An update on Devcon 6, and something new…

Big things are happening in 2022 – It’s been a little while, and we’ve got some news. 👋 It’s happening! 👋 After being cooped up for the last years, it’s…

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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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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…

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How The Merge Impacts Ethereum’s 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…

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Update on the partnership between EF and UNICEF

How it started, how far we’ve come, what’s next – Since 2019, we have supported UNICEF’s CryptoFund with recurring contributions, and we are excited about our most recent donation too….

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Finalized no. 32

the Ethereum consensus-layer – tl;dr Kintsugi🍵 in progress – testnet to come Stakers must upgrade for Arrow Glacier Kintsugi🍵 in progress At the start of November, the Kintsugi🍵 month-long Merge…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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Announcing Devcon Archive V2

Community focused and decentralized – Devcon is coming in 2022 (along with something new 🤫), but ahead of our next event updates, we invite you to check out a completely…

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