I’ve spent years trying to understand how communities coordinate and how institutions quietly fail to.
This is the story of why we chose to dissolve the @ethereumecf and what it means to go from “1 → 0”: to make space for equitable growth and uncover the talent hierarchy hides..
We’re sharing everything — the lessons, the mistakes, the reasoning behind letting go.
Because if Web3 is serious about decentralization, then unbuilding might be the most radical design pattern we have left. https://t.co/NXYvFji2qT
Discourse on Pensieve = on-chain complaint & redress for Web3.
A structured way for communities to surface issues, respond with evidence, and keep disputes part of public memory — not private DMs.
👉 https://t.co/EWYdosTIuY
They said a true Privacy Super App could never exist.
We just shipped it.
Status Desktop v2.36 is live.
And here’s what’s new
🔍 Built-in private browser
🤯Full range of Emoji reactions finally here
💾 Improved on-device backups (chats + communities)
&more
Less app-hopping.
Fewer digital traces.
More control.
Update your Status Desktop Now
https://t.co/HWHbmcQuvw
What asset are we building?
We’re building a trusted platform and community archive of verifiable and immutable contributions, authentic stories, a living record of talent, equity, and growth in the ecosystem. This asset compounds in value as more stories are added.
Head to https://t.co/imWJOsTSiU, click Create Filter, define your criteria, and share your personalized Sieve with your peers.
The next transparent grant program might just start with your Sieve.
At ETH Tbilisi 04, we explored some interesting debates about the challenges that @ethereumecf is dealing with building a collective truth machine:
How can the Pensieve mechanism preserve truth in a coordinated attack?
📺: https://t.co/wGQnW1DXIg
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@ECFPensieve
New features & enhancements added: Pensieve launched Pensieve Ads (Harberger-tax ad slots, open-source contracts) and MySieve (sorting/curation for grant/project discovery); upcoming Pensieve AI agent and integrated project discourse space.
👥 @QJ_ECF@0xrenoyang
@ECFPensieve@QJ_ECF@0xrenoyang@Xiezhenwen1@ETHChiangmai
A two-month unconference and bootcamp (Dec–Jan), hackathon and summit, university partnerships, speakers/workshops, and tracks on blockchain, privacy, digital residency, and AI+blockchain.
👥@ zik
🔍Define your criteria. Discover the builders.
Introducing MySieve on Pensieve. Move beyond static lists and curate your own dynamic grant programs. Filter by whatever you define, and fund what matters with confidence.
Dive into the details ➡️ https://t.co/Up6IloRDUA
Ethereum World is finally out!
The first collaborative Ethereum magazine made by the communities.
1000 free copies will be available during @EFDevcon across hubs, side events and discussion corners.
Huge thanks to everyone who contributed, and to @AKASHAorg for the support!
What if you built an ad system where no one could hoard ad space, and every bit of it generated flowed straight into community-chosen public goods? Continuously, fairly, transparently.
That’s Pensieve Ads: a Harberger Tax experiment and a powerful new tool in the coordination toolbox.
What if you built an ad system where no one could hoard ad space, and every bit of it generated flowed straight into community-chosen public goods? Continuously, fairly, transparently.
That’s Pensieve Ads: a Harberger Tax experiment and a powerful new tool in the coordination toolbox.
New volunteer spots available for @EFDevcon ✨
If you live, breathe, buidl on Ethereum - join us and let's make magic happen 🪄
Sign up in the link below and LFG! 🔥
A peek for @ECFPensieve 's tons of updates:
💡Auto-Fill Agent (v1)
💡Live Support: Chatwoot
💡Harberger Tax (finally!!)
💡Irys (@ArweaveEco) Storage
💡Custom Filters/Sorting & Sharing... and more
We’re launching a grant round just for Zuvillages, supported by the @ethereumecf@ECFPensieve Perennial Grant Experiment.
📅The window will run from October 30 to November 13.
Rules & Details👇
https://t.co/dfT1akPtUt
Want more CPs and higher accountability scores?
We should definitely Huddle at @Zuzalu_city October Townhall, Thursday, 2PM CET, and get the playbook from @QJ_ECF.
Register👇
https://t.co/CmnL5zm00z
@ETHChiangmai@hubs_network_@ethna_rocks Perennial Grant Week 3 is open! 💰800 USD for accountable and transparent projects by Nov 4th, 12pm CET.
We will also host Community Huddle at 1 pm CET, Oct 30📅 to help you chase the fund faster.
Check Week 3 rules and join Community Huddle 👇🔗https://t.co/3Te6O7HK57
Blockchain’s most profound application isn’t finance — it’s human governance. For anyone serious about using tech to protect our liberties, this is essential reading:
https://t.co/hPBIJwAPe0📖 Farewell to Westphalia: Crypto Sovereignty and Post-Nation-State Governance by @jarradhope_ & @ej_spode
Get it in print, ebook, or free download: https://t.co/hPBIJwAPe0
Proud to support this important work 🤍🤍