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Finalized no. 33
tl;dr Merge progress -- minor spec updates, engineering full steam ahead No progress in client diversity. Be selfish, run a minority client!...
Published on: January 31, 2022 | Source:
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Grantee Roundup: December 2021
Itβs always fun to hear about new grants as theyβre awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, weβll 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...
Published on: January 31, 2022 | Source:The great renaming: what happened to Eth2?
Ethereum is a protocol undergoing significant changes. Client teams are upgrading the protocol to scale to meet global demand while improving security and decentralization. Beyond protocol development, a critical shift in Ethereum has been the movement away from βEth1β and βEth2β terminology.As of late 2021, core developers stopped using the...
Published on: January 24, 2022 | Source:Announcing the KZG Ceremony
High fees have made life difficult for travelers through these Dark Forests. The Pools of Mem once clouded, now clarified by the filter of 1559, reveal that they are not deep enough to sustain. Legends tell of a society flourishing under the abundance brought about by DankShard, of giant...
Published on: January 16, 2022 | Source:Announcing the Kintsugi Merge Testnet
Since returning from the Amphora merge workshop, client teams have been hard at work implementing the latest versions of merge specifications and testing them on devnets. After four ephemeral devnets, Kintsugi , a longer-lived public testnet, is now live! Although client development and UX continue to be refined,...
Published on: December 20, 2021 | Source:Announcing the Client Incentive Program
Note: this post was updated on April 4, 2022 to include a full copy of the Client Incentive Program details. A diverse set of clients is key to the Ethereum network's health and decentralization. Diversity ensures that innovation continues at the base layer of the protocol, that the network...
Published on: December 13, 2021 | Source:An update on Devcon 6, and something new...
Itβs been a little while, and weβve got some news....
Published on: December 13, 2021 | Source:Spotlight on Kenya: Microinsurance for Every Farmer
In Sub-Saharan Africa, only 3% of 48 million smallholder farmers are insured. Owning 1 acre of land and earning approximately $1.40 per person per day characterize a smallholder farmer. Smallholder farmers often own a mixture of cash crops and subsistence or non-commercial farming; and, they lack the financial and technological...
Published on: December 07, 2021 | Source:Verkle tree structure
A Verkle tree is a commitment scheme that works similar to a Merkle tree, but has much smaller witnesses. It works by replacing the hashes in a Merkle tree with a vector commitment, which makes wider branching factors more efficient. Thanks to Kevaundray Wedderburn for feedback on the post....
Published on: December 02, 2021 | Source:How The Merge Impacts Ethereumβs Application Layer
Ethereum's transition to proof of stake -- The Merge -- is near: devnets are being stood up, specifications are being finalized and community outreach has begun in earnest. The Merge is designed to have minimal impact on how Ethereum operates for end users, smart contracts and dapps. That said, there...
Published on: November 29, 2021 | Source:Update on the partnership between EF and UNICEF
Since 2019, we have supported UNICEFβs CryptoFund with recurring contributions, and we are excited about our most recent donation too. Today, I would like to share the story of our journey together, to recognize some of the achievements of our partnership, and to speak a bit more about whatβs next....
Published on: November 24, 2021 | Source:Finalized no. 32
tl;dr Kintsugi in progress -- testnet to come Stakers must upgrade for Arrow Glacier...
Published on: November 22, 2021 | Source:Announcing Grants for Advocacy Non-Profits
The Ethereum Foundation is allocating 1 million USD in grant funding to organizations that educate governments and policymakers about Ethereum and blockchain technology. We encourage others in the Ethereum community to support their important work....
Published on: November 16, 2021 | Source:Arrow Glacier Upgrade Announcement
The Ethereum network will be undergoing a scheduled upgrade at block number 13,773,000, which is predicted to occur on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. The exact date is subject to change due to variable block times and timezones. Please upgrade your node before Sunday, December 5, 2021 to account for the...
Published on: November 10, 2021 | Source:Allocation Update: Q2 2021
It's that time again - our Q2 grantee lineup is coming right up. But before we get to that: ESP is hiring a Team Lead! We're looking for someone organized, innovative, and passionate about Ethereum. If you think you might be the right person to lead a small but...
Published on: November 04, 2021 | Source:Announcing Devcon Archive V2
Devcon is coming in 2022 (along with something new ), but ahead of our next event updates, we invite you to check out a completely refreshed Devcon archive....
