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About

The Ethereum Support Program (ESP) is the public-facing allocation arm of the Ethereum Foundation focused on strengthening Ethereum's foundations and enabling future builders: improving infrastructure, expanding the range of tools available to those building on Ethereum, deepening our understanding of cryptographic primitives, and growing the builder ecosystem through education and community development. Website | Twitter

The Ethereum Support Program (ESP) is the public-facing allocation arm of the Ethereum Foundation focused on strengthening Ethereum's foundations and enabling future builders: improving infrastructure, expanding the range of tools available to those building on Ethereum, deepening our understanding of cryptographic primitives, and growing the builder ecosystem through education and community development.

Website | Twitter

Prizes

Ethereum Foundation$20,000
   ㉧ $2,500       ㉧ $2,000 ×𝟸       ㉧ $2,500 ×𝟸       ㉧ $1,000       ㉧ $2,500       ㉧ $2,500 ×𝟸   

🏆 Prize - Account Abstraction

A browser-based or mobile wallet demonstrating a creative use of ERC 4337. E.g. an innovative recovery method, access control, automation

  • 🏅 - $2,500
  • 🏅 - $2,500

Next Billion

The Ethereum Foundation Next Billion team is focused on building Ethereum's relevance and breaking down barriers to entry for people and communities not currently part of the Ethereum ecosystem by supporting projects that use Ethereum as a public good destined to help billions of people coordinate and thrive.

Website | Twitter | Inspiration for inclusion and tangible impact

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🏆 Prize - Inclusion and tangible local impact

This prize is for two projects that clearly articulate a problem of inclusion (financial, political, social, or other), and then proposes a web3 solution that enables participation and representation for all humans. Special consideration for novel mechanisms of job creation or educational access.

  • 🏅 - $2,500 Designated for LATAM focus
  • 🏅 - $2,500

Privacy & Scaling Exploration

The PSE team explores new use cases for zero-knowledge proofs and other cryptographic primitives through research and proof-of-concepts.

Website | Twitter

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🏆 Prize - BLSWallet

Best integration for any use case of BLSWallet (https://github.com/web3well/bls-wallet), which provides the components for an Ethereum Layer 2 smart contract wallet that uses BLS signatures and aggregated transactions to reduce gas costs.

  • 🏅 - $2,500
  • 🏅 - $2,500

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🏆 Prize - Semaphore Protocol

Best integration for any use case of the Semaphore protocol (semaphore.appliedzkp.org), which allows Ethereum users to prove membership of a group and send signals without revealing their identity.

  • 🏅 - $2,500
  • 🏅 - $2,500

Workshop

Ethereum Foundation 🛠 Account abstraction: b...

Description coming soon..

This workshop is happening in-person

04:00 PM UTC-05 — Friday, Oct 7, 2022 in Workshop Room 4