Ethereum Foundation Q3 2022 Funding Allocation Insights

Community & education Crowdsourcing Technical Ethereum Information in Taipei Nic Lin Open invitation for technical documents from Taipei’s Ethereum community. Community & education Crypto Economics Security Conference Berkeley Center for Responsible, Decentralized Intelligence The Crypto Economics Security Conference (CESC) gathers researchers and professionals to explore the latest advancements in web3. Community & education Cryptoversidad Instructional material on Ethereum blockchain essentials in Spanish. Community & education Cypher Plato BAM Cypher_plato Free online Spanish course educating junior developers on the fundamental technical skills and knowledge required to contribute to the Ethereum ecosystem in Latin America, developed by a crypto study group from Platohedro. Community & education Devcon Scholarships Ethereum Caracas Grants for attending and supporting Devcon VI for major Ethereum community members in Venezuela or Venezuelans residing in Latin America. Community & education DreamDAO Explorers Program DreamDAO Assistance for their two-month internship initiative known as the Dream DAO Explorers Program, aimed at youth aged 15 to 20 aspiring to shape the future of web3 with a social impact. Community & education DWeb Camp Internet Archive A five-day gathering aimed at addressing tangible issues confronting web3 and collaboratively developing future decentralized technologies. Community & education Espacio Cripto Community outreach initiatives motivating Latin American developers to participate in Devcon VI. Community & education ETHAnglia Meetup Meetup organized to collect funds for scholarships to Devcon VI as well as a celebration of ETHAnglia’s Zero to Web3 Bootcamp and grants. Community & education ETHBerlin³ Department of Decentralization Three-day hackathon in Berlin, Germany concentrating on themes such as privacy and security, sustainability, and public goods. Community & education ETHBrno² UTXO Foundation An open community hackathon focused on privacy and security hosted over three days in Brno, Czech Republic. Community & education ETH Gathering A two-day conference held in Barcelona, Spain featuring programming categorized into four clusters: security, DeFi, DAOs, and data. Community & education ETHLatam @ Quito Ethereum Ecuador Event in Quito, Ecuador addressing subjects such as smart contracts, decentralized wallets, and The Merge. Community & education ETHMalaysia A conference and hackathon focused on Southeast Asia’s web3 community, organized in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia over three days. Community & education

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ETHMedellín A week of decentralized gatherings occurring throughout Medellín, Colombia, featuring a central co-working venue for the community to convene and collaborate following Devcon VI. Community & education EthPanama A three-day conference and hackathon in Panama City, Panama aimed at creating a center for regional initiatives and a portal for local and international entities to connect. Community & education ETHPlanet Assistance for community projects in China, including the organization of conferences and hackathons, connecting academic scholars, and fostering open-source communities to experiment with Ethereum. Community & education ETHSafari A week-long conference and hackathon in Kilifi, Kenya, designed to highlight innovations in the region and close the gap between global and African Ethereum ecosystems. Community & education Ethereum Santiago An event held in Santiago, Chile featuring presentations and panel discussions on the first day, followed by a developer bootcamp on the second. Community & education EthereumSP Ethereum Brasil Two-day hackathon, a coding marathon that allows participants to learn and share experiences regarding web3-related projects. Community & education Ethereum Eje Cafetero Event Support Assistance for Ethereum Eje Cafetero members to participate and present Ethereum-related lectures at FESTIC and EAM University‘s Engineering Day. Community & education Ethereum Lima Day A complete day dedicated to discussions about Ethereum and its applications taking place in Lima, Peru. Community & education Investigation of Non-Profit Organizations’ Implementation of Ethereum TIFF Study on existing and prospective uses of Ethereum to improve the efficacy of non-profit organizations, along with an analysis of potential risks and advantages of these applications. Community & education Hackers Congress Parallel Polis A congress centered on liberty and cryptography, decentralized economies, and cryptocurrencies, as well as political art, hacking, and science and technology, hosted in Prague over a span of three days. Community & education JAMHacks 6 A hackathon aimed at high school students in North America that features beginner-friendly workshops and experienced mentors to assist novice hackers. Community & education Kyiv Tech Summit Hackathon and conference held in Kyiv, Ukraine, aimed at addressing practical issues to support the Ukrainian populace in their quest for freedom. Community & education Merge Meetups Grants Round Grant program aimed to support The Merge meetups and viewing parties worldwide, concentrating on educational initiatives. Community & education NextStep HackAlphaX A virtual, worldwide hackathon for students aged 10 to 21, featuring introductory workshops and daily gatherings for hackers. Community & education Node Operator
