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\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nBITS Pilani Ethereum Ecosystem Advancement Initiative<\/td>\n\nAssistance for Ethereum educational progress at the Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani in India via coursework, hands-on projects, and community involvement.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nBlockchain Fundamentals Course & Solidity Bootcamp<\/a><\/td>\nXerxis<\/a><\/td>\nEthereum instructional resources for the local Ethiopian developer community presented in Amharic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nDeveloper Courses<\/td>\nEthereum Bogot\u00e1<\/a><\/td>\nOrganization and execution of advanced in-person Solidity<\/a> development courses spanning a period of seven months.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nCommunity Building Meetups<\/td>\nEspacio Cripto<\/a><\/td>\nA sequence of six in-person gatherings aimed at community building for groups in Mexico City to investigate and learn about Ethereum topics.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nETHBoston<\/a><\/td>\n\nA conference and hackathon situated in Boston, USA, focused on themes related to the Ethereum protocol layer, real-world assets, and privacy and security.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nETH Bratislava Hackathon<\/a><\/td>\n\nA hackathon organized in Bratislava, Slovakia, investigating topics like scaling<\/a>, liquid staking and restaking, along with privacy solutions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nETH Bucharest<\/a><\/td>\n\nA conference and hackathon held in Bucharest, Romania that explored subjects such as blockchain mass adoption, governance frameworks, and privacy solutions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nETH Cape Town<\/a><\/td>\n\nA hackathon conducted in Cape Town, South Africa that will feature developer workshops addressing subjects like layer 2s (L2s)<\/a> and related tools.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nETHDam<\/a><\/td>\n\nA conference and hackathon focused on privacy and security, taking place in Amsterdam, Netherlands.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nEthereum Development Workshops<\/td>\nJesse Raymond<\/a><\/td>\nEthereum development workshops at the University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria which consist of interactive online discussions and hands-on workshops centered around Solidity<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nEthereum Education Explorations<\/td>\nAnkit Gangwal<\/a><\/td>\nInitiatives for Ethereum education at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad in India through scholarly research, community involvement, and educational initiatives.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\n\nEthereum Tegucigalpa<\/a><\/td>\nFacilitating the Ethereum community in Honduras through a series of community engagement initiatives including gatherings, bootcamps, hackathons, and educational partnerships with local universities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nEthereumZuri.ch<\/a><\/td>\n\nA conference focused on academics and research in Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland that explored themes related to“`html
\ntopics like the protocol layer, scaling<\/a>, and safety.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & learning<\/td>\n\nETH Kipu<\/a><\/td>\nFacilitating ecosystem growth efforts throughout Latin America, encompassing a range of educational programs for both developers and newcomers, grassroots community initiatives, and organizational events.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & learning<\/td>\n\nETHKL<\/a><\/td>\nAdvancing the Ethereum community in Malaysia by means of various community-enhancing activities, including regular gatherings, a hacker house, and a conference and hackathon.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & learning<\/td>\nETHMumbai<\/a><\/td>\n\nThe inaugural Ethereum hackathon held in Mumbai, India, focusing on subjects like privacy, social tools, and DeFi<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & learning<\/td>\nETHSamba Hack<\/a><\/td>\n\nA hackathon arranged in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, featuring an introductory bootcamp for novices and workshops for more experienced developers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & learning<\/td>\nETHTaipei<\/a><\/td>\n\nA conference and hackathon taking place in Taipei, Taiwan, that investigated topics including DeFi<\/a>, safety, and protocol layer themes such as clients, L2s<\/a>, and zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs)<\/a>.<\/td>\nEmail<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & learning<\/td>\nETHTallinn<\/a><\/td>\n\nA hybrid hackathon focused on decentralized infrastructure, privacy, safety, and scalability, taking place in Tallinn, Estonia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & learning<\/td>\nFinancial Cryptography & Data Security<\/a><\/td>\n\nA scholarly conference centered on all elements of transaction and system security, encompassing both foundational theories and applied real-world implementations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & learning<\/td>\n\nGuild Audits<\/a><\/td>\nOffering complimentary security developer training programs in Nigeria through talks, events, and hackathons.<\/td>\nTwitter<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & learning<\/td>\nHouse of Account Abstraction<\/a><\/td>\n\nAccount abstraction<\/a> gathering that investigated pioneering topics such as shared mempool, modular smart accounts, and resistance to censorship in London, UK.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & learning<\/td>\nInternational Workshop on Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT)<\/a><\/td>\n\nA workshop aimed at sharing ideas between SMT solver creators and SMT users to inspire new research in SMT.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & learning<\/td>\nmagma<\/a><\/td>\nBorderless Africa<\/a><\/td>\nA two-week residency organized in Kenya for African innovators featuring structured workshops, mentor office hours, peer-to-peer collaboration, and community engagement sessions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & learning<\/td>\nmuBuenos<\/a><\/td>\n\n\n“““html<\/p>\nDeveloper-oriented, six-week temporary city in Buenos Aires, Argentina.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nMuseMatrix DeSci Fellowship<\/a><\/td>\n\nDeSci<\/a> Fellowship aimed at crafting open-source tools over a period of six months, featuring peer-to-peer learning gatherings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nPetnica Science Center Bootcamp<\/a><\/td>\n\nA nine-day workshop on blockchain focusing on Ethereum and its foundational technologies, aimed at students in Serbia.<\/td>\nEmail<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nSEED Latam<\/a><\/td>\n\nAssisting local node operators by creating informative articles, conducting webinars, and offering direct assistance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\n\nSpaghettETH<\/a><\/td>\nInitiatives for ecosystem development across Italy and aiding in the establishment of new Ethereum communities in Southern Italy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nStack Too Deep<\/a><\/td>\nBlockchain Society IIT Roorkee<\/a><\/td>\nAn Ethereum-centered hackathon targeting students of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, delving into themes such as zero knowledge (ZK), societal impact, and rollups.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nRevising the Ethereum Yellow Paper<\/td>\nPierre-Louis Despaigne<\/a><\/td>\nAmending the Ethereum Yellow Paper<\/a> to integrate the Shanghai and Cancun forks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nWeb3 Family Conference<\/a><\/td>\n\nEvent held in Barcelona, Spain covering a variety of subjects such as cryptography, privacy, and scalability.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nzkDay Barcelona<\/a><\/td>\n\nConference focused on ZK cryptography and its uses, organized in Barcelona, Spain.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nzkMarek<\/a><\/td>\n\nVideos clarifying complex cryptography and mathematical concepts in an accessible manner for software developers lacking a mathematical foundation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nZKProof 6<\/a><\/td>\n\nA three-day workshop in Berlin, Germany centered on ZKPs<\/a> and their standardization, applications, and programmability.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\n\nzkWarsaw<\/a><\/td>\nRegular meetups featuring guest speakers discussing fundamental cryptography, multi-party computation (MPC), fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), alongside other complex mathematics and Ethereum subjects.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConsensus layer<\/td>\nIntegrating Logic & Consensus through Semitopologies<\/td>\nMurdoch Gabbay<\/a><\/td>\nEmploying semitopologies to develop new declarative techniques for outlining and analyzing consensus protocols and\/or ‘rational byzantine behavior’.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConsensus layer<\/td>\n\nReliable Distributed Systems (DDS) – ConsenSys<\/a><\/td>\nInvestigation into critical areas for furthering the Ethereum
