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,…
Read More »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….
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »Finalized no. 32
tl;dr Kintsugi🍵 in progress — testnet to come Stakers must upgrade for Arrow Glacier…
Read More »Kiln Shutdown Announcement
The Merge is happening soon! This post explains how and when the upgrade will happen, along with the client versions compatible with it. Kiln, an Ethereum merge testnet launched in…
Read More »How The Merge Impacts Ethereum’s Application Layer
Note: this post was updated in March 2022 to reflect the latest changes to specifications. These include the renaming of consensus layer specifications to “Bellatrix”, the renaming of the RANDOM…
Read More »Update on the partnership between EF and UNICEF
Since 2019, we have supported UNICEF’s CryptoFund with recurring contributions, and we are excited about our most recent donation too. Today, I would like to share the story of our…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
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