• Q4 2025 saw robust growth across the Ethereum ecosystem, with diverse community and education grants. • Cal Hacks 12.0 at UC Berkeley tackled AI and Web3, fostering collegiate innovation. • Destino Devconnect supported Latin American builders, expanding on‑chain presence in Argentina and beyond. • ETH Latam Hackathon Brasil 2025 (ETHSamba) onboarded new developers in São Paulo. • Funding the Commons Buenos Aires 2025 conference focused on RealFi and public goods financing. • HACS Workshop 2026 in Taipei brought cryptographers to enhance real‑world crypto software security. • HK PolyU Research Center collaborated on scholarships, Asiacrypt 2026, and joint research. • Invisible Garden pop‑up in Buenos Aires showcased Ethereum, ZKPs, AI, and cybersecurity.
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- Allocation Update - Q4 2025
In Q4 2025 the ecosystem saw robust growth, with a range of community‑education and technical grants supporting regional and global initiatives. Key projects included the Cal Hacks 12.0 hackathon at UC Berkeley, the Destino Devconnect and ETH Latam Hackathon in Brazil, and the Funding the Commons conference in Buenos Aires. Additional grants backed academic programs at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Invisible Garden pop‑up in Buenos Aires, and travel support for Devconnect participants. Technical funding focused on modular consensus development (Ream Labs), zero‑knowledge tooling (AVAZAR), and foundational cryptography research at EPFL. The allocation underscores a continued emphasis on education, regional engagement, and core protocol innovation.
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