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The Protocol Guild is a collective of Ethereum's [active core protocol contributors](https://protocol-guild.readthedocs.io/en/latest/9-membership.html#member-list), who have a high-impact track record of both research and implementation work related to cryptography, distributed systems and cryptoeconomic protocol design. These individuals are focused not only on maintaining Ethereum and the EVM as it exists today, but also on researching and implementing cutting-edge advancements,…

Gitcoin creates solutions that empower communities to fund, build, and protect what matters. Through Gitcoin Grants Program, they've distributed over $50m to early stage builders championing projects across DeFi, climate, open source and beyond. Their core products include Gitcoin Grants Stack, our end-to-end grants solution, Allo Protocol, our open-source funding protocol, and Gitcoin Passport, our decentralized identity management tool. The Gitcoin Grants Program is a quarterly initiative…

EthStaker is a 50,000+ person community made up of stakers and whose mission is to support the decentralization of the Beaconchain. To further this goal, they encourage users to solo stake whenever feasible and lend their support to projects that streamline the solo staking user experience. However, they are cognizant of the reality that solo staking might not always be possible due to various technical and financial barriers. In addressing this issue, EthStaker seeks to educate the broader…

Drips is a new protocol (and app), built on Ethereum, that enables organizations and individuals to directly and publicly provide funding to the free and open-source software projects they depend on the most. Drips also includes gas-optimized and integrated primitives for streaming and splitting tokens, allowing users and web3 apps to stream and split funds by the second with continuous settlement for use cases like contributor payments, vesting and subscription memberships. At the core of…

Clr.fund (Commons Library of Resources Fund) is a protocol for efficiently allocating funds to public goods that benefit the Ethereum Network according to the preferences of the Ethereum Community through quadratic funding (QF). Clr.fund strives for credible neutrality, decentralization, permissionlessness, trustlessness, and pseudonymity. We intend to use the funds allocated in Epoch Zero to further improve the deployment of QF rounds and the onboarding process for round participants and…

Kernel is building an open, peer-to-peer, lifelong network of awesome humans, one block at a time. Each block accommodates 250 individuals and runs for 8 weeks. It is a unique experience. Together, we are joyfully subverting the status quo. Kernel offers a structured eight-week program designed to foster a shared understanding of how to build a better web. Their course material, which is open to anyone at any time, encourages critical thinking by promoting the asking of insightful questions…

Ethereum Cat Herders have been supporting Ethereum Protocol development and process improvement since 2019. Our role is to facilitate communication, collaboration, and community engagement during network upgrades. We play a vital role in coordinating and streamlining the Ethereum protocol development process, acting as facilitators and mediators among developers, researchers, and community members. Together with core developers and EIP authors, we actively engage in network upgrades, ensuring…

DAO Drops is a retroactive public goods funding mechanism that leverages the wisdom of the crowd to distribute a funding pool to a range of projects and individuals in the Ethereum ecosystem. DAO Drops takes retroPGF one step further by assigning the responsibility of impact evaluation to thousands of pseudonymous addresses based on past on-chain activity, using data on governance participation. Round 1’s data came from Deep DAO, smart contract deployments from Galxe, and ecosystem event…

[Bankless Academy](https://app.banklessacademy.com/) is on a mission: to provide the best knowledge and tools necessary for exploring web3! 🧑🏻‍🚀🚀 Our platform takes a hands-on approach to crypto education, pairing theory with practice. We believe that to understand web3, you must use web3! Our blend of interactive content, knowledge checks, and practical onchain quests make navigating the blockchain multiverse easy. **Bankless Academy is a free-to-use learning platform that guides the web3…

### **eth.limo is a privacy-preserving ENS gateway, enabling users to access Ethereum-native dApps and content. LIMO represents a shift in dweb adoption by providing an alternative means of accessing ENS resolvable domains.**  ✅ eth.limo…

**What are we to build on ENS:** WebHash.com is a platform enhancing ENS domain utility by enabling easy creation of engaging dwebsites, contributing to wider ENS adoption and user engagement. We are on a mission to unlock the full potential of ENS domains. Currently, with 800K unique participants holding ENS names, only 22,500 of them have active dwebsites. which points to the challenges users face in deploying and designing their dwebsites. Our approach is focused on transforming ENS domains…

[Bankless Academy](https://app.banklessacademy.com/) is on a mission: to provide the best knowledge and tools necessary for exploring web3! 🧑🏻‍🚀🚀 Our platform takes a hands-on approach to crypto education, pairing theory with practice. We believe that to understand web3, you must use web3! Our blend of interactive content, knowledge checks, and practical onchain quests make navigating the blockchain multiverse easy. **Bankless Academy is a free-to-use learning platform that guides the web3…