Starting June 10, ETH will become the default payment method for all newly approved grants. ๐ฆ
This brings our grant-making closer to the Ethereum ecosystem we support.
This change applies to new applications submitted on or after June 10.
1/ The EF App Relations team is putting out an open RFP for a neutral DeFi risk intelligence aggregator.
Public good, open source, no composite scoring. If you're the team to build this, applications close June 15.
Apply here: https://t.co/vvbZiEBH4h
Here's how we got here ๐
The Pectra Grants Round funded 10+ projs to help the ecosystem prepare for Pectra. Now we're doing it again for Glamsterdam.
If you work on Ethereum tooling, validator tools, monitoring, research, etc. to help prepare for the Glamsterdam upgrade, we want to hear from you.
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๐ The new EF Public Grant Explorer is LIVE!
You can now easily browse, search, and explore grants awarded by the Ethereum Foundation in real-time.
Dive in to discover the projects we support! https://t.co/l6lRjR5dqm
We've awarded a @PrivacyEthereum grant under the new RFP process! ๐
@mirceanistor will work on advancing the did:ethr method specification โ modernising Ethereum's most widely adopted dID method, improving tooling, and guiding it through DIF standardisation.
The Ethereum Foundation Academic Secretariat Team is sponsoring the 2026 PhD Fellowship Program.
The program provides PhD students working on research critical to Ethereumโs long-term evolution with a 1 year fellowship.
Proposals due April 1st.
https://t.co/dFGWTKmYPL
Getting strong Red Dead Redemption vibes...
Just roam, explore, see what happens, but in my own world. First step: merge this with Google Maps already.
Youโre in the middle of the biggest technological expansion of a lifetime. The productivity gains offered by AI will change our economy forever.
Thereโs two modes to playing this. One is stressing about what is lost. The other is exploring what can be made.
Choose wisely.
๐จโ๐ It is time to start building on L1 @ethereum again
๐ญ I built a smart contract wallet proxy factory
๐ And deployed it to mainnet for $0.65 ๐
๐ Each time a user deploys a wallet it costs $0.02
๐ It uses passkey signatures so no more seed phrases
๐ซก Build on L1 again ๐ช
1/ As decentralized identity grows in importance, Ethereum needs a current, well-documented, and verifiable identity standard
Thatโs why weโre aiming to bring did:ethr to full maturity in our RFP:
โก Advancing the did:ethr Method Specification โก
Apply by January 3, 2026 ๐
1/ Q3 2025 was full of fresh ideas and community momentum ๐โจ
Explore the projects @ethereumfndn teams awarded grants to last quarter and the work theyโre driving forward in our blog post below!
1/ Q3 2025 was full of fresh ideas and community momentum ๐โจ
Explore the projects @ethereumfndn teams awarded grants to last quarter and the work theyโre driving forward in our blog post below!