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\nconsensus protocol that resides within the DDS team’s realm of specialization: distributed systems design, specification, assessment, and formal verification.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConsensus layer<\/td>\nDHT Surveillance<\/td>\nProbeLab<\/a><\/td>\nExploring the intricacies of Ethereum’s distributed hash table (DHT) network to validate and enhance the understanding of its performance, examining elements such as node churn, routing table status, and robustness against assaults.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConsensus layer<\/td>\nGossipSub Surveillance<\/td>\nProbeLab<\/a><\/td>\nConducting a thorough passive monitoring investigation of the GossipSub protocol and establishing the capacity to assess its performance by creating the appropriate tools and infrastructure for data gathering, storage, analysis, and visualization.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConsensus layer<\/td>\nLantern.Discv5<\/a><\/td>\nPier Two<\/a><\/td>\nA lightweight client for the consensus layer built in C# utilizing the .NET framework, which retrieves data directly from beacon nodes via libp2p<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConsensus layer<\/td>\nLeaderless ePBS Consensus Mechanism Investigation<\/td>\nElla Shen<\/a><\/td>\nInvestigation of a leaderless ePBS consensus mechanism to resolve the drawbacks of the current proof-of-stake framework by rendering the process more just for validators, eradicating the potential for proposer bribes, and guaranteeing that all fees are burned while validators obtain attestation rewards.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConsensus layer<\/td>\nLighthouse<\/a><\/td>\nSigma Prime<\/a><\/td>\nOngoing development of the Lighthouse consensus client.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConsensus layer<\/td>\nLodestar<\/a><\/td>\nChainSafe<\/a><\/td>\nContinued progression of the Lodestar consensus client.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConsensus layer<\/td>\nROP-10: Economic Validation of Execution Tickets<\/a><\/td>\nPascal Stichler<\/a> & Christian Haug<\/a><\/td>\nInvestigating the acquisition mechanism of execution tickets by evaluating the overall mechanism specifications, exploring individual characteristics, studying pricing, and simulating various configurations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nAcceleration Program Ecosystem Development & Coordination<\/td>\nPaul Yu<\/a><\/td>\nEcosystem development and coordination for PSE<\/a>‘s Acceleration Program<\/a>, aiming to onboard promising talent into the ZK and cryptography sector.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nDevRel Coordinations & Communications Support<\/td>\nElo Mukoro<\/a><\/td>\nCoordinating developer relations for ZK Email<\/a> and providing assistance for the PSE<\/a> Communications group.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nDJ Prediction Market<\/td>\n\nIncorporating a prediction market into a DJing platform so that the prediction marketplace determines the next track at every second bar. A conductor will assess the performance of each bar, which will then affect the payout of the prediction market.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nEfficient Implementation of ProtoStar<\/td>\nAk36<\/a><\/td>\nStreamlined implementation of
\n“`ProtoStar<\/a> utilizing halo2<\/a> interface through HyperPlonk<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nEmbedded Engineer for the Semaphore Network Team<\/td>\n\nEmbedded engineer collaborating with the Semaphore Network<\/a> group to assess product-market alignment, identify optimal locations for launch, and prime for pilot trials.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nEnd-to-End Publicly Verifiable Secure 2PC<\/td>\n\nCrafting public verifiability for 2PC, allowing public entities to validate the accuracy of the protocol based on the public transcript of the 2PC.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\neSim Wallet<\/a><\/td>\ndungexn<\/a>, Manul Singh Parihar<\/a>, & Tanmay Goel<\/a><\/td>\nA mobile-centric hardware crypto wallet based on eSIM technology with remote provisioning capabilities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nEthSIM Embedded Software Engineer<\/td>\n\nEmbedded software developer for EthSIM<\/a>, concentrating particularly on improving wireless connectivity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nEthSIM Rollout in Africa<\/td>\nBorderless Africa<\/a><\/td>\nAssisting the EthSIM<\/a> research team in identifying deployment prospects in Africa, gathering various feedback, and establishing regional connections for a V1 pilot.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nfhe-http<\/a><\/td>\nBen Tseng<\/a><\/td>\nEstablishing an http extension that allows web services to offer fhe services to users.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nFHE State-of-Knowledge<\/td>\nBhargav Annem<\/a><\/td>\nGathering a knowledge repository for existing FHE frameworks utilized in machine learning (ML) models, aiming to review current practices and pinpoint significant takeaways from these ML applications.