CoW Grants Program deploys 500K xDAI and 6.55M COW to fund CoW Protocol ecosystem growth through January 2027
Quarterly fund releases support strategic ecosystem alignment and novel applications built on CoW. Open to initiatives that expand the protocol's reach and utility.
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Quarterly fund releases support strategic ecosystem alignment and novel applications built on CoW. Open to initiatives that expand the protocol's reach and utility.
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docs.cow.fi
Documentation - CoW DAO
The CoW Grants Program (CGP) funds initiatives that support the growth of the CoW Protocol ecosystem, aligned with the CoW DAO mission statement.
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Zcash Labs opens rolling grants for Zcash tooling and integrations after coinholder retroactive grant approval
Builders working on Zcash wallets, developer tooling, and product integrations are invited to reach out for continued funding support. No fixed deadline means teams can apply as their projects take shape.
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Builders working on Zcash wallets, developer tooling, and product integrations are invited to reach out for continued funding support. No fixed deadline means teams can apply as their projects take shape.
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X (formerly Twitter)
Zcash Labs (@ZcashLabs) on X
Zcash Labs’ grant was approved, so the experiment to fund useful things for Zcash will continue!
If you are building tooling, integrations, or other useful Zcash products, reach out!
If you are building tooling, integrations, or other useful Zcash products, reach out!
Btrust Starter Grants fund Bitcoin open-source devs with six months of monthly BTC support and mentorship
Applications run year-round for developers committing full-time to Bitcoin open-source work. Eligibility requires prior Bitcoin code contributions, a detailed six-month plan and a mentor recommendation.
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Applications run year-round for developers committing full-time to Bitcoin open-source work. Eligibility requires prior Bitcoin code contributions, a detailed six-month plan and a mentor recommendation.
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Btrust
Starter Grant
New to Bitcoin open-source? Apply for a Btrust Starter Grant
Morph launches $150M Payment Accelerator to route live payment volume onto its Ethereum L2
Backed by the Bitget ecosystem, the program targets crypto cards, neobanks, cross-border remittance, and merchant gateways with documented payment history. Accepted teams get production settlement infrastructure, GTM support, and distribution across Bitget's 120M users, with grants plus milestone-based incentives for deploying significant flow within 180 days.
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Backed by the Bitget ecosystem, the program targets crypto cards, neobanks, cross-border remittance, and merchant gateways with documented payment history. Accepted teams get production settlement infrastructure, GTM support, and distribution across Bitget's 120M users, with grants plus milestone-based incentives for deploying significant flow within 180 days.
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Morph
Payment Accelerator | Morph - Supercharge Your Payment Journey
The Morph Payment Accelerator provides infrastructure and support to help payment teams reach billions. Apply now to supercharge your payment journey.
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Uniswap Foundation Security Fund October 2026 cohort is now open for applications
Selected projects receive up to 100% subsidy on audit costs, a pre-audit security scan, and access to the Areta auditor marketplace. Apply by October 07, 2026, 23:59 UTC.
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Selected projects receive up to 100% subsidy on audit costs, a pre-audit security scan, and access to the Areta auditor marketplace. Apply by October 07, 2026, 23:59 UTC.
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Uniswap Governance
Uniswap Foundation Security Fund (UFSF): Announcement Thread
Final Reminder: Apply for the Uniswap Foundation Security Fund (UFSF) – September 2026 cohort This is a final reminder that applications for the September 2026 Cohort of the Uniswap Foundation Security Fund (UFSF) are closing today. This is your chance to…
Kevin Owocki on folding Gitcoin quadratic funding into Buoy
Kevin Owocki argues that qf folds into the second pilot (local money) instead of standing alone as a platform, and that the qf / funding platform stops being its own bet and becomes a feature of buoy, which he calls pilot 2, targeting November.
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Kevin Owocki argues that qf folds into the second pilot (local money) instead of standing alone as a platform, and that the qf / funding platform stops being its own bet and becomes a feature of buoy, which he calls pilot 2, targeting November.
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Gitcoin Governance
[October 2026] Techne Update - Techne Gets a Name, a Pilot, and a Launch Date
Monthly updates: [June 2026] Techne Update - Funding What Matters in the Age of AI [July 2026] Techne Update - The First-Principles Theory of Change [August 2026] Gitcoin Transition Stewards Q&A 1-2 [September 2026] Gitcoin Transition Stewards Q&A 3-4…
USC Builders Grant: $10,000 non-dilutive seed pool for two digital-asset or fintech teams
The VanEck Digital Assets Initiative at USC Marshall is taking applications for a 10-week accelerator with mentorship and no equity or token allocation taken.
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The VanEck Digital Assets Initiative at USC Marshall is taking applications for a 10-week accelerator with mentorship and no equity or token allocation taken.
