@EthCC has become the annual gathering of the token engineering community—and in 2025, we’re showing up stronger than ever with not just one, but two dedicated # tokenengineering events. 🛠️ EthCC Token Engineering Track – June 30 🎓 Governance & DAO Breakout Sessions – July 1

1/2 As always, tons of great research seminars last summer @a16zcrypto, with topics ranging from consensus protocols to mechanism design to zk/TEEs/MPC to governance to MEV. And as always, we're making them publicly available. First two, by @jneu_net and Ling Ren, just posted!

here's the results from the trial run of @deep_funding to derive weights b/w 45 repos part of @argotorg , @ProtocolGuild & @devtoolsguild 👀 it's scary to distribute $350,000 without a test drive first, so im glad we finished a trial before the @gitcoin GG24 Deep Funding round

I greatly appreciate the opportunity to be on the @gov_futures podcast to talk about evidence use in capital allocation, grants and decentralized governance

GM Warriors! Our Bored Ape made it to the Palace & is chilling with Dragon. He’s calling all Legends to hang out with us tomorrow on the GKOI Livestream⚔️ Epic vibes & battles you can't miss, bring your crew & your energy — the Arena awaits! Fight & Win @gkoi0x @BoredApeYC

📢 Calling all builders, thinkers and visionaries! On November 3, speaker applications for EthCC[9] officially open. Take the stage in Cannes and shape the conversations that move Ethereum forward. Join us in Cannes from March 30 to April 2. 💙❤️🩵

Me and @DisruptionJoe again -- this time the Past+Present+Future(?) of DAOs... Sep16 8_AM EDT

. @gitcoin GG24 high level summary, aggregated by @carl_cervone

Absolute gem: “Delegating Decentralization: The Evolution of DAO Governance” by @teijehdonker (Aug 2025), analysing the top 20 DAOs in the Ethereum ecosystem by activity and asset size. ▶️ https://t.co/DCU9jeC2vx facilitated by @DAOstar_One Key takeaways👇 • DAOs are

🧵 Dynamic Network-Weight Scaling (DNS): A Primer Over the past few months, we’ve been working on a mechanism to solve a key problem in crypto meritocracies: How can we fairly weigh achievements as networks evolve? Inspired by our journey building TE Academy’s reputation

Ready for some sharp political insights and healing power? Jeff Coltin (POLITICO) and Dr. Cristi Bundukamara (Mentally STRONG) join: SHAKE IT OFF WITH MERT & LUCAS, LIVE! Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025 | 7–9 PM (EST) | AM970 Radio Replays streaming everywhere.

1/ Congratulations to @teijehdonker on completing his DAOstar research fellowship! His new paper "Delegating Decentralization" examines the institutional evolution of on-chain governance across the largest DAOs. 📄:

gm frens! Long time, no see 😉 You’ve been eagerly waiting and guessing, and the moment is finally here: We’re thrilled to finally announce EthCC[9]! This past edition was filled with excitement, a lot of heat and plenty of sweat. We had a chat with the sun and mutually

If you care about making technology usable in the real world, this is for you. We're introducing RealFi Hack: A global virtual hackathon bringing together builders creating practical solutions to real problems. 🛠️ Sep 23–Oct 16 · $80K+ in prizes ⚡ Powered by @protocollabs,

What do ZK proof markets and stake-based validator networks have in common? Surprisingly, quite a lot — especially when it comes to incentive design 👇 🎤”TE Unplugged — Designing Fairness & Efficiency: Incentive Mechanisms in Staking and ZK Proof Markets” Speakers: @akrtws (TE

We are opening Round 002 of the SHIFT Grants Program to fund d/acc projects, with anchor funding from Vitalik Buterin (@VitalikButerin), Trent McConaghy (@trentmc0), ASI Alliance (@ASI_Alliance), and Ocean Protocol Foundation (@oceanprotocol). How to apply: 👇

I’ve started a little side project tracing the history of academic and crypto public goods funding, and after just a day of digging I’m already hooked. The history of science is full of these odd gems. For example: Edward Clarke—the “C” in the famous VCG mechanism—had to wait

With @OctantApp joining our Public Goods R&D coalition—alongside @GainForestNow, @seer_pm, @FundingCommons, and @hypercerts—we’ve officially surpassed the minimum co-funding required for our @gitcoin domain proposal in just one week 🥂 But this is only the beginning! Support our

We've got an incredibly packed agenda tomorrow. Here's our programming for Day 1 of the 2025 Grants Summit organized by the Grant Innovation Lab (GIL) at @metagov_project with support from @OctantApp @StellarOrg @Scroll_ZKP and @DAOstar_One - Designing Grants That Grow With

Grants are one of the most powerful tools we have to shape ecosystems. But most grant systems today are built on vague preferences and loose criteria. I’m excited to share that I’ll be speaking at the 2025 Grant Summit hosted by @metagov_project . My talk: 🎤 Designing

🎤 TE Academy founder @akrtws is speaking at the @metagov_project 2025 Grant Summit! Her talk: “Designing Metrics-Based Grants for Verifiable Impact” 🗓️ Thursday, Aug 21, 11:40 EST 📍 Virtual 🎟️ Register here: https://t.co/4Cz5CNBLgg Join us to explore how metrics-based voting

Inspired by https://t.co/Vsm3bdeNaz, and after analyzing 5.2M gitcoin donations, 109 polis surveys and 7 PGF key leader interviews, we are proposing the MetaFunding @gitcoin domain to make PGF rigorous and bridge academia and crypto. Feedback welcomed 🌱 https://t.co/R1v1Uga6W8