In the past I've always been very optimistic about building public goods in crypto. But this year it has been much harder to find grants and public goods funding.

"Regular" companies have a clear advantage in that building a better product and making more…

Since the passage of the Uniswap Unleashed proposal, the UF has advanced legal recognition for Uniswap Governance, supported the growth of v4 to $180B in cumulative volume, and onboarded more than 700 new DeFi builders.

This framework has been authored by @Juansito, @gabriellamena, @Joey, @mimetista.eth and myself. TL;DR ✅ Pilot a simple 3-month community grant stream. ✅ Owned and run by the Community Council. ✅ Focused on events, meetups, hackathons, flex requests. …

Effective immediately, the Web3 Foundation will selectively vote on Treasury proposals.

Summary & Motivation GFX Labs and its team have participated in protocol governance for over four years. In fact, Getty’s first governance proposal was a Compound Crowd Proposal, also known as a Compound Autonomous Proposal (CAP), in September 2020. At the…

We're excited to share Karma's progress each month as we work to become the ultimate all-in-one funding platform for web3! This report gives you a quick rundown of all the cool new features, improvements, and fixes we rolled out across the Karma ecosystem…

At the Web3 Foundation, we’re constantly evolving our grant programs to better support the projects and teams that will drive the Polkadot…

🟡 $250k in Grant for Celo Buildooorrrrrssss!!!!

Yes, $250k in cUSD is on the table to back builders shaping the future of Celo.

This round runs till Dec 10, 2025.

contributors + novel apps aligned with Season 1 priorities

👉 Build. Apply. Scale.

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TL;DR The dYdX Community voted to launch the dYdX Grants Program. The following outlines key milestones and updates from the program’s progress. Financial Position: dYdX Grants received $9.2 million in funding from the community and the dYdX Ecosystem…

At Lisk, we’ve always believed that the future of Web3 won’t be decided in boardrooms or on big stages. It’s happening on the ground — in the conversations between founders figuring out how to scale, in the builder hubs where prototypes turn into products…

Advisory Markets Advisory markets are prediction markets where traders forecast how different decisions will impact a chosen metric, while the decision maker retains authority over the final choice. For instance, traders might forecast whether deploying to…

Announcing AI for Public Goods Fast Grants (AI4PG) - Up to $10K for AI research improving public goods funding.

Fast review (2-3 weeks), simple applications (4 pages + 1 budget page), open to any researchers worldwide. Call for reviewers now open!

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1/🧵 Applications for the EF 2026 Internship Program are now open. A paid, full-time, 12-week opportunity to work directly with the teams advancing the Ethereum protocol and ecosystem.

Here are some top tips for grantees 💪

@Dorlanz0x, Senior Program Manager at the Avalanche Foundation, shares insights on how to best position your project for funding 🧵⬇️

Web3 grants don't have to be riddles. Using the grant maturity framework, anyone can analyse, assess, and improve their programmes. How it's done show @b3nedictvs , @feemschats & @vicosvv in their 2025 paper presented at @NGI_TRUSTCHAIN. Read on here
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Cycle 43 marked a stabilization phase in Season 8, showing a consistent rhythm of applications and clearer decision criteria informed by data from previous seasons. Key Outcomes Applications Approved: 8 Applications In Review: 14 Applications Declined:…