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Artizen pauses operations; users told to claim payouts and withdraw funds
Artizen, a funding platform for art, science, technology and culture projects, says it "is pausing operations." Its site now tells users to "Sign in to claim your creator payout or withdraw ART and USDC from your Artizen wallet."
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Artizen, a funding platform for art, science, technology and culture projects, says it "is pausing operations." Its site now tells users to "Sign in to claim your creator payout or withdraw ART and USDC from your Artizen wallet."
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Entropy Advisors proposed that ArbitrumDAO adopt USDG as a core strategic initiative
The proposal would add 100M ARB to DRIP, bringing its remaining budget to ~165M ARB, combine Seasons Two through Four into a single USDG-focused season, and extend the program through one year from onchain approval (est. November 2027).
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The proposal would add 100M ARB to DRIP, bringing its remaining budget to ~165M ARB, combine Seasons Two through Four into a single USDG-focused season, and extend the program through one year from onchain approval (est. November 2027).
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Arbitrum
Adopting USDG as a Core Strategic Initiative for the ArbitrumDAO
Non-Constitutional | Proposed by Entropy Advisors, developed jointly with Offchain Labs, the Arbitrum Foundation, and OpCo Abstract Arbitrum has partnered with Paxos by joining the Global Dollar Network (GDN), giving builders an ecosystem-aligned dollar with…
Logos RFP-005 (Multisig and Coordination) is open for proposals until October 16, 2026
Logos asks for an audited M-of-N multisig program on the Logos Execution Zone (LEZ) with an encrypted, metadata-resistant coordination channel for signers.
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Logos asks for an audited M-of-N multisig program on the Logos Execution Zone (LEZ) with an encrypted, metadata-resistant coordination channel for signers.
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GitHub
rfp/RFPs/RFP-005-multisig-and-coordination.md at master · logos-co/rfp
Grants for building in the Logos ecosystem. Contribute to logos-co/rfp development by creating an account on GitHub.
Celestia Foundation Delegation Program Cohort 9 is open
Cohort 9 has 35 seats with a 12-month delegation duration; applications opened 1 October 2026 and close 1 November 2026, and delegation begins 1 December 2026.
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Cohort 9 has 35 seats with a 12-month delegation duration; applications opened 1 October 2026 and close 1 November 2026, and delegation begins 1 December 2026.
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Celestia Forum
Celestia Foundation Delegation Program Cohort 9 is open
The Celestia Foundation Delegation Program for Cohort 9 is now open. If you are currently receiving delegations as part of cohorts 6, 7 and 8 as found in the spreadsheet here, you must reapply to Cohort 9 to be reconsidered for delegation. For all new validator…
SafeDAO SEP 56 requests ~7,400,000 SAFE to fund Safenet Aegis
Vote closed October 6, 2026 with all votes for Accept (about 29.4M SAFE).
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Vote closed October 6, 2026 with all votes for Accept (about 29.4M SAFE).
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Targeted RFP: Cosmos Hub Sponsored Endpoint Provider
The Interchain Foundation's Ecosystem Growth Delegations tranche posted a Targeted RFP on October 6, 2026 for one provider to run a sponsored public RPC, API and gRPC endpoint service for the Cosmos Hub, with the award running for four quarterly rounds.
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The Interchain Foundation's Ecosystem Growth Delegations tranche posted a Targeted RFP on October 6, 2026 for one provider to run a sponsored public RPC, API and gRPC endpoint service for the Cosmos Hub, with the award running for four quarterly rounds.
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Cosmos Hub Forum
Targeted RFP: Cosmos Hub Sponsored Endpoint Provider
Background The ICF Ecosystem Growth Delegations tranche is an application-only part of the ATOM delegation program designed to advance key ecosystem initiatives and support critical infrastructure. Targeted RFPs allow the program to identify a specific need…
ZCG-Funded V12 Credits for AI Security Scans: Applications Open
Zcash Community Grants opened applications on October 7, 2026 for ZCG-funded credits on V12, the AI security auditor built by the team behind Zellic. Any team or individual building open-source software for the Zcash ecosystem can apply, including teams that are not current ZCG grantees. ZCG reviews applications on a rolling basis and allocates credits from a ZCG-funded pool, starting with ongoing PR scans.
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Zcash Community Grants opened applications on October 7, 2026 for ZCG-funded credits on V12, the AI security auditor built by the team behind Zellic. Any team or individual building open-source software for the Zcash ecosystem can apply, including teams that are not current ZCG grantees. ZCG reviews applications on a rolling basis and allocates credits from a ZCG-funded pool, starting with ongoing PR scans.
