulation Engine & Testing Suite | Development of Python contract testing tool with a full suite of functionalities to serve as a primary testing library or companion to Hardhat/Foundry with optimized backtesting and parallelized chain simulations. | |
| Developer experience & tooling | SolidiKeY - Solidity Asset Flow Verification at Scale | Chalmers University of Technology | Solidity verification tool based on the KeY project verification system for Java with an emphasis on usability, scalability, and functional correctness properties specifying the relation of the asset flow with contract data. |
| Developer experience & tooling | Web3JS Library Maintenance | Chainsafe | Collection of libraries that allows users to interact with a local or remote Ethereum node using HTTP, IPC, or WebSocket. |
| Execution Layer | Ethereum Execution Specifications | Guruprasad Kamath | Developing a Python implementation of Ethereum, that will serve as an executable specification for the execution layer. The specification is a Python implementation of Ethereum that prioritizes readability and simplicity. |
| General Research | Academic Grants Round | Proactive grants round funding formal research that aims to create more knowledge about Ethereum, blockchain technology, and related domains. | |
| General Research | The Grants (grants.xyz) | Ethereum Community Network | Research exploring different public goods funding mechanisms for the overall Ethereum open-source community in China. |
| Layer 2 | ETH.LIMO Infrastructure Support | ETH.LIMO | Infrastructure improvements for ETH.LIMO, a decentralized gateway for resolving ENS records and associated IPFS content. |
Total awarded in Q2: $8,255,293.37
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