Ethereum Foundation Blog

Ethereum Protocol Fellowship Cohort 4 Recap

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

TL;DR: The EPF concluded the fourth cohort and is preparing for a fifth cohort. Applications will be open soon. In the meantime, explore the new EPF.wiki and sign up to get notified when they open. The Ethereum Protocol Fellowship recently completed its fourth successful cohort, culminating with EPF Day...

Sepolia Incident

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

This blog post discloses a threat against the Ethereum network that was present from the Merge up until the Dencun hard fork....

Announcing the Devcon SEA venue!

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Hello, Devcon awaiters! We are thrilled to announce the venue where we’ll meet for Devcon 7 in Southeast Asia from November 12-15! This year we are transforming the QSNCC - Queen Sirikit National Convention Center into a lively world that showcases our community spirit, and all of the...

Devconnect Scholars Program - Ethereum Stories from Istanbul and Beyond

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Ethereum is growing, and diversity of human participation creates resilience throughout the ecosystem. The Devconnect Scholars Program is one small effort that aims to create resilience through community diversity. Better representation across human geography and demographics leads to diverse experiences and new perspectives that help the Ethereum protocol serve the...

Dencun Mainnet Announcement

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

March 12, 2024 update: Since the initial publication of this post, several client teams have made Dencun-compatible releases containing significant performance and stability improvements. While previously announced versions are still considered sufficient for the upgrade, a column has been added to the Client Releases tables highlighting the latest recommended versions...

ZK Grants Round

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The Ethereum Foundation is thrilled to announce a collaborative grant round with Aztec, Polygon, Scroll, Taiko, and zkSync to develop Zero Knowledge public goods projects. Each co-funder of the grant round has contributed 150K USD in funds, bringing the total grant pool to 900K USD. The breadth and complexity...

Allocation Update - Q4 2023

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Even as we embrace the new year, the contributions of our Q4 2023 grantees are not forgotten! Explore the funded projects listed in the table below:...

Introducing the EPF Study Group

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF) is a program designed to reduce the barrier to entry for developers interested in working on the core protocol. As core developer (and EPF creator) Piper Merriam likes to say, the door is comically wide open. EPF helps you walk through it. Over the...

Ethereum.org year in review

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

A look back at 2023, and a glimpse at what lies ahead in 2024 2023 was an excellent year for the team behind the ethereum.org website, and its community — we already feel a little nostalgic, but it's important to make space for celebrating the things the ethereum.org community...

Sepolia & Holesky Dencun Announcement

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Important update: since the initial publication of this post, Lodestar has published a new release, v1.15.0, which Holesky users must upgrade to prior to Dencun's activation on February 7th. Additionally, Prysm and Nimbus have both published highly recommended releases for Holesky. Prysm users are encouraged to use v4.2.1, and Nimbus...