Dragon Dancers Scale up Ambitions in Vietnam

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By day, Le Yen Quyen works as a pharmacist at her local health clinic in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. At night, she dances under the head of a lion on perilously high metal poles, practicing her moves ahead of Lunar New Year festivities.
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Grantee Roundup: January 2021

Our intrepid grantees have been keeping busy as always – read on for some recent accomplishments 🏆 ENS ENS (Ethereum Name Service) runs on the Ethereum blockchain, but it’s not just for ETH addresses! ENS maps human-readable domain names to locations…

The Long(er) road to Devcon

Friends, In the time since the last Devcon announcement, the state of the Ethereum ecosystem has been electric. We’ve realized critical milestones on the Eth2 roadmap, as well as countless breakthroughs and major progress by teams across the ecosystem…

In Miyazaki’s Shadow: Son Goro Breaks Out into 3D Animation

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Studio Ghibli, home of the masters of Japanese animated film, has decided to take the plunge into 3D under the direction of founder Hayao Miyazaki’s son Goro — though he is far from ready to put away his colored pencils.
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The State of Eth2, Jan 2021

At the start of December, the Ethereum community bootstrapped the new beacon chain proof-of-stake consensus mechanism — the foundation of Ethereum’s long-term and sustainable home. The launch was a resounding success, and the operation of the beacon c…

January mARKet Update Webinar

The January mARKet update webinar. This month’s spotlight: fiscal and monetary policy, multi-cancer screening, and ARK’s latest research…

Frozen Towers and Palaces Stun Visitors at Harbin Ice Festival

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Giant snow mazes, illuminated frozen towers and crystal palaces etched from vast blocks of ice greeted visitors to China’s annual ice festival in Harbin.
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