{"id":6128,"date":"2024-12-15T06:21:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T05:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/?p=6128"},"modified":"2024-12-15T06:21:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T05:21:39","slug":"strategic-allocation-insights-analyzing-q1-and-q2-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/15\/strategic-allocation-insights-analyzing-q1-and-q2-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Allocation Insights: Analyzing Q1 and Q2 of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nBlockchain Pachuca Meetup<\/a><\/td>\nBlockchain Pachuca<\/a><\/td>\nInitial gathering for a community organization located in Pachuca, Mexico that investigates Ethereum dApps.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\ncity3 Quadratic Funding Experiments<\/td>\ncity3<\/a><\/td>\nExecution of quadratic funding tests in Oakland, California.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nCryptist<\/a><\/td>\n\nA one-day symposium investigating ZK technology and the Ethereum ecosystem, taking place in Istanbul, Turkey.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nDAO Drops<\/a><\/td>\ndOrg<\/a><\/td>\nAssistance 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\ndApp Learning<\/a><\/td>\n\nRepository 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nETHBarcelona<\/a><\/td>\n\nConference led by the community in Barcelona, Spain with a focus on education, innovation, art, and fostering positive social impact.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nETHEcuador Meetup: Blockchain and the Future of Ethereum<\/a><\/td>\nWorkingUp<\/a><\/td>\nMeetup in Quito, Ecuador providing an overview of blockchain technology and the future prospects for Ethereum.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nLatAm Road to Devcon Community Support<\/td>\nAna Bel\u00e9n<\/a><\/td>\nMonthly in-person gatherings and weekly virtual discussions in Spanish aimed at educating participants about Ethereum and facilitating community engagement during Devcon VI.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nEthereum Tegucigalpa<\/a><\/td>\n\nEndorsement for the Ethereum community’s growth in Honduras, involving meetups, developer-oriented events, and Ethereum-related resources in Spanish.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nETHWarsaw Meetups<\/a><\/td>\nETHWarsaw<\/a><\/td>\nMonthly 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nGovernance Learning Forum 2022<\/a><\/td>\nOther Internet<\/a> & Orca<\/a><\/td>\nTwo-day online governance conference uniting web3 governance practitioners and experts discussing governance and coordination outside the scope of the crypto ecosystem.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nDevconnect<\/td>\nH.E.R DAO<\/a><\/td>\nEthereum-oriented discussions tailored for womxn and other newcomers joining the web3 space.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nH.E.R. DAO LATAM Meetups and Events<\/a><\/td>\nH.E.R DAO<\/a><\/td>\nMonthly in-person gatherings throughout Mexico and weekly online discussions focused on womxn. Topics will encompass foundational web3 knowledge, utilizing L2s, and understanding smart contracts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\n\n“`Open-Source Turkish Smart Contract Creator Course<\/a><\/td>\nITU Blockchain<\/a><\/td>\nOpen-source and complimentary smart contract creator course in Turkish, covering subjects like Solidity fundamentals, frontend and dApp creation, and security measures.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nQuadratic Funding at ETHBarcelona<\/a><\/td>\nETHBarcelona<\/a><\/td>\nQuadratic funding at ETHBarcelona aimed at backing projects from the local populace and financing public goods.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nQuadratic Funding at ETHPrague<\/a><\/td>\nETHPrague<\/a><\/td>\nQuadratic funding at ETHPrague designated for assisting initiatives from the local community and financing public assets.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nQuadratic Funding Periods in Taiwan<\/td>\nTaiwan Association for Blockchain Ecosystem Innovation<\/a><\/td>\nConducting quadratic funding rounds for the Taiwan Presidential Hackathon<\/a> and MeetTaipei’s<\/a> WAGMI pitch.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nSpanish Ethereum Developer Curriculum<\/a><\/td>\nPlatzi Academy<\/a><\/td>\nA three-month curriculum in Spanish guiding developers to build their first dApps through online classes, live sessions, group mentoring, and community gatherings.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nThe DAOist Meetups<\/td>\nThe DAOist<\/a><\/td>\nLocal gatherings in native languages to discuss and learn about issues ranging from governance to coordination and DAOs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCommunity & education<\/td>\nUETH<\/a> Chinese Community & Educational Initiative<\/td>\nUnitimes<\/td>\nEthereum 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConsensus layer<\/td>\nAccount Abstraction (EIP-4337)<\/a><\/td>\nAlexander Forshtat<\/a>, Shahaf Nacson<\/a>, and Dror Tirosh<\/a><\/td>\nAutonomous team focused on EIP-4337: Account Abstraction via Entry Point Contract Specification<\/a>, which bypasses the requirement for consensus layer protocol modifications.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConsensus layer<\/td>\nBeacon Chain Network Stress Assessment<\/td>\nCryptoManufaktur<\/a><\/td>\nConduct 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConsensus layer<\/td>\nLighthouse<\/a><\/td>\nSigma Prime<\/a><\/td>\nOngoing advancement of the Lighthouse consensus client.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConsensus layer<\/td>\nLodestar Consensus Client<\/a><\/td>\nChainsafe<\/a><\/td>\nContinuing the progression of the Lodestar consensus client, emphasizing light client research and development along with JavaScript ecosystem tools.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConsensus layer<\/td>\nPrysm Consensus Client<\/a><\/td>\nPrysmatic Labs<\/a><\/td>\nProgressing with the development of the Prysm consensus client.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nConsensus layer<\/td>\nStereum<\/a><\/td>\nRock Logic<\/a><\/td>\nOngoing 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nBattleZips<\/a><\/td>\n\nImplementation of ZK arithmetic circuit for an on-chain battleship game.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nConstructing a ZKP Second Brain<\/td>\nFormula Zero<\/a><\/td>\nAssistance in publishing a collection of ZK proof articles using the Zettelkasten technique.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nDifferential Privacy and ZK Proofs Investigation<\/td>\nGonzalo Munilla Garrido<\/a><\/td>\nExploration 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nGitcoin GR13 ZK Tech Side Round<\/td>\nGitcoin<\/a><\/td>\nSupport 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nProofs, Arguments, and Zero Knowledge Study Group<\/a><\/td>\nZKHack<\/a><\/td>\nThe educational group of ZKHack tasked with implementing a collection of ZK cryptographic protocols using Rust and Python.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\n\nTLS Notary<\/a><\/td>\nA 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nZK Circuit Performance and Security Insights on Ethereum<\/a><\/td>\nBrian Wilkes<\/a><\/td>\nCollection 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<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nZK-Keeper<\/a><\/td>\n\nBrowser 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCryptography & zero knowledge proofs<\/td>\nZK Proofs for Neural Network Classification and Accuracy<\/td>\n\nAn initiative to develop and apply ZK proofs for neural network classification, enabling the neural network owner to share classifications or detections from their model\u2019s private data without disclosing the private data itself.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDeveloper experience & tooling<\/td>\n\nBuidlGuidl<\/a><\/td>\nAssistance for BuidlGuidl, a community for developers and a series of educational programs aimed at onboarding developers to Ethereum.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDeveloper experience & tooling<\/td>\n\nFlorida State University Foundation<\/a><\/td>\nResearch and development focused on coverage and automated test case generation for Solidity smart contracts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDeveloper experience & tooling<\/td>\nTesting of Client Merges<\/td>\nSea Monkey<\/a><\/td>\nComprehensive testing of all execution and consensus layer client combinations leading to The Merge.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDeveloper experience & tooling<\/td>\nNode Launcher<\/a><\/td>\nDecentralized Authority<\/a><\/td>\nOpen-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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDeveloper experience & tools<\/td>\nPython Simulation Engine & Testing Suite<\/td>\n\nCreation 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<\/a>\/Foundry<\/a> with enhanced backtesting and parallelized chain simulations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDeveloper experience & tools<\/td>\nSolidiKeY – Solidity Asset Flow Verification at Scale<\/td>\nChalmers University of Technology<\/a><\/td>\nSolidity validation tool founded on the KeY project verification framework<\/a> for Java that emphasizes usability, scalability, and properties of functional correctness detailing the association of the asset flow with contract data.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDeveloper experience & tools<\/td>\nWeb3JS Library Maintenance<\/a><\/td>\nChainsafe<\/a><\/td>\nA compilation of libraries that enables users to connect with a local or distant Ethereum node via HTTP, IPC, or WebSocket.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nExecution Layer<\/td>\nEthereum Execution Specifications<\/a><\/td>\nGuruprasad Kamath<\/a><\/td>\nCreating 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGeneral Research<\/td>\nAcademic Grants Round<\/a><\/td>\n\nInitiative to fund formal research that aspires to expand understanding of Ethereum, blockchain technology, and associated fields.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGeneral Research<\/td>\nThe Grants (grants.xyz)<\/td>\nEthereum Community Network<\/a><\/td>\nInvestigation into various public goods funding models for the entire Ethereum open-source community in China.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nLayer 2<\/td>\nETH.LIMO Infrastructure Support<\/td>\nETH.LIMO<\/a><\/td>\nInfrastructure upgrades for ETH.LIMO, a decentralized portal for resolving ENS<\/a> records and associated IPFS<\/a> content.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/div>\n