Author: Michael Johnson
Welcome! The Devcon Scholars Program is an Ethereum Foundation initiative designed to provide an opportunity for Ethereum ecosystem-members from underserved communities, unique circumstances, or developing areas to attend the largest annual gathering in the Ethereum ecosystem. Now in its second year, the Devcon Scholars Program provides full scholarships to many around the world to learn, connect, and grow with others in the blockchain space, culminating in an experience to attend Devcon 5 in Osaka. In collaboration with ecosystem leaders including UNICEF Innovation, ConsenSys and Bounties Network, the Ethereum Foundation selected 50+ scholars from around the world to participate in the…
Over the last few months, we’ve been coordinating with the talented team over at ether.cards to bring an NFT-based on-chain ticketing solution to the Ethereum community in time for Devcon5. This experiment will take place in two parts, with a raffle and an auction with proceeds donated to the Devcon Scholars Program taking place in the coming days. We have committed 100 tickets to the raffle and 50 to the auction this year, and we plan to extend the availability of on-chain ticketing options next year. The raffle will begin at 5:00pm GMT on August 22. The link to both…
We are today unveiling over $2M USD in Foundation-led and co-funded grant funding aimed at furthering Serenity (Eth2.0) development as we move nearer to the launch of the Beacon Chain. Eth2.0 Client Grants In recent months, the Ethereum Foundation granted substantial awards to leading client development teams currently tasked with delivering long-standing multi-client testnets as development approaches the launch of Phase 0. We are proud to announce the recipients of those grants. Harmony Award: $189k for Harmony beacon chain development Github Prysmatic Labs Award: $725k for Prysm client development Website | Github Sigma Prime Award: $485k for Lighthouse client development…
Crypto markets have entered a holding pattern, with Bitcoin near $108,164. Traders are awaiting a key US inflation (CPI) report due out on Friday. Hopes are rising for a de-escalation in the US-China trade war. Cryptocurrency markets have entered a midweek holding pattern, with prices for Bitcoin and other major digital assets remaining relatively flat as traders brace for a pivotal US inflation report and look for signs of a de-escalation in the US-China trade dispute. Bitcoin is trading around $108,164, up slightly from Monday but still down 2% for the week. Ether is changing hands near $3,815. The stabilization…
This is it: Final appeals are the last way to book your ticket to Osaka for Devcon 5 Note: All participants in the on-chain Devcon Ticket Raffle and Auction will receive an NFT-ticket to Devcon5! In the next days, your ERC-721 and will be issued to the addresses used in the on-chain sales and we’ll release a post detailing how to retrieve your ticket. For help with this process or other questions related to the on-chain ticketing processes, contact [email protected]. Over the last months, we’ve experimented with as many ways as possible to get Devcon tickets into the hands of…
With the the first-ever on-chain Devcon ticket distributions now behind us, it’s time to talk ticket distribution for all participants! First, we’d like to offer a sincere “Thank you” to everyone that participated in these first trial rounds for on-chain Devcon ticketing. Thanks to your support, we’re confident in our code and exploring the possibility of expanding these systems in future years. On the Raffle/Auction processes, the contracts completed their tasks and Ethereum users were on the ball! In the auction round, all bid reveals were completed with two days remaining. Participants, please read carefully since without contact information on-file,…
The Pectra testnet activation revealed issues in clients with deposit contract configurations changes on Ethereum testnets. While Sepolia’s recovery was straightforward and the network has since fully recovered, Holesky experienced extensive inactivity leaks as part of its recovery mechanism. The Holesky network has since then finalized, but the exited validators would take approximately one year to fully be removed from the validator set (¹). While stakers can test deposits, consolidations and all other Pectra features, the size of the exit queue prevents Holesky from being used to test the full validator lifecycle within a reasonable timeframe. To address this, a…
Ethereum’s weekly All Core Developer calls are a lot to keep up with, so this “Checkpoint” series aims for brief high-level updates with a target cadence of every 4-5 calls, depending on what’s happening in core development. See the initial update here. All subsequent updates will be hosted here on the Ethereum Foundation blog. The past month of calls have been focused on Pectra’s testnet upgrades in anticipation of the Pectra mainnet fork with development of the following fork, Fusaka, pushing forward in parallel. Pectra Both major testnets, Holešky and Sepolia, underwent the Pectra fork and both saw configuration issues…
TL;DR: The EPF successfully concluded the fifth cohort, Study Group 2025 and is preparing for cohort six (EPF6). Applications will be announced soon, keep an eye on the EF blog! In the meantime, get ready by enhancing your Ethereum protocol knowledge at EPF.wiki and sign up for the newsletter to get notified about announcements. The Ethereum Protocol Fellowship completed its fifth cohort, culminating with EPF Day at Devcon in Bangkok. Its completion marked 5 months of immersive learning, research and contribution to the Ethereum core ecosystem from a group of talented and dedicated fellows. Client devs and researchers welcomed new…
TL;DR: We are excited to announce that the applications are now open for the sixth cohort of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF6). The EPF provides a pathway for aspiring protocol developers to make meaningful contributions to Ethereum. In each cohort, a diverse group is assembled to work toward advancing Ethereum’s roadmap during the fellowship. This includes the development of client implementations, testing and specifications, and participating in the latest core protocol research. With an overarching goal to find eventual placement for fellows in R&D teams working on core protocol development, EPF provides fellows with a unique opportunity to collaborate with…