Results from the Academic Grants Round 2022 north We firmly believe that information is a public good that should be freely shared within the community. In line with this philosophy, in 2022 we initiated a series of grants to support academic research to foster knowledge and further enhance the Ethereum ecosystem. The response we received was [...]
US Dollar is Offered and China's Politburo Promises more Monetary and Fiscal Support north Overview: The dollar is offered. Neither the 227k rise in nonfarm payrolls, nor the above 3% Q4 growth that the Atlanta Fed sees the economy tracking, or the uptick in November CPI expected to be reported on Wednesday has been sufficient to dampen speculation of a rate cut next week. The [...]
Digital Repatriation north Mulenga Kapwepwe, founder of the Women’s History Museum of Zambia posed a question in 2022 to a small group of younger tech enthusiasts in Zambia: Can something called “blockchain technology” offer any new usefulness for the preservation of history? She had started a new initiative aimed at [...]
Will a Solid US Jobs Report Dampen Expectation for a Fed Cut This Month? north Overview: There are two broad developments in the G10 currencies ahead of the US jobs report. The euro, Swiss franc, sterling, Swedish krona, and the Canadian dollar are in tight ranges with a heavier bias. The others are off a 0.3%-0.7%. There have been various distortions, like storms and [...]
The latest chapter for Ethereum & highlights from Devcon SEA north Devcon has always been a living reflection of Ethereum’s growth, challenges, and community ambitions. It showcases the most pressing topics, the newest innovations, and the people building the future of decentralized technology. As Ethereum grows, so too does Devcon. Two years ago, right [...]
Allocation Update - Q3 2024 north Curious about the projects and community initiatives that were funded last quarter? Explore the Q3 grantees and their impactful work below:...
French Government on Precipice, Presses Euro Lower north Overview: The US dollar is beginning the new week and month on a firm note. It is rising against all the G10 currencies and nearly all the emerging market currencies. US-President-elect Trump's threat to BRICS if they abandon the dollar is symbolic than substantive, as we have argued, despite [...]
The ETH Rangers Program north The Protocol Security Research Team and the Ecosystem Funding Initiative at the Ethereum Foundation are proud to announce the launch of the ETH Rangers program to help incentivize Public Goods Security Work for the Ethereum Ecosystem....
IOTA Rebased Governance Vote Starts Today north The Voting Open phase of the IOTA Rebased governance vote begins today, Monday, December 2nd, 2024. IOTA token holders are invited to decide on this critical proposal to influence the future of IOTA’s protocol development.
December 2024 Monthly north The trends were already entrenched before the US election and continued through most of last month. The trend toward higher rates and higher equities stalled, while the dollar remained strong. Investors and business continue to wrestle with the implications of the Republican sweep in the US [...]
Yen Jumps on Rate Hike Speculation north Overview: The US dollar has a softer profile today. All the G10 currencies are higher, led by 1%+ surge in the yen amid heightened speculation of a rate hike next month, while the US 10-year yield is near 4.25% today, the lowest since the election. Although the Reserve Bank of New Zealand [...]
Trump's Tariff Talks Wobble Forex Market, Close Neighbors Suffer Most north Overview: As some market pundits were debating about a possible grand deal between the US and China. In exchange for a lighter tariff regime, Beijing would accept yuan appreciation. As far-fetched as such scenario may be, it was predicated on ideas that people like the Bessent, the Treasury [...]
Clearing Up Agglayer Misconceptions north More than a bridge, bigger than a “rollup cluster,” Agglayer is a neutral public good and cross-chain settlement layer to unify liquidity, users, and state across a diversity of sovereign chains, with finality posted to Ethereum.
Markets do Cartwheels in Response to Traditional Pick for US Treasury Secretary north Overview: The selection of Scott Bessent, the hedge fund manager as next US Treasury Secretary was greeted euphorically in the capital markets: one of their own and, arguably, like many of new economics team could have been picked in any Republican administration. Risk appetites have been [...]
Ethereum Protocol Attackathon is Live north The Protocol Security Research Team and the Ecosystem Funding Initiative at the Ethereum Foundation are pleased to announce the launch of the first Ethereum protocol Attackathon with a reward pool of $1,500,000, hosted by Immunefi. The attackathon runs between November 25th and January 20th [...]
Polygon Miden Alpha Testnet v5 is Live north Polygon Miden Alpha Testnet v5 is a new version that focuses on developer-facing features but includes many other changes, simplifications, and improvements behind the scenes