Published on: November 03, 2021 | Source:Finalized no. 31
This issue of Finalized is dedicated to the contextualization of a recently published paper describing three possible attacks on Ethereum's proof-of-stake algorithm. tl;dr These are serious attacks with a formally-analyzed, technically-simple mitigation. A fix will be rolled out prior to the Merge and will not delay Merge timelines....
Published on: November 02, 2021 | Source:Grantee Roundup: September 2021
Itβs always fun to hear about new grants as theyβre awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, weβll 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...
Published on: October 22, 2021 | Source:Finalized no. 30
tl;dr Altair is fast approaching. Upgrade your nodes! Now!...
Published on: October 19, 2021 | Source:Amphora: A Major Merge Milestone
Earlier this year, the Rayonism hackathon kicked off to protoype the architecture for Ethereum's transition to proof of stake. The transition, often refered to as The Merge, will keep the existing beacon chain (eth2) and execution layer (eth1) clients, and "merge" both chains by making the beacon chain drive the...
Published on: October 15, 2021 | Source:Altair Mainnet Announcement
The Altair beacon chain upgrade is ready to be activated on the Ethereum mainnet. The upgrade will go live at epoch 74240 (Oct 27, 2021, 10:56:23am UTC)....
Published on: October 05, 2021 | Source:Finalized no. 29
Altair is here; the Merge is coming. tl;dr Altair upgrade epoch set, mainnet client releases in progress Merge interop spec released. Devnets to follow ...
Published on: September 28, 2021 | Source:Grantee Roundup: August 2021
Itβs always fun to hear about new grants as theyβre awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, weβll 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...
Published on: September 22, 2021 | Source:Secured no. 1
Earlier this year, we launched a bug bounty program focused on finding issues in the beacon chain specification, and/or in client implementations (Lighthouse, Nimbus, Teku, Prysm etc...). The results (and vulnerability reports) have been enlightening as have the lessons learned while patching potential issues. In this new series, we...
Published on: September 09, 2021 | Source:Core Developer Apprenticeship Program: The Second Cohort
Does development of the core protocols that power the Ethereum blockchain excite you? Are you interested in getting involved at the most fundemental and technical levels of the Ethereum protocol? I am excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the second cohort of the Core Developer...
Published on: September 06, 2021 | Source:Finalized no. 28
The Road to Altair edition tl;dr Pyrmont upgrade successful, scenario testing underway Prater upgrade scheduled for September 2, 12pm UTC Mainnet to follow...
Published on: August 25, 2021 | Source:Building Together: Execution-Layer Client Ecosystem Fundraise
Ethereumβs diverse client ecosystem is at the foundation of all that weβre building together. This includes both execution-layer and consensus-layer clients, both of which are essential parts of Ethereum's post-merge future. Supporting execution-layer (formerly βEth1β) clients remains one of the Ethereum Foundationβs highest priorities. These client teams have supported...
Published on: August 24, 2021 | Source:EF-Supported Teams: Research & Development Roundup
Welcome to London! This is an exciting time for the Ethereum ecosystem, and the pace will only pick up further as we approach Altair and the Merge in the months ahead. The Beacon Chain now has 6.5+ million Ether staked, and 200K+ active validators online across five clients, and...
Published on: August 12, 2021 | Source:Grantee Roundup: July 2021
Itβs always fun to hear about new grants as theyβre awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, weβll 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...
Published on: August 06, 2021 | Source:Finalized no. 27
tl;dr It's time to upgrade for London Merge checklist and draft EIP released Altair devnets launch; clients position themselves for mainnet...
Published on: July 26, 2021 | Source:Road to Devcon Meetup and Event Grants
Community organizers are the glue that holds the Ethereum ecosystem together, and whether they're leading large-scale events, local meetups, hackathons or seminars, we might all be wandering in the dark forest of the analog world without them. But where's the fun in relying on chance encounters with kindred spirits identified...
Published on: July 15, 2021 | Source:Allocation Update: Q1 2021
Happy July! Read on for the list of projects funded in Q1 of this year. But first: office hours are in session! Signups are open now through this Sunday (July 4) for teams or individuals to request a one-on-one call with the ESP team during the week of July...
Published on: July 01, 2021 | Source:London Testnets Announcement
The long-anticipated London upgrade is now ready for deployement on the Ethereum testnets! The upgrade will first go live on Ropsten, at block 10499401, which is expected to happen around June 24, 2021. This upgrade follows Berlin, which was activated only a few months ago on the Ethereum mainnet....
Published on: June 18, 2021 | Source:Grantee Roundup: May 2021
Itβs always fun to hear about new grants as theyβre awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, weβll 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...
Published on: June 02, 2021 | Source: