{"id":18190,"date":"2026-03-11T21:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/grantee-roundup-february-2021-ethereum-foundation-blog\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T21:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:10:34","slug":"grantee-roundup-february-2021-ethereum-foundation-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/grantee-roundup-february-2021-ethereum-foundation-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Grantee Roundup: February 2021 | Ethereum Foundation Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/images\/posts\/upload_2b64b333510e4089691157ccc57a9d37.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">This month, we&#8217;ve got the latest on from two groups doing great work to grow the Ethereum ecosystem!<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"chakra-heading group css-qm6a1\" id=\"couger-for-education-and-community-building-in-japan\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"couger for education and community building in japan permalink\" href=\"#couger-for-education-and-community-building-in-japan\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"chakra-icon css-173jpr1\"><g fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M10.458,18.374,7.721,21.11a2.853,2.853,0,0,1-3.942,0l-.892-.891a2.787,2.787,0,0,1,0-3.941l5.8-5.8a2.789,2.789,0,0,1,3.942,0l.893.892A1,1,0,0,0,14.94,9.952l-.893-.892a4.791,4.791,0,0,0-6.771,0l-5.8,5.8a4.787,4.787,0,0,0,0,6.77l.892.891a4.785,4.785,0,0,0,6.771,0l2.736-2.735a1,1,0,1,0-1.414-1.415Z\"\/><path d=\"M22.526,2.363l-.892-.892a4.8,4.8,0,0,0-6.77,0l-2.905,2.9a1,1,0,0,0,1.414,1.414l2.9-2.9a2.79,2.79,0,0,1,3.941,0l.893.893a2.786,2.786,0,0,1,0,3.942l-5.8,5.8a2.769,2.769,0,0,1-1.971.817h0a2.766,2.766,0,0,1-1.969-.816,1,1,0,1,0-1.415,1.412,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,3.384,1.4h0a4.752,4.752,0,0,0,3.385-1.4l5.8-5.8a4.786,4.786,0,0,0,0-6.771Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/couger.co.jp\/en\/\">Couger<\/a> for education and community building in Japan<\/h4>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Specializing in AI, Couger might seem like an unlikely champion of Ethereum education! However, Couger has not only <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/couger.co.jp\/en\/detail05.html\">explored the intersection of Ethereum and AI<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/zkcre.am\/\">piloted a zero knowledge voting protocol<\/a> &#8211; they&#8217;ve also become avid educators and collaborators in their native Japan. Couger received a sponsorship in 2020 for their ETHTerakoya meetups as well as a series of workshops and working groups. Couger was recently awarded a second grant to continue and expand upon their previous work, including:<\/p>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"css-1ars4k6\">\n<li class=\"css-0\">ID x Voting x Blockchain\u201d working group bringing together corporate, technical and legal professionals to work on open standards and proofs of concept: meeting notes in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/ethereum-terakoya.org\/id-voting\">Japanese<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/ethereum-terakoya.org\/en\/id-voting\/id-blockchain\">English<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Public workshop presenting findings of the IDxVoting working group meetings: notes in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/ethereum-terakoya.org\/id-voting\/id-blockchain-last\">Japanese<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/ethereum-terakoya.org\/en\/id-voting\/id-blockchain-last\">English<\/a> and full video of the presentation (split into <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C4dIvzsz2EA&amp;feature=youtu.be\">part 1<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AE-8kQA3l08&amp;feature=youtu.be\">part 2<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Working group on eth2 convened in November 2020: notes in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/ethereum-terakoya.org\/ethereum2.0\/\">Japanese<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/ethereum-terakoya.org\/en\/ethereum2.0\/\">English<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Planned commmunity building initiatives targeting students, enterprise and general public awareness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Watch <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/ethereum-terakoya.org\/\">ethereum-terakoya.org<\/a> for upcoming events and meeting notes. We&#8217;re looking forward to seeing these initiatives develop, and continuing to expand our support for Japan&#8217;s growing Ethereum ecosystem!<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"chakra-heading group css-qm6a1\" id=\"metacartel-for-post-hackathon-support\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"metacartel for post hackathon support permalink\" href=\"#metacartel-for-post-hackathon-support\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"chakra-icon css-173jpr1\"><g fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M10.458,18.374,7.721,21.11a2.853,2.853,0,0,1-3.942,0l-.892-.891a2.787,2.787,0,0,1,0-3.941l5.8-5.8a2.789,2.789,0,0,1,3.942,0l.893.892A1,1,0,0,0,14.94,9.952l-.893-.892a4.791,4.791,0,0,0-6.771,0l-5.8,5.8a4.787,4.787,0,0,0,0,6.77l.892.891a4.785,4.785,0,0,0,6.771,0l2.736-2.735a1,1,0,1,0-1.414-1.415Z\"\/><path d=\"M22.526,2.363l-.892-.892a4.8,4.8,0,0,0-6.77,0l-2.905,2.9a1,1,0,0,0,1.414,1.414l2.9-2.9a2.79,2.79,0,0,1,3.941,0l.893.893a2.786,2.786,0,0,1,0,3.942l-5.8,5.8a2.769,2.769,0,0,1-1.971.817h0a2.766,2.766,0,0,1-1.969-.816,1,1,0,1,0-1.415,1.412,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,3.384,1.4h0a4.752,4.752,0,0,0,3.385-1.4l5.8-5.8a4.786,4.786,0,0,0,0-6.771Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metacartel.org\/\">MetaCartel<\/a> for post-hackathon support<\/h4>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">The MetaCartel DAO is a community of builders working to accelerate the growth of the Ethereum ecosystem, particularly at the application layer. In 2020 MetaCartel put special focus on helping hackathon participants to continue developing software and dapps after the hackathon is over. ESP grant funds were awarded in the form of a contribution to the MetaCartel DAO to be allocated toward post-hackathon support, particularly for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/metacartel\/ethonline-post-hackathon-support-program-c680f7b0838e\">projects emerging from the ETHOnline virtual hackathon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">In addition to providing mentorship as teams refine their products and build sustainable business models, MetaCartel DAO gave small grants to ETHOnline projects including:<\/p>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"css-1ars4k6\">\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/llama.community\/#\/\">Llama<\/a>, a crypto community treasury hub<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/mindful.cash\/\">Mindful<\/a>, a platform automating portfolio rebalancing and dollar cost averaging<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/hack.ethglobal.co\/showcase\/overlay-reclnZZ0Y0UnCzlQ6\">Overlay<\/a>, a derivatives protocol using on-chain oracles to enable trading on data streams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Keep track of MetaCartel&#8217;s many initiatives, not to mention their notorious memes, on Twitter <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Meta_Cartel\">@Meta_Cartel<\/a> or via their <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/dapp.substack.com\/\">Substack newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/en\/2021\/03\/01\/esp-grantee-february-21\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month, we&#8217;ve got the latest on from two groups doing great work to grow the Ethereum ecosystem! Couger for education and community building in Japan Specializing in AI, Couger might seem like an unlikely champion of Ethereum education! 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