{"id":18513,"date":"2026-03-21T13:37:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/ethereum-foundation-grants-update-wave-iv\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T13:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:37:28","slug":"ethereum-foundation-grants-update-wave-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/ethereum-foundation-grants-update-wave-iv\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Foundation Grants Update &#8211; Wave IV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/images\/posts\/grants_eth_logo.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Greetings from the Ethereum Foundation Grants Team!<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">As we go full steam ahead to Devcon 4, we&#8217;re back to announce Wave 4 of the Grants Program! Thank you to all the fantastic community members that have applied with creative ideas on how to bolster our ecosystem. We would not exist without the time and energy that you put into Ethereum. While the program continues to grow, we will increasingly continue to involve more community members in the decision making process. The Grants Program today is vastly improved from just earlier this year, thanks to all the helpful feedback from the community, allowing us to provide better public tools and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">If you haven&#8217;t heard of us before, our last announcement went into some depth on program history, funding summary, and processes. Find that post <a class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/2018\/08\/17\/ethereum-foundation-grants-update-wave-3\">here<\/a>, and you can see guidelines and more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/app.tettra.co\/teams\/ethereum\/pages\/applying-for-ef-grants\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Without further ado&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"chakra-heading group css-1kpzc4q\" id=\"-we-are-proud-to-announce-our-wave-4-grantees\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\" we are proud to announce our wave 4 grantees permalink\" href=\"#-we-are-proud-to-announce-our-wave-4-grantees\"><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>\ud83c\udf89 We are proud to announce our Wave 4 Grantees! \ud83c\udf89<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"scalability\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"scalability permalink\" href=\"#scalability\"><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>Scalability<\/h3>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"css-1ars4k6\">\n<li class=\"css-0\">Non-Custodial Payment Channel Hub\u200b\u200b &#8212; $420K. Payment upon delivery for the open source SDK release built by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/spankchain.com\">Spankchain<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/kyokan.io\">Kyokan<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/connext.network\">Connext<\/a> at Devcon 4<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/counterfactual.com\/\">Prototypal\u200b\u200b<\/a> &#8212; $375K. Front-end state channel research and development.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/finalitylabs.io\/\">Finality Labs<\/a>\u200b\u200b \u200b\u200b&#8211; $250K. Development of Forward-Time Locked Contracts (FTLC).<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"http:\/\/plasma.kyokan.io\/\">Kyokan\u200b\u200b<\/a> \u200b\u200b&#8211; $125K. Development of production ready mainnet Plasma Cash &amp; Debit plugins.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"http:\/\/cs.brown.edu\/research\/atomic-transactions\/\">Atomic Cross-Chain Transactions<\/a> &#8212; $65K. Research led by Maurice Herlihy of Brown University.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/HarryR\/ethsnarks\">EthSnarks\u200b\u200b<\/a> \u200b\u200b&#8211; $40K. Development of a cross-compatible SDK for zkSNARKS to be viable on Ethereum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"security\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"security permalink\" href=\"#security\"><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>Security<\/h3>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"css-1ars4k6\">\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/flintlang\">Flintstones<\/a> &#8212; $120K. Further development of the Flint Language including a security focused IDE by Susan Eisenbach of Imperial College London.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"usability-devex\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"usability devex permalink\" href=\"#usability-devex\"><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>Usability (DevEx)<\/h3>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"css-1ars4k6\">\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Great-Hill-Corporation\/quickBlocks\">TrueBlocks<\/a> \u200b\u200b&#8211; $120K. Open source block explorer.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/gitcoin.co\/\">Gitcoin\u200b\u200b<\/a> &#8212; $100K. Funding bounties on Gitcoin.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/vulcanize\/vulcanizedb\">VulcanizeDB<\/a> \u200b\u200b&#8211; $75K. &#8220;Community sourced&#8221; block explorer.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"http:\/\/getbuidler.com\/\">Buidler<\/a> \u200b\u200b&#8211; $50K. Development of modular alternative to Truffle based on Ethers.js.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/ethdoc.io\/\">Ethdoc\u200b\u200b<\/a> &#8212; $25K. Open source tool for organization and interaction of smart contract codebases.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.ricmoo.com\/ethers-v4-released-6db6e08d523d\">Ethers.js\u200b\u200b<\/a> &#8212; $25K. Support for ricmoo to continue development and maintenance of Ethers.js.<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kauri.io\/\">Kauri\u200b\u200b<\/a> &#8212; $25K. Funding documentation bounties on Kauri.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"buidl\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"buidl permalink\" href=\"#buidl\"><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>(#BUIDL)<\/h3>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"css-1ars4k6\">\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/darkcrystal.pw\">Magic Money Tree (Dark Crystal)<\/a> &#8212; $50K. Tool for securely storing and recovering keys and secrets through a multisig design by the Secure Scuttlebutt Team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"hackternships\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"hackternships permalink\" href=\"#hackternships\"><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>Hackternships<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"client-diversity\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"client diversity permalink\" href=\"#client-diversity\"><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>Client Diversity<\/h3>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Want to #BUIDL with us? \u00a0See the dev wishlist below and follow links to learn more. If you can imagine a project relating to the topics listed, submit an application and talk to us!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"chakra-heading group css-1kpzc4q\" id=\"wishlist\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"wishlist permalink\" href=\"#wishlist\"><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>Wishlist!