Author: Michael Johnson

It’s always fun to hear about new grants as they’re awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, we’ll check in on a couple of projects that are well underway – or already at the finish line. Read on to learn about some recent milestones and achievements by grantees! GASOL (GAS Optimization TooLkit) The COSTA group works on formal techniques, modeling and implementations related to verification and optimization of programs. Members Elvira Albert, Pablo Gordillo and Albert Rubio are applying that expertise to Ethereum smart contracts with GASOL, a framework for optimizing gas consumption. Every Ethereum smart contract…

In our last post, we outlined Devconnect as a week-long gathering that will feature independent Ethereum events, which aim to bring the Ethereum community together in smaller groups to talk, learn about, or make serious progress on specific subjects. Learn more at Devconnect.org Announcing Devconnect Dates Save the date: Devconnect is scheduled to take place in Amsterdam between April 18-25 2022. While we continue to closely monitor evolving COVID-measures in Amsterdam, things are progressing in the right direction, and we’re organizing quickly. With that, we wanted to share a lot more about what you’ll find in Amsterdam. By (and for)…

Privacy is the freedom to choose what you share, when you share it, and who you share it with. We all take this for granted in daily life: closing the door to a room, casting a secret ballot, or speaking privately with a friend. But online and onchain, these protections are often missing. Ethereum was created to be the foundation of digital trust, one that is worthy of civilizational scale. For that trust to remain credible, privacy must be part of its core, the EF, along with dozens of Ethereum teams focused on privacy, are proud to support this cause..…

Community & educationWeb3 LagosConference in Lagos, Nigeria covering a variety of topics including making the switch from Web2 to Web3.Community & educationBlockchain FellowshipESatyaThree month online course aiming to familiarize Nepalese developers with the key elements of blockchain technology through instruction and project-based learning.Community & educationEthereum Eje Cafetero MeetupsEthereum Eje CafeteroCommunity talks and meetups in Colombia’s Coffee Region.Community & educationETH CUBAKickstarting community growth in Cuba.Community & educationEthereum MedellínPlatohedroCommunity development in Medellín, Colombia.Community & educationEthereum TegucigalpaSupport for Ethereum community development in Honduras including meetups, developer events and Spanish-language Ethereum content.Community & education0xPARC Organization supporting applied cryptography research and development.Community & educationETHGlobalVirtual and…

Queridos Amigos, A few years ago, we outlined what Devcon was all about in the original version of this post, and spoke to our renewed focus on growing the Ethereum ecosystem. In this updated version, we’re excited to re-announce Devcon 6, and to share details on our site-selection, timing and more. 🥁 Devcon 6: 11-14 October 2022 in Bogotá 🥁 The next edition of Devcon will take place in Bogotá, Colombia at the beautiful Agora Bogotá Convention Center! The City We can’t wait for the entire ecosystem to meet Bogotá; the capital city of Colombia and one of Latin America’s…

Spot ETF inflows and declining reserves boost Ethereum’s bullish outlook. Jack Ma’s reported ETH reserve adds optimism to market sentiment. $4,400 support and $4,800 resistance are key levels to watch. Despite the current market correction, Ethereum’s technical and macro fundamentals point to a potential resurgence in the near term. Strong institutional demand, continuous inflows into spot ETFs, and notable accumulation headlines, including the rumoured reserve by Jack Ma, have reinforced bullish sentiment among traders and analysts alike. Institutional inflows driving momentum US spot Ethereum ETFs have continued to attract significant attention, recording $420.90 million in inflows on October 7, marking…

In today’s roundup, we’re excited to feature four recipients from a recent Local Grants wave in Japan! We see Ethereum as an ever-growing, creative and inclusive playground, and it is our responsibility to let everyone keep playing. It’s not easy to commit to public goods or novel use cases without a quick financial return, and it’s important to support the dedicated teams working to solve interesting problems, improve public infrastructure and build creative blockchain use cases. In this Local Grants round, the Ethereum Foundation is happy to shine a spotlight on a local community proactively working to demonstrate the potential…

We are excited to announce a new wave of grants to fund formal research that aims to create more knowledge about Ethereum, blockchain technology, and related domains. We encourage academics, research centers, PhD Students and all those interested in researching Ethereum to submit their project proposals. This grants round has up to $750,000 in total available funding. Knowledge as a flywheel for Ethereum Ethereum continuously evolves at tremendous speed, transforming the way people see Economics and Finance, challenging cybersecurity in new contexts, impacting arts and culture, altering identities and ultimately rearchitecting the status quo in various areas of society. The…

Today, we disclosed the first set of vulnerabilities from the Ethereum Foundation’s Bug Bounty Programs. These vulnerabilities were previously discovered and reported directly to the Ethereum Foundation or client teams via the Bug Bounty Programs for both the Execution Layer and Consensus Layer. Through its Bug Bounty Programs, which allow the Ethereum Foundation (EF) to coordinate and cross-check vulnerabilities across clients, the EF currently accepts vulnerability reports for Nimbus, Teku, Lighthouse, Prysm, Lodestar, Go Ethereum, Nethermind, Erigon and Besu. New repository & vulnerability list The full list of vulnerabilities, along with additional information, can be found in a git repository…

The Kintsugi 🍵 merge testnet, launched late December, has been a valuable testing ground for The Merge. Through various test suites, multi-client devnets, shadow forks of Goerli, application deployments, and the community’s help #TestingTheMerge, we’ve arrived at a set of stable and robust protocol specifications. Now that clients have implemented these latest specs, a successor to Kintsugi, Kiln 🔥🧱, is being launched! Like the Ethereum mainnet, Kiln’s execution layer was launched under proof-of-work in parallel to a Beacon Chain running proof-of-stake. The Merge happened on Kiln on March 15, 2022. The network is now running entirely under proof-of-stake! Kiln is…