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Documentation Gateway.fm Guidelines instructing smaller node operators on managing staking pools to ensure the security and efficiency of their nodes. Community & education Quadratic Funding for Taiwan ZKP Hackathon ZK Playground Conducting one quadratic funding round at each phase of a two-phase zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs hackathon—the initial round involves formulating a project proposal, while the subsequent round entails developing a proof-of-concept for that project. Community & education Retrox Fernando Almansa, Jan Ole Ernst, Jessica Pointing, Konrad Kopp, and Kyle J. Duffy Engaged in examining and establishing a comprehensive on-chain, open-source protocol concentrating on public goods financing by creating diverse voting mechanisms and a highly adaptable platform for fund distribution. Community & education Solidity Bootcamp Blockdemy A three-week course instructing participants in Spanish on Solidity programming, with the registration fee waived for 50 to 100 women. Community & education Staking Operator Documentation Kiln Technical guidelines for staking operators presented in the form of articles based on Kiln’s experiences as a node operator. Community & education web3beach Meetups Gatherings in Utila, Honduras that merge conservation initiatives with web3 education. Community & education Web3 Lagos Conference Web3Bridge A three-day conference in Lagos, Nigeria discussing subjects such as The Merge, community onboarding, and the developer ecosystem in Nigeria. Community & education Zero to Product Bootcamp Ethereum Antioquia and Blockchain eX Five sessions designed to equip developers with the essential knowledge to create a web3 product from inception to completion. Community & education zkSummit 8 An event featuring discussions and workshops focused on the latest advancements in ZK research, SNARKs, STARKs, cryptographic fundamentals, privacy, and mathematics. Community & education #aPRENDOcripto Proof of Integrity Workshops aimed at educating participants about cryptocurrency fundamentals, web3 onboarding, and personal finance, organized in low-income areas of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Consensus layer Beaconcha.in Improvements Bitfly Enhancing the user experience of Beaconcha.in, an open-source Ethereum mainnet explorer designed to be user-friendly for non-technical users, offering open-source mobile applications on iOS and Android for validator oversight. Consensus layer Data Availability
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Sampling Networking RFP ChainSafe Investigating and formulating a Data Availability Sampling (DAS) solution that will encompass comprehensive analyses and empirical findings, an architectural proposal, a formal specification, and a repository housing a proof-of-concept prototype. Consensus layer Data Availability Sampling Networking RFP DataHop Creating and evaluating a robust, secure, and effective peer-to-peer network solution capable of meeting DAS criteria. Consensus layer Data Availability Sampling Networking RFP Qi Zhou Finalizing the prototype for the detection and simulation of corrupted samples/proofs for matrix reconstruction. Consensus layer Formal Verification of Safety Properties of Altair Fork Choice Implementation ConsenSys R&D (Distributed Protocols Formal Verification Team) Analysis and formal validation of the safety aspects of the fork choice implementation in Ethereum proof-of-stake consensus specifications to identify edge cases and bugs. Consensus layer Lodestar Consensus Client ChainSafe Ongoing advancement of the Lodestar consensus client, concentrating on light client R&D and JavaScript ecosystem tools. Consensus layer Tse Lab Stanford Center for Blockchain Research Assisting in research on essential areas for enhancement regarding data availability methods for blockchains. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs BLS Website Update Enhancing the BLS wallet website, a layer 2 smart contract wallet utilizing BLS signatures and transaction aggregation to decrease gas expenses. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs Enhancing MEV Resistance Creating a novel commit-reveal scheme with enhanced proposer-builder separation aimed at better resisting maximal extractable value (MEV) which would benefit users, proposers, and builders. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs Mu Methods Investigation and MVP implementation of an Ethereum-native browser client wallet employing Shamir’s secret sharing for community key recovery. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs Multi-Proof Aggregation of zk-SNARKs on Ethereum (MAZE) Dohoon Kim, Janmajaya Mall, and Soowon Jeong PLONK framework leveraging proof aggregation to devise practical ZK proofs without in-depth knowledge of arithmetization and proving systems. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs Personae Labs Assistance to Personae Labs, which develops technology and products to discover how the presence of advanced cryptography in consumer devices alters our online interactions. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs RLN Library in Rust “““html