<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"scalability-1\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"scalability 1 permalink\" href=\"#scalability-1\"><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>Scalability<\/h3>\n<ol role=\"list\" class=\"css-vgl4zd\">\n<li class=\"css-0\">More payment and\/or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jeffcoleman.ca\/state-channels\/\">state channel<\/a> implementations \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9c<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">More <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/ethresear.ch\/t\/minimal-viable-plasma\/426\">plasma<\/a> implementations \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc99<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Improving efficiency of existing clients such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ethereum\/go-ethereum\">geth<\/a> &amp; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/paritytech\/parity-ethereum\">parity<\/a> \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc99<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">A tokenless &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/raiden.network\/101.html\">Lightning Network<\/a>&#8221; for Ethereum \ud83d\udc99<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ewasm\/design\">WebAssembly<\/a> R&amp;D \ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">libp2p Python implementation \ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Plasma Cash implementations for fungible tokens utilizing defragmentation techniques found <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/ethresear.ch\/t\/plasma-cash-defragmentation\/3410\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/ethresear.ch\/t\/plasma-cash-defragmentation-take-2\/3515\">here<\/a> \ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Academic analysis of Casper \ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"privacy\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"privacy permalink\" href=\"#privacy\"><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>Privacy<\/h3>\n<ol role=\"list\" class=\"css-vgl4zd\">\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ethereum\/research\/tree\/master\/mimc_stark\">STARKS<\/a> R&amp;D \ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.z.cash\/new-snark-curve\/\">BLS12-381<\/a> implementations in new languages \ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"usability\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"usability permalink\" href=\"#usability\"><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>Usability<\/h3>\n<ol role=\"list\" class=\"css-vgl4zd\">\n<li class=\"css-0\">Improve private key management and transacting in Ethereum \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9b<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Alternative wallet \/ client designs \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9c<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Standards and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WalletConnect\">portability<\/a> between wallets \ud83d\udc99<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/buyethdomains\/browseth-2018-roadmap-1533bfd02cd\">Tooling<\/a> that improves developer experience \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Improved documentation &amp; developer\/user education videos \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Tokenless end user products \ud83d\udc9c<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ethereum\/vyper\">Vyper development<\/a> \ud83d\udc9c<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">More security focused <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/flintlang\/flint\">high-level<\/a> languages \ud83d\udc9c<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Non-transferable ID tokens \ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Establishing a spec and cross client test suite for the JSON-RPC API \ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Analysis of and analytics for real world Ethereum transactions (application usage, gas \/ opcode usage, missed avenues for optimization, etc) \ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Tooling that source-verifies contracts client-side, makes use of the metadata hash and shows NatSpec comments to the user for use in wallets \ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"security-1\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"security 1 permalink\" href=\"#security-1\"><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>Security<\/h3>\n<ol role=\"list\" class=\"css-vgl4zd\">\n<li class=\"css-0\">Security audits for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ethereum\/vyper\">Vyper<\/a> \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9c<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Smart contract audits \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc9c<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Particularly, audits for ERC20, ERC223, ERC721, multisig wallets, vaults \ud83d\udc9c<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Tooling that prevents vulnerable code \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9c<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">IDE with a visual debugger \ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptstorm.com\/zk-snarks-comes-to-ethereum\/\">Privacy Solutions<\/a> \ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">More in-depth network monitoring tools \ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"education\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"education permalink\" href=\"#education\"><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>Education<\/h3>\n<ol role=\"list\" class=\"css-vgl4zd\">\n<li class=\"css-0\">Community groups and conferences for underrepresented and underserved communities \ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Translation of research, documentation, and specs into other languages \ud83d\udd25<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"hackternships-1\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"hackternships 1 permalink\" href=\"#hackternships-1\"><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>Hackternships<\/h3>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">You already have a job (or school)? No problem! Suggest a problem you want to solve and we&#8217;re happy to fund a 10-week $10K externship for your spare-time working on Ethereum. \ud83d\udc9a\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b(Successful projects will be featured at a developer conference. We are also looking to hire and fund from this pool of side projects. If you&#8217;re looking for where to start, look at the list above.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">\ud83d\udc9a &#8212; \u00a0Wave I \/ \ud83d\udc99 &#8212; Wave II \/ \ud83d\udc9c &#8212; Wave III \/ \u00a0\ud83d\udc9b&#8211; Wave IV \/ \ud83d\udd25 &#8212; New to wishlist<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">For more inspiration&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Keep up to date with research <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/ethresear.ch\/\">here<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"http:\/\/www.weekinethereum.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/en\/2018\/10\/15\/ethereum-foundation-grants-update-wave-4\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings from the Ethereum Foundation Grants Team! As we go full steam ahead to Devcon 4, we&#8217;re back to announce Wave 4 of the Grants Program! Thank you to all the fantastic community members that have applied with creative ideas on how to bolster our ecosystem. 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