Ethereum Core Infrastructure, Research, and Development

Ran on the Polygon blockchain from 15 Nov 2023 12:00 to 29 Nov 2023 23:59 (UTC).
USDC 200000
($199,986.81)
Matching pool
29
Total Projects
$58,744.92
Total USD Crowdfunded
82364
Total Donations
$20000 USDC
Matching Cap
14406
Total Donors
29 Nov 2023 23:59
Round ended on
0
Projects Reaching Matching Cap
Stereum - Ethereum Node Installer & Manager
Stereum simplifies setting up Ethereum nodes with an easy-to-use GUI, promoting network decentralization by empowering individual stakers through a three-click installation process.
Donor amount: $984.67
Match amount: $4610.15
2403 contributions
eth-wizard: An Ethereum validator installation wizard
A guided setup tool for installing and maintaining Ethereum validators, ensuring efficient configuration and updates.
Donor amount: $921.58
Match amount: $4026.80
2412 contributions
Somer Esat Ethereum Staking Guides (Ubuntu)
Series of how-to guides for Ethereum staking on Ubuntu, covering withdrawal setups and various consensus/execution clients, targeting newcomers. Upcoming work includes performance reviews.
Donor amount: $935.39
Match amount: $4011.28
2385 contributions
OpenZeppelin Contracts
OpenZeppelin's widely-used smart contract library's 5.0 version features best practices, security simplifications, gas efficiency, access control upgrades, and advanced testing after 38 audit weeks.
Donor amount: $942.17
Match amount: $3970.47
2158 contributions
Candide Labs
Developing an open-source Account Abstraction infrastructure for Ethereum, featuring a Python bundler, smart contract wallets, on-chain recovery, and ERC-20 fee payment support. Aimed at EOA to smart contract account transition.
Donor amount: $841.52
Match amount: $3825.77
2332 contributions
TrueBlocks and the Unchained Index
Open-source, local-first indexing for EVM blockchains, delivering private, fast, and accurate data access. It supports secure monitoring, management of assets, DAO interaction, and customizable data handling for decentralized applications.
Donor amount: $743.04
Match amount: $3377.76
2276 contributions
Blockhead: portfolio tracker, block explorer and web3 browser
A customizable browser interface for Ethereum and EVM-based blockchains, featuring a portfolio tracker, block explorer, smart contract interfaces, and DeFi protocol explorers with user-controlled data sources.
Donor amount: $920.08
Match amount: $2982.19
2481 contributions
PLUME: Pseudonymously Linked Unique Message Entities, aka Verifiably Deterministic Signatures on Ethereum
Developing Ethereum-based anonymous identities using deterministic signatures for dapps and web3 social apps, incorporating into wallets, and improving zero-knowledge cryptography with ongoing research, integration efforts, and grants.
Donor amount: $692.97
Match amount: $3189.14
2301 contributions
Ethereum Staking Guides by CoinCashew
Developed enhanced Ethereum Staking Guides with new features, ready for the Merge, offering updates for network upgrades, and aiming to decentralize ETH by educating validators.
Donor amount: $719.93
Match amount: $2859.81
2211 contributions
Ephemery Testnet
Ephemery is an automatically resetting testnet with ephemeral networks for short-term application testing, avoiding long-term testnet issues like state bloat. It's community-maintained and runs since December 2022.
Donor amount: $686.06
Match amount: $2605.08
2115 contributions
D4C : Fuzzing the Ethereum Network
Modified Geth client designed to fuzz Ethereum's devp2p protocols, aimed at uncovering bugs and security vulnerabilities, successfully identifying over 30 issues.
Donor amount: $301.60
Match amount: $1348.45
1762 contributions
eth-pkg
Streamline Ethereum node setup through reproducible builds enhancing security and verifiability, and provide composability with flexible configuration packages.
Donor amount: $311.34
Match amount: $1214.83
1763 contributions
REST wrapper
Creating a user-friendly REST wrapper for Ethereum's execution layer JSON-RPC APIs, enhancing developer accessibility and contributing to the Ethereum ecosystem with auto-generated OpenAPI documentation.
Donor amount: $172.64
Match amount: $791.88
707 contributions
ethers.js
Compact library for Ethereum blockchain interaction, suitable for creating dApps, wallets, and analyzing data; heavily used with 4 million monthly npm installs.