It’s always great to hear about new grants being awarded. But what happens after the announcement? In this series, we’ll take a look at a few projects that are either well underway or have already reached the finish line. Read on to learn about our grantees’ recent milestones and achievements!
Interlep
For users switching to a new social media platform, one of the biggest friction points is rebuilding their reputation. InterRep aims to reduce this friction by allowing users to link their social media accounts with an Ethereum address that can be used to verify their identity on the new platform.
beneficiary Jay Graber and Raphael Roulette Implement the UI smart contract About Interep MVP (To interact with the UI you will need to connect with Ropsten’s MetaMask). The initial version, released on Ropsten on June 30, allows Twitter accounts to be verified via an API and privately linked to an Ethereum address. NFT “badges” are issued to linked addresses that serve as proof of ownership of the linked reputation. reference launching pad Learn more about how InterRep works, use cases, and future plans.
status box, philip jan and Jules Hedges For configuration game engines
game theoryThe study of strategic interactions between rational actors is at the core of mechanism design for distributed systems. However, “games” that involve real-world interactions, such as blockchain validation or DAO voting, are very complex and difficult to reason about.
enter Constructive game theory, treats large, complex games as composites of smaller, simpler games. The equilibrium of a complex game (i.e., an outcome in which no particular player has an incentive to change his strategy as long as the strategies of all other players remain the same) can be defined based on simple components.
Although these concepts are very related to Ethereum, the underlying theory is very complex. Philipp Zahn and Jules Hedges aim to make theory more accessible by creating a software engine for modeling and analyzing strategic interactions through modular programming. recent release post We describe the process in detail, using a system that uses a small domain-specific language with Haskell for function definitions, and an auction format as an example.
This introduction is just the beginning. The project is in its early stages and will continue to evolve and add new features. Follow @Statebox of the project for updates. Github To keep up with progress or contribute.
Blog Blog Blog!
The Ethereum Foundation Privacy and Scaling team has started a blog where they will share their discoveries and developments, often working closely with grantees, and also featuring guest posts from grantees.
inauguration guest post, Introduction to Optimistic Rollupson Kyle CharbonnetRecipient of a grant to evaluate security properties optimism Optimistic rollup implementation. This was not an audit, but rather an opportunity to learn more deeply about a configuration that is expected to be widely used and imitated. The evaluation results will be announced soon. Meanwhile, Kyle’s post provides an overview of the protocol, putting it all in context!
A few recent posts from our beneficiaries:
- Scotty Then, SSZ visualization tool online: Introducing a new visualization playground. ssz.dev.
- blessed, Rollup Difference Compression: Description of research to reduce the L1 data space of rollups for specific use cases of airdrops.
- dark forest, v0.6 Round 2 Summary: Results of recent rounds, resources, new strategies and economic models, special contributions, etc.
- Jeff Lampard, Trusted Settings UI updates: Improved UI for general trusted settings infrastructure.
Are you working on something that you think could change Ethereum for the better? Our grants page Find out more about what we look for in the projects we fund.