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ETHStaker/clr.fund Ethereum Staking CLR
ETHStaker and clr.fund are working a CLR funding spherical to assist enhance vital tasks for the Ethereum staking ecosystem. That is — tasks that assist make staking on Ethereum extra accessible, secure, decentralized, and usually a pleasing expertise.
This funding spherical makes use of Constrained Liberal Radicalism, also known as Quadratic Funding (QF), to allocate a big pool of funds (greater than $350k!) to related tasks. QF ensures the quantity of funds matched to a challenge is not only a operate of {dollars} allotted, but additionally the variety of distinctive people that allocate to a given challenge. This implies that you could make a major impression via taking part with even only one DAI!
Excitingly, this spherical is run on prime of Arbitrum — a scalable optimism roll-up — decreasing charges for customers as we transfer towards an L2-centric Ethereum. And, this spherical makes use of MACI to keep away from collusion and vote shopping for — a essential know-how within the path to maneuver extra high-valu coordination mechanisms on-chain.
Contributions to the Ethereum Staking CLR are open for an additional 5 days (May twenty third). Don’t wait! Hop into Arbitrum, fund your favourite tasks with a little bit of DAI, and make an impression at the moment.
Data Availability Samping RFP
Safe and environment friendly Data Availability Sampling (DAS) is essential to Ethereum’s scalable end-game. There is way progress being made on step-wise scale via proposals resembling EIP 4844, however to achieve Ethereum’s full potential, DAS should be additional explored and refined.
The EF launched a Data Availability Sampling Networking RFP with $1.5M in earmarked funding to welcome extra groups and people into this thrilling R&D space. There is way to do right here starting from formal evaluation, environment friendly design, assault mitigations, community load exams, and extra. If however new to DAS, please take a look at the RFP particulars and do not hesitate to ship inquiries to rfp@ethereum.org.
Proposals are due July 1, 2022. Join us in constructing the way forward for Ethereum 🚀