Strategic Allocation Insights: Analyzing Q1 and Q2 of 2022

Community & education Blockchain Pachuca Meetup Blockchain Pachuca Initial gathering for a community organization located in Pachuca, Mexico that investigates Ethereum dApps. Community & education city3 Quadratic Funding Experiments city3 Execution of quadratic funding tests in Oakland, California. Community & education Cryptist A one-day symposium investigating ZK technology and the Ethereum ecosystem, taking place in Istanbul, Turkey. Community & education DAO Drops dOrg Assistance in executing the initial phase of DAO Drops, a retroactive public goods funding trial that utilizes on-chain data to enable participants to make financial allocation decisions. Community & education dApp Learning Repository for project-based learning that allows developers with fundamental skills to learn about dApp creation using commonly utilized OS contracts, instructed in English and Mandarin Chinese. Community & education ETHBarcelona Conference led by the community in Barcelona, Spain with a focus on education, innovation, art, and fostering positive social impact. Community & education ETHEcuador Meetup: Blockchain and the Future of Ethereum WorkingUp Meetup in Quito, Ecuador providing an overview of blockchain technology and the future prospects for Ethereum. Community & education LatAm Road to Devcon Community Support Ana Belén Monthly in-person gatherings and weekly virtual discussions in Spanish aimed at educating participants about Ethereum and facilitating community engagement during Devcon VI. Community & education Ethereum Tegucigalpa Endorsement for the Ethereum community’s growth in Honduras, involving meetups, developer-oriented events, and Ethereum-related resources in Spanish. Community & education ETHWarsaw Meetups ETHWarsaw Monthly face-to-face meetups leading up to the hackathon hosted by ETHWarsaw in September 2022. Participants can gain insights from web3 engineers, share ideas, and connect with fellow blockchain enthusiasts. Community & education Governance Learning Forum 2022 Other Internet & Orca Two-day online governance conference uniting web3 governance practitioners and experts discussing governance and coordination outside the scope of the crypto ecosystem. Community & education Devconnect H.E.R DAO Ethereum-oriented discussions tailored for womxn and other newcomers joining the web3 space. Community & education H.E.R. DAO LATAM Meetups and Events H.E.R DAO Monthly in-person gatherings throughout Mexico and weekly online discussions focused on womxn. Topics will encompass foundational web3 knowledge, utilizing L2s, and understanding smart contracts. Community & education “`Open-Source Turkish Smart Contract Creator Course ITU Blockchain Open-source and complimentary smart contract creator course in Turkish, covering subjects like Solidity fundamentals, frontend and dApp creation, and security measures. Community & education Quadratic Funding at ETHBarcelona ETHBarcelona Quadratic funding at ETHBarcelona aimed at backing projects from the local populace and financing public goods. Community & education Quadratic Funding at ETHPrague ETHPrague Quadratic funding at ETHPrague designated for assisting initiatives from the local community and financing public assets. Community & education Quadratic Funding Periods in Taiwan Taiwan Association for Blockchain Ecosystem Innovation Conducting quadratic funding rounds for the Taiwan Presidential Hackathon and MeetTaipei’s WAGMI pitch. Community & education Spanish Ethereum Developer Curriculum Platzi Academy A three-month curriculum in Spanish guiding developers to build their first dApps through online classes, live sessions, group mentoring, and community gatherings. Community & education The DAOist Meetups The DAOist Local gatherings in native languages to discuss and learn about issues ranging from governance to coordination and DAOs. Community & education UETH Chinese Community & Educational Initiative Unitimes Ethereum educational platform aimed at the Chinese community, focusing on community cultivation, course design, linking Ethereum with Chinese industries, and enhancing Chinese governmental acknowledgment of Ethereum. Consensus layer Account Abstraction (EIP-4337) Alexander Forshtat, Shahaf Nacson, and Dror Tirosh Autonomous team focused on EIP-4337: Account Abstraction via Entry Point Contract Specification, which bypasses the requirement for consensus layer protocol modifications. Consensus layer Beacon Chain Network Stress Assessment CryptoManufaktur Conduct stress and scenario evaluations on the beacon chain network using cloud instances worldwide. Initial development aims to check feasibility, enhance testing tools, and establish a strategy for larger future assessments. Consensus layer Lighthouse Sigma Prime Ongoing advancement of the Lighthouse consensus client. Consensus layer Lodestar Consensus Client Chainsafe Continuing the progression of the Lodestar consensus client, emphasizing light client research and development along with JavaScript ecosystem tools. Consensus layer Prysm Consensus Client Prysmatic Labs Progressing with the development of the Prysm consensus client. Consensus layer Stereum Rock Logic Ongoing progress of Stereum, which facilitates individual stakers to set up a beacon chain client along with its dependencies in one installation, supporting all operational clients on both testnet and mainnet. