The Protocol Support team is coordinating a grant cycle to assist the forthcoming Ethereum KZG Ceremony.
The KZG Ceremony is a collective public event designed to establish a cryptographic underpinning for Ethereum scaling projects such as EIP-4844. Discover more about the Ceremony and join the test version at ceremony.ethereum.org. If you seek financial backing to contribute more significantly, there are two pathways to qualify:
- creating your own implementation
- providing entropy sourced from unconventional methods or through a distinct approach
→ SUBMIT AN APPLICATION BY JAN 31 or find further details below
Creating your own implementation
The optimal method to prevent a bug from impacting the full ceremony is to have as many diverse implementations as feasible. This reduces the chances of single points of failure caused by software implementation flaws and mitigates other related risks. Accordingly, we’re interested in financing various implementations, particularly those that include:
- customized / specialized BLS implementations
- auditable code
- user-friendly interfaces
- excellent randomness generation
- distinct languages & compilers
- implementations prepared for early use in the contribution phase (which commences early January and lasts approximately two months)
This ceremony has been specifically crafted to make contributions as straightforward as possible, and we encourage everyone to review the specifications.
Our recommended funding requests for basic >> advanced implementations range from 500 to 10k USD.
Distinct contribution methods
Another method to help guarantee that the final outcome of the Ceremony is impartial is by gathering entropy (randomness) and assuring its disposal in an innovative way. We invite proposals that:
- obtain unique types of entropy
- contribute this entropy to the Ceremony
- eliminate the entropy afterward
- document the above in a credible/verifiable manner (e.g. video proof, a blog post with images, comprehensive written records)
Present proposal
Anyone who believes they could fulfill some of the aforementioned points is encouraged to apply to this grants cycle, whether individually or as part of a team.
Grants will be allocated on a case-by-case basis and on a rolling schedule. You may submit more than one proposal provided each proposal is distinct and satisfies the requirements.
→ SUBMIT AN APPLICATION BY JAN 31
Prerequisites
- Proposals must be in English
- Work should be open-source
- Proposals should aim to be finalized before the conclusion of the general contribution timeframe
Evaluation criteria
Amaze us with your originality! Here are several evaluation criteria to assist in shaping your proposal:
- Originality of proposal
- Quality of work and expertise of contributors
- Clarity, brevity, and structure of the proposal
- Contributions that aid a non-technical audience in understanding the ceremony: its significance and functionality
Submission deadline
Submit by 31 Jan 2023 to be eligible! We will follow up regarding your submission via email. The general public contribution phase will likely commence in early January and span two months, followed by a special contribution phase specifically for the initiatives funded in this grants cycle.
Refer to the timeline here, understanding that it may adjust in the future.