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nFolding by Hand<\/a><\/td>\nYugo<\/a><\/td>\nA publication providing a detailed and approachable explanation of Nova’s folding scheme mechanism’s fundamentals and its benefits over traditional recursive proofs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nFront-End Development for PSE Projects<\/a><\/td>\nMark Roddy<\/a><\/td>\nFront-end engineering to create mobile-native applications for various PSE<\/a> initiatives such as EthSIM<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nGaussian<\/td>\nJanmajaya Mall<\/a><\/td>\nA toolkit and library available for developers to create private shared state applications.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nImplementing Liam-Eagen-MSM Gadget in Halo2<\/a><\/td>\n“`html
\nSeongsu Jeon<\/a><\/td>\nImplementing a protocol on halo2<\/a> that demonstrates that a point on an elliptic curve is the multi-scalar multiplication (MSM) of several points.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nEnhancing MSM Performance Using GPU<\/a><\/td>\nFu-Chuan Chung<\/a> & Moven Tsai<\/a><\/td>\nBoosting the speed of proof generation via GPU on mobile devices as part of mopro<\/a>, a framework for zero-knowledge application development on mobile.<\/td>\nTwitter<\/a>, Telegram<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nIZK Proofs<\/td>\nPADO Labs<\/a><\/td>\nDevelop and enhance the interactive zero-knowledge (IZK) proof protocol QuickSilver using Rust.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nPLUME & ZK Email Developments<\/td>\nAayush Gupta<\/a><\/td>\nAllocation of funds to expedite PLUME<\/a>, a nullifier-friendly signature framework on ECDSA, and ZK Email<\/a>, a protocol for generating Proof of Email by selectively disclosing information contained within the email.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nProof of Passport<\/a><\/td>\nFlorent Tavernier<\/a>, Youssef<\/a>, & R\u00e9mi Colin<\/a><\/td>\nA protocol for proof of passport that mints users a soulbound token once verified that they possess a passport, executed on-chain within a zero-knowledge circuit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nVerifying Machine Learning Models with ZKPs<\/td>\nSaeyoon Oh<\/a><\/td>\nInvestigating the core principles necessary for verifying the integrity of machine learning models utilizing ZKPs<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nPSE Core Program – Costa Rica<\/a><\/td>\n\nA two-month initiative aimed at recruiting 20 ZKP<\/a> and cryptography enthusiasts from Costa Rica, especially students, to actively engage in ZK open-source projects.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nPSE Development Activities<\/td>\nMach34<\/a><\/td>\nAssistance for PSE<\/a>‘s diverse development efforts, including contributions to concept creation, code evaluation and development, and comprehensive involvement in advanced cryptography experiments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nPSE Technical Coordinator<\/td>\nalizk<\/a><\/td>\nTechnical coordinator for the zkEVM Community Edition<\/a> project and the PSE\/Halo2 ecosystem.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nSecure Signatures & Account Abstraction Enhancement Initiative<\/a><\/td>\nCometh<\/a><\/td>\nCarrying out a detailed assessment and improvement of essential smart contracts to strengthen the security and functionality of Ethereum’s
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\naccount abstraction<\/a> and the ERC-4337 ecosystem.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nTLSNotary Development<\/td>\nTanner Shaw<\/a><\/td>\nCreating a browser extension and web application for TLSNotary<\/a>, which is a protocol aimed at generating cryptographic proofs of authenticity for any online data.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nTooling to Enable Micro Benchmarks for GPU\/MSMs<\/a><\/td>\nFu-Chuan Chung<\/a> & Moven Tsai<\/a><\/td>\nDeveloping micro-benchmarking tools to execute MSMs or utilize GPUs on smartphones as a component of mopro<\/a>, a toolkit for developing ZK applications on mobile devices.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nTowards Efficient Lattice-Based Folding Schemes<\/td>\nNgoc Khanh Nguyen<\/a><\/td>\nInvestigating the possibility of constructing an efficient lattice-based folding scheme capable of supporting an indefinite count of folding steps.