Edelweiss Interop Recap

With The Merge now firmly behind us, protocol developers have been making progress across a (record?) number of areas over the past few months. Withdrawals, danksharding, EOF, verkle tries, history expiry, SSZ and more have all seen significant progres…

Wallet Connect: What Is It & How Does It Work?

The popularity of decentralized applications (DApps) has continued to soar since 2021. However, to access and use DApps, users need to have a compatible web3 wallet, and not all wallets are compatible with every DApp. This is where WalletConnect comes …

Grantee Roundup – Q1 2023

It’s always fun to hear about new grants as they’re awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, we check in on projects that are well underway or already at the finish line. You may have noticed something different—instead of mon…

Looking back: 2022 on ethereum.org

From the explosion of the scaling and layer 2 ecosystems to the first Devcon in three years and The Merge, it has been an exciting year for Ethereum and ethereum.org. We’ve shipped many impactful features and content, with thousands of incredible contr…

EF-Supported Teams: Research & Development Roundup

Friends, As the year of the Merge ends, we wanted to share updates from many of the Ethereum gardeners and EF-supported teams that achieved long sought accomplishments, both big and small, alongside the rest of the ecosystem in 2022. We all have a lot…

KZG Ceremony Grant Round

The Protocol Support team is organizing a grant round to support the upcoming Ethereum KZG Ceremony. The KZG Ceremony is a coordinated public ritual that will provide a cryptographic foundation for Ethereum scaling initiatives like EIP-4844. Learn mor…

Allocation Update Q3 2022

Before the year comes to a close, we’d like to highlight the amazing projects that received funding in the previous quarter. Read on to learn more about our Q3 grantee lineup! |Category|Project|Recipient|Description| |—|—|—|—| |Community & edu…

Merge Data Challenge Results

The Ethereum Foundation is excited to announce the winners of the Merge Data Challenge 🐼. The challenge ran for ~9 weeks surrounding the Merge, allowing for data analysts to gather and review information both before and after the big event. Participan…

Ropsten Shutdown Announcement

As previously announced, the Ropsten network has been deprecated and will be shut down in the coming weeks. Over the past few months, infrastructure providers have gradually stopped supporting the network and validator participation rates have been ste…

Devcon VI Recap, Resources & Wrap-Up!

A few weeks ago in October, much of the Ethereum community came together in South America as we reunited for Devcon VI in Bogotá, Colombia! Today we want to say Thank You(!) to every attendee, volunteer, and contributor that made Devcon VI a success. …

Devcon VI Scholars: Growing the Infinite Garden

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) exists to help the Ethereum ecosystem thrive, and there are still many discoveries to be made about what Ethereum can do for the world. That’s why we support individuals that have the potential to unlock parts of Etheruem’…