Ethereum Foundation công bố tài trợ quý 1/2026 cho ZK, mật mã học và hạ tầng giao thức

The Mars Finance report states that the Ethereum Foundation has released its list of grants and ecosystem support projects for Q1 2026, focusing primarily on cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs (ZK), protocol security, and core infrastructure development to continuously strengthen Ethereum’s underlying technology stack and long-term scalability. This quarter’s grants cover multiple critical areas. At the protocol and client level, initiatives include optimizations for Geth and Erigon clients, upgrades to the Lighthouse client, and the development of network monitoring tools following the Pectra upgrade, all aimed at enhancing network performance and resistance to attacks. Additionally, projects such as HSM key management, the validator security tool Vero, and the DISC-NG node discovery mechanism have received support to improve node-layer reliability and institutional-grade compliance capabilities. In cryptography and ZK, the Foundation continues to invest in research on the Poseidon hash function, Gröbner basis attacks, quantum-resistant and homomorphic hybrid encryption exploration, and formal verification of RISC-V zkVM, further expanding the security boundaries of zero-knowledge proof and cryptographic infrastructure. On the developer ecosystem front, ongoing enhancements include upgrades to the BuidlGuidl education system, community building around ERC standards, the WalletConnect clear-signature library, and the Open Creator Rails toolchain—all designed to lower development barriers and improve user interaction security. Meanwhile, L2BEAT continues providing transparency analysis for Layer 2 solutions, reinforcing data infrastructure for the scaling ecosystem. Furthermore, the Foundation supports privacy technologies (such as Tor integration and Privacy Pool SDK), decentralized identity (did:ethr standard upgrades), DAO governance research, and public goods experimentation projects, covering the entire ecosystem from protocol to application layers. Overall, this round of funding continues Ethereum’s long-term commitment to its three core pillars—“cryptography + ZK + protocol engineering”—emphasizing infrastructure and standardization to enable future multi-layer scaling and institutional-grade application adoption.