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\n\nWasan<\/td>\nResearch organization in cryptography situated in Japan, aimed at empowering the Japanese and broader Asian blockchain research communities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nzk-auctions<\/a><\/td>\nAndrew Naguib<\/a><\/td>\nFramework for constructing practical and adaptable primitives for executing secure and private auctions utilizing ZKPs<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nZK-Friendly ML Model Explorations<\/a><\/td>\nSaeyoon Oh<\/a><\/td>\nInvestigating various ZK-compatible ML algorithms that can execute the Heart Failure Prediction Dataset<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nZKML – AIGC NFT<\/td>\n\nDapp that employs ZKML to train an autoencoder representing images in a latent format and then recreating them in a specific artistic style, allowing NFT collection holders to deploy a model trained on their distinct images and produce new artworks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nZKP2P<\/a><\/td>\nAlex Soong<\/a>, Brian Weickmann<\/a>, Richard Liang<\/a>, & Sachin Kumar<\/a><\/td>\nTrustless, privacy-maintaining peer-to-peer (P2P) fiat on-ramp compatible with all major web2 payment gateways.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nETHDenver BUIDLQuest<\/a><\/td>\nVivek Bhupatiraju<\/a><\/td>\nZK activation at ETHDenver where participants amassed ZK-compatible signatures utilizing NFC badges and cards. Participants could leverage their badges to privately share contact details and verify ownership of signatures to fulfill quests and acquire items at the BUIDL store.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nZK-Strapping<\/a><\/td>\nYoungwan Kwon<\/a> &
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\nChangmin Cho<\/a><\/td>\nSubstituting a bootstrapping procedure in FHE with ZKPs<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nData examination<\/td>\nImproving Observability & Data Accessibility for Ethereum Blob Data<\/td>\nBlocknative<\/a><\/td>\nEstablishing and sustaining an archive for EIP-4844 blobs intended to collect, retain, and ensure accessibility of blob data for the Ethereum ecosystem as a public benefit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDeveloper insight & tools<\/td>\n\nBuidl Guidl<\/a><\/td>\nCommunity of educators and innovators developing products and prototypes, providing Ethereum developer education.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDeveloper insight & tools<\/td>\nEthPM v4<\/a><\/td>\nApeWorX<\/a><\/td>\nInquiry investigating what an improved EthPM specification would entail to enhance the developer experience for EVM tooling teams.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDeveloper insight & tools<\/td>\nFe Lang Crypto-Primitives Verification & Implementation<\/td>\nNethermind<\/a><\/td>\nValidation of an Fe Lang<\/a> BN254 curve library and execution of a BLS signature framework utilizing the validated BN254 curve.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDeveloper insight & tools<\/td>\nFe Lang Memory Allocator<\/a><\/td>\nSaif Katout<\/a><\/td>\nCreating an allocator for Fe<\/a> within the standard library, thereby facilitating the capability to substitute built-in memory types with standard library implementations, permitting developers to design their own types leveraging the allocator.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDeveloper insight & tools<\/td>\nSolide<\/a><\/td>\nPeter Tran<\/a><\/td>\nLightweight, open-source Solidity integrated development environment (IDE) and resource center that community members can enhance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDeveloper insight & tools<\/td>\nWeb3.js<\/a><\/td>\nChainSafe<\/a><\/td>\nOngoing enhancement and upkeep of Web3.js, a platform extensibility for creating decentralized peer-to-peer applications in TypeScript\/JavaScript to interact with Ethereum.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nExecution tier<\/td>\nErigon<\/a><\/td>\n\nFinancial support for Erigon’s ongoing efforts on the Ethereum mainnet, particularly their execution client development and applied R&D on performance improvements.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nExecution tier<\/td>\nethRPCtoREST<\/a><\/td>\nAmit Kumar Mishra<\/a><\/td>\nMiddleware software functioning as a REST wrapper for the JSON-RPC interface of Ethereum nodes.<\/td>\n\n“““html
\n<\/a><\/td>\nImapp<\/a><\/td>\nExpansion of the EVM Gas Cost Estimator initiative, creating automation and tools that integrate additional OPCODEs and precompiles into unified reporting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nExecution layer<\/td>\nROP-8: Geographic Distribution of Ethereum Validators<\/a><\/td>\nFrancesco Mosterts<\/a> & Jonas Bostoen<\/a><\/td>\nAnalyzing the geographic spread of Ethereum’s nodes and validators via P2P network data.