Rasul Ibragimov Assist in the creation of an intuitive and WASM-compatible rate limiting nullifier (RLN) library in Rust alongside the Vac team. This facilitates the generation of proofs and witnesses, enabling the construction of provers and verifiers, as well as verifying proofs. Develop a Persistent Merkle Tree implementation utilizing Rust. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs RSA Verification Circuit in halo2 Sora Suegami Creation of an RSA verification circuit utilizing the halo2 library, which permits developers to articulate circuits for validating RSA-based cryptographic methods like RSA signatures, RSA accumulators, and verifiable delay functions. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs TAZ Dapp Colleen Rose, Danilo Kim, Falco Rodenburg, Lee Poettcker, and Rich Warner Dapp that allows users to investigate the opportunities for development using Semaphore, specifically designed for the Temporary Anonymous Zone Community Hub at Devcon VI. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs ZK Gadgets for ZK Eigen Trust Özgür Armanc Yigit Creating, testing the edge cases of, and enhancing gadgets for ZK Eigen Trust—a reputation management framework for peer-to-peer networks, leveraging the halo2 proving system and the libp2p peer-to-peer networking infrastructure. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs Zkopru Layer 2 scaling solution for confidential transactions utilizing zk-SNARK and optimistic rollups. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs zkRSA Pierre Daix-Moreux Creation of a proof-of-concept application that enables users to demonstrate they possess a valid document as per an RSA signature and a public key. Cryptography & zero knowledge proofs 0xPARC Foundation Assistance for the 0xPARC Foundation, an organization dedicated to fostering application-level innovation in fields like applied crypto research and development, open-source tools and infrastructure, as well as education and ecosystem enhancement. Developer experience & tooling BuidlGuidl Support for BuidlGuidl, a community of developers and a collection of educational efforts aimed at onboarding developers to Ethereum. Developer experience & tooling Exploit Database Domantas Pelaitis, Ivan Miragaya, Jogundas Armaitis, and Matas Povilauskas An open-source, all-inclusive database of previous exploits, enabling community contributions while also serving as an educational resource. Developer experience & tooling solidity.tw “`Tai Hung Ying A collection of articles authored in traditional Chinese along with YouTube videos explaining the basics of Ethereum, Solidity, and smart contracts. Developer experience & tooling SolQL Aid for SolQL in expanding their code architecture with further abstractions and tests, generate documentation, and conduct developer outreach for opinions on enhancing functionalities. Developer experience & tooling TrueBlocks TrueBlocks offers a local-first and nimble index of Ethereum blockchain data. The project will focus on several enhancements, including transitioning their code to Go, finishing an IPFS shareable index, and investigating layer 2 indexing solutions. Developer experience & tooling Web3j Web3 Labs Ongoing advancement and upkeep of Web3j, a lightweight Java and Android library that integrates with Ethereum clients. Developer experience & tooling web3swift Anton Grigorev, Petr Korolev, and Yaroslav Comprehensive native iOS/macOS library that delivers web3 features in Swift, including native ABI parsing and smart contract engagements on the Ethereum network. General research Game Theory Backend for Act 20squares A toolkit for examining smart contract systems through compositional game theory, featuring a tool for decompiling EVM bytecode into the Act specification language and an open games backend for Act. An illustrative example of MEV analysis will be included as well. Indirect funding Gitcoin GR15 DeSci Side Round Gitcoin Funding from the matching pool for Gitcoin’s GR15 DeSci Side Round, which concentrated on projects redefining the incentives, culture, and infrastructure for research driven by web3 technologies. Indirect funding Quadratic Funding at Devcon VI clr.fund Funding from the matching pool for the quadratic funding round held during Devcon VI to support initiatives within the Latin American community. Layer 2 Pheasant Network Insights into the challenges in development and research concerning optimistic bridges. A thorough examination of how various initiatives are addressing these issues within the industry. Other European Crypto Initiative (EUCI) Support for the EUCI, which promotes and assists the advancement of EU regulations that endorse open, permissionless, decentralized applications utilizing blockchain technology.