Grantee Roundup: April 2021 | Ethereum Foundation Blog

It’s all the time enjoyable to listen to about new grants as they’re awarded, however what occurs after the announcement? On this sequence, we’ll test in on a few initiatives which are effectively underway – or already on the end line. Learn on to find out about some latest milestones and achievements by grantees!

Devfolio for Ethereum India Fellowship 2.0

Devfolio’s Ethereum India Fellowship 2.0 had two tracks, every focusing on completely different teams for a rigorous 8 weeks of coaching and mentorship with the purpose of onboarding proficient builders into the Ethereum ecosystem.
Observe 1 introduced 20 proficient Web2 builders with little or no expertise with blockchain to:

• Study constructing blocks for Ethereum growth reminiscent of Solidity, Remix and Hardhat
• Discover quite a lot of use instances, from defi to DAOs, NFTs and decentralized storage
• Work on an Ethereum-based venture of their selection

Observe 2 focused intermediate Web3 builders to focus extra intensively on creating a venture over the total 8 weeks. Tasks ranged from novel L2 implentations to safe privateness infrastructure, with mentorship from business veterans.

The EtherPunk online hackathon, which befell throughout the first half of the fellowship program, was a well timed alternative for fellows to submit their initiatives to the hackathon and join with distinguished builders for shows and suggestions classes.

The fellows completed lots each throughout and after this system – builders who began this system with little to no information of Ethereum have already gone on to win hundreds of {dollars} in hackathon prizes and land internships at main firms within the ecosystem. You’ll be able to see the fellows’ ultimate venture submissions here.

Sustain with ETHIndia on Twitter @ethindiaco, and watch the Devfolio blog for information about future occasions!

Web3 Labs for Web3j

Web3j is a JVM and Android integration library for Ethereum, created with the purpose of creating it straightforward for Java builders to work with Ethereum. Java is without doubt one of the most typical languages utilized in enterprise settings, and JVM (Java Digital Machine) is without doubt one of the most-used growth platforms. Web3j, first launched by Web3 Labs founder Conor Svensson in 2016 with the purpose of supporting JVM builders, has been developed and maintained by Web3 Labs since 2017. Web3 Labs acquired a grant towards their continued work on Web3j, with latest work together with:

• Updating the Web3j documentation
• Updating the Maven plugin
• Improvement on Solidity library dependency administration
• Addition of good contract migration help

The Web3 Labs workforce will proceed to be the stewards of Web3j, with deliberate work together with enhancements to developer expertise, eth2 shopper open API implementation, and making enhancements requested in a latest person survey in addition to ongoing upkeep.

Observe Web3 Labs on Twitter @web3labs or contribute to Web3J on Github.

Are you engaged on one thing you suppose may change Ethereum for the higher? Head to our grants page to be taught extra about what we search for within the initiatives we fund.