<\/td>\nEmail<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nExecution layer<\/td>\nVerkle Tries Implementation Assistance<\/td>\nOnlyDust<\/a><\/td>\nProvision of support for OnlyDust community contributors to persist in developing a Verkle Tries implementation for Hyperledger Besu<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nExecution layer<\/td>\nVerkle Tries In-Circuit<\/td>\nDragan Pilipovic<\/a><\/td>\nIntegrating Verkle Tries into the halo2<\/a> library to improve cryptographic primitives and data formats for better proof systems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGeneral growth & support<\/td>\nDVT Study<\/td>\nNethermind<\/a><\/td>\nEvaluating the advantages and potential issues of utilizing distributed validator technology (DVT)<\/a> on staking efficiency and seeking an optimal approach for operators to enhance their earnings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGeneral growth & support<\/td>\n\nETHStaker<\/a><\/td>\nAssistance for ETHStaker’s initiatives in 2024, including hosting events, advocating execution diversity, and supporting solo stakers.<\/td>\nDiscord<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGeneral growth & support<\/td>\nGrassroots Adoption of Crypto in Ukraine<\/td>\nValeriia \u201cRia\u201d Panina<\/a><\/td>\nInvestigating the incentives and obstacles for the adoption of crypto and other dapps for regular users, as well as identifying new use cases and behaviors related to decentralized technologies among Ukrainians, as part of the Next Billion Fellowship Cohort #3<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGeneral growth & support<\/td>\nOpen-Source Transcriptions for Conferences<\/td>\nKaito<\/a><\/td>\nOpen-source transcriptions for presentations made at ETHDenver, EthCC, and Devcon 2024 to improve the accessibility of content from the Ethereum ecosystem.<\/td>\nTwitter<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGeneral growth & support<\/td>\n\nThe Red Guild<\/a><\/td>\nA collective of security researchers, educators, and advocates dedicated to safeguarding web3 applications within the Ethereum ecosystem.<\/td>\nEmail<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGeneral growth & suppot<\/td>\nPath to Devcon Grants Round<\/a><\/td>\n\nGrants round aimed at bolstering the development of local Ethereum communities, initiatives, and projects in Southeast Asia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGeneral research<\/td>\nAcademic Grants Round<\/a><\/td>\n\nGrants round providing funds for formal research focusing on enhancing knowledge about Ethereum, blockchain technology, and associated fields.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGeneral research<\/td>\nHybrid Auction PBS<\/a><\/td>\n

“`<\/p>\nvita<\/a> & Hiroshi Tei<\/a><\/td>\nInvestigation that examines and suggests a novel type of hybrid auction model that does not alter the protocol or the agreement, and that fulfills the requirements and anticipations of users.<\/td>\nTwitter<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGeneral investigation<\/td>\nPreconfirmations for Based Rollup Exploration<\/a><\/td>\nLimeChain<\/a><\/td>\nProposed design for a preconfirmations subsystem that specifies any necessary modifications to current in- or out-of-protocol processes.<\/td>\nEmail<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGeneral investigation<\/td>\nTransport Privacy Analysis of the Validator-Relayer Builder API<\/td>\nHOPR<\/a><\/td>\nInvestigating transport-level privacy challenges within the Ethereum MEV ecosystem, particularly evaluating privacy breaches at the junction between validators and relays.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nIndirect funding<\/td>\nEthereum Colombia Quadratic Funding Round<\/a><\/td>\n\nQuadratic funding initiative organized by Ethereum Colombia<\/a> to allocate funds to local initiatives focused on public goods.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nLayer 2<\/td>\n\nL2BEAT<\/a><\/td>\nOpen-source L2<\/a> data, studies, and tooling center that supplies essential resources for the Ethereum L2<\/a> ecosystem.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nOther<\/td>\nAccount Abstraction Assistance<\/td>\nSmoo.th<\/a><\/td>\nIndustrial application of cryptographic libraries, particularly LibMPC and LibEd25519, focused on enhancing them for improved efficiency and security within the Ethereum ecosystem.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nOther<\/td>\nIntegrating Verkle Tries into the Portal Network<\/td>\nMilos Stankovic<\/a><\/td>\nEstablishing MVP support for the state within the Trin client<\/a> and investigating methods for Verkle Tries support, enhancing state storage and retrieval to make the Portal Network<\/a> more efficient.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nOther<\/td>\nD4C<\/a><\/td>\nMohas<\/a><\/td>\nOngoing development of D4C, a Geth variant designed for fuzz testing the devp2p protocols of Ethereum.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nProtocol expansion & support<\/td>\nEthereum Node Crawler Functionalities & Upkeep<\/td>\nAngus Dippenaar<\/a><\/td>\nAssistance in the enhancement and upkeep of the Ethereum node crawler<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/div>\n