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs BattleZips Implementation of ZK arithmetic circuit for an on-chain battleship game. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs Constructing a ZKP Second Brain Formula Zero Assistance in publishing a collection of ZK proof articles using the Zettelkasten technique. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs Differential Privacy and ZK Proofs Investigation Gonzalo Munilla Garrido Exploration within the field of privacy-enhancing technologies aimed at closing the divide between their theoretical frameworks and the practical application of data sharing and analytical solutions on Ethereum. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs Gitcoin GR13 ZK Tech Side Round Gitcoin Support for the GR13 ZK Tech side round by Gitcoin, focusing on financing ZK applications, tools, open-source contributions, and initiatives enhancing the usability of ZK technologies. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs Proofs, Arguments, and Zero Knowledge Study Group ZKHack The educational group of ZKHack tasked with implementing a collection of ZK cryptographic protocols using Rust and Python. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs TLS Notary A browser extension enabling users to verify that HTTPS requests and responses were initiated from a specific certificate subject through secure sockets layer (SSL) and transport layer security (TLS) cryptography. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs ZK Circuit Performance and Security Insights on Ethereum Brian Wilkes Collection of data regarding the performance and security traits of ZK circuits being validated on Ethereum, aimed at showcasing relevant circuit details within blockchain explorer tools such as Otterscan. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs ZK-Keeper Browser extension enabling ZK identity management and proof generation, with enhancements aimed at creating a version for Firefox, improving UI/UX, and preparing it for production use. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs ZK Proofs for Neural Network Classification and Accuracy An initiative to develop and apply ZK proofs for neural network classification, enabling the neural network owner to share classifications or detections from their model’s private data without disclosing the private data itself. Developer experience & tooling BuidlGuidl Assistance for BuidlGuidl, a community for developers and a series of educational programs aimed at onboarding developers to Ethereum. Developer experience & tooling Florida State University Foundation Research and development focused on coverage and automated test case generation for Solidity smart contracts. Developer experience & tooling Testing of Client Merges Sea Monkey Comprehensive testing of all execution and consensus layer client combinations leading to The Merge. Developer experience & tooling Node Launcher Decentralized Authority Open-source node deployment framework developed in TypeScript that facilitates the straightforward establishment of node deployment applications, aiming to assist all principal execution and consensus layer clients. Developer experience & tools Python Simulation Engine & Testing Suite Creation of a Python contract testing instrument equipped with a complete range of features intended to function as a primary testing library or as an auxiliary to Hardhat/Foundry with enhanced backtesting and parallelized chain simulations. Developer experience & tools SolidiKeY – Solidity Asset Flow Verification at Scale Chalmers University of Technology Solidity validation tool founded on the KeY project verification framework for Java that emphasizes usability, scalability, and properties of functional correctness detailing the association of the asset flow with contract data. Developer experience & tools Web3JS Library Maintenance Chainsafe A compilation of libraries that enables users to connect with a local or distant Ethereum node via HTTP, IPC, or WebSocket. Execution Layer Ethereum Execution Specifications Guruprasad Kamath Creating a Python implementation of Ethereum, meant to act as an executable specification for the execution layer. The specification is a Python implementation of Ethereum that prioritizes clarity and ease of use. General Research Academic Grants Round Initiative to fund formal research that aspires to expand understanding of Ethereum, blockchain technology, and associated fields. General Research The Grants (grants.xyz) Ethereum Community Network Investigation into various public goods funding models for the entire Ethereum open-source community in China. Layer 2 ETH.LIMO Infrastructure Support ETH.LIMO Infrastructure upgrades for ETH.LIMO, a decentralized portal for resolving ENS records and associated IPFS content.