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Zcash Community Forum
ZCG-Funded V12 Credits for AI Security Scans: Applications Open
Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) is now taking applications from Zcash ecosystem teams for ZCG-funded credits on V12, the autonomous security system built by the team behind Zellic. What is V12? V12 is an AI auditor that looks for vulnerabilities in your code.…
Stacks Treasury Committee Q3 2026 Community Update — Shift to Fewer, Larger Grants
The update reports approximately $6.6 million deployed across DeFi liquidity and market-making initiatives, with Q3 spending of approximately $4.5 million in fiat and approximately 8.4 million STX (around $1.75 million).
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The update reports approximately $6.6 million deployed across DeFi liquidity and market-making initiatives, with Q3 spending of approximately $4.5 million in fiat and approximately 8.4 million STX (around $1.75 million).
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stacksendowment.co
Stacks Treasury Committee: Q3 2026 Community Update | Stacks Endowment Blog
The Stacks Treasury Committee held its Q3 2026 quarterly meeting in the Cayman Islands on September 21. Q3 marked a meaningful transition for Stacks: Bitcoin Staking moved from roadmap to live product, institutional participation expanded, and STX significantly…
Rocket Pool GMC Round 42 accepts grant proposals through November 7, 2026 at 23:59 UTC
Apply by replying with the official forum template, including the requested USD amount, milestones and payment schedule; proposals are evaluated for protocol benefit, feasibility and cost effectiveness.
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Apply by replying with the official forum template, including the requested USD amount, milestones and payment schedule; proposals are evaluated for protocol benefit, feasibility and cost effectiveness.
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Rocket Pool Governance
Round 42 - GMC Call for Grant Applications - Deadline is November 7
This thread is for applications for Rocket Pool’s October 7, 2026 - November 7, 2026 grants. Please only post grant applications in this thread. If you would like to discuss and/or ask questions about any applications you see in this thread, we ask that you…
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OpenSats — Four New Bitcoin Core Grants and One Renewal (October 2026 wave)
OpenSats is pleased to announce four first-time grants and one renewal from the General Fund supporting work on Bitcoin Core. First-time recipients: Futurile (Guix), yuvicc (libbitcoinkernel), Pol Espinasa (Bitcoin Core wallet), Pablo Martin (testing and review). @janb84 received a renewal.
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OpenSats is pleased to announce four first-time grants and one renewal from the General Fund supporting work on Bitcoin Core. First-time recipients: Futurile (Guix), yuvicc (libbitcoinkernel), Pol Espinasa (Bitcoin Core wallet), Pablo Martin (testing and review). @janb84 received a renewal.
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OpenSats
Supporting the Foundations of Bitcoin Development
OpenSats awards four new grants and one renewal supporting Bitcoin Core’s foundational development.
Polkadot OpenGov Referendum 1944 — dotUSD Treasury Liquidity
The proposal says it will use treasury funds for the initial liquidity in the DOT x dotUSD pool, with $2.5M in USDT to mint dotUSD and $2.5M in DOT allocated initially to the pool.
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The proposal says it will use treasury funds for the initial liquidity in the DOT x dotUSD pool, with $2.5M in USDT to mint dotUSD and $2.5M in DOT allocated initially to the pool.
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polkadot.subsquare.io
dotUSD: A Native Stablecoin for Polkadot
# dotUSD: A Native Stablecoin for Polkadot
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Arbitrum Security Program is accepting applications
The 12-month program covers the security lifecycle for projects building on Arbitrum, commits 1.76M USDC and 25M ARB (about $7.8M), and includes AI-assisted screening, human-conducted audits, bug bounty, and the ArbitrumDAO Security Council.
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The 12-month program covers the security lifecycle for projects building on Arbitrum, commits 1.76M USDC and 25M ARB (about $7.8M), and includes AI-assisted screening, human-conducted audits, bug bounty, and the ArbitrumDAO Security Council.
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Arbitrum
Introducing the Arbitrum Security Program: Apply to Secure Your Smart Contracts
Today, the Arbitrum Foundation is launching the Arbitrum Security Program (ASP), a 12-month program covering the full security lifecycle for projects building on Arbitrum.
The ASP evolves and broadens the Arbitrum Audit Program, which launched in August…
The ASP evolves and broadens the Arbitrum Audit Program, which launched in August…
Balancer BIP-928 — Orderly Winddown and Distribution of the Treasury
Balancer token holders approved BIP-928, an orderly winddown and in-kind distribution of the treasury to BAL holders, with a winddown budget of $150k from 1 November 2026 to May 2027.
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Balancer token holders approved BIP-928, an orderly winddown and in-kind distribution of the treasury to BAL holders, with a winddown budget of $150k from 1 November 2026 to May 2027.
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Balancer
[BIP-928] Orderly Winddown of Balancer and Distribution of the Treasury
TL;DR I propose an orderly winddown of Balancer: no new business development, a phased sunset of the protocol with a defined exit window, and the DAO closed to the extent legally and practically possible. The treasury goes to BAL holders in kind and pro…
Decentraland DAO proposal to return DAO Committee multisig funds to Treasury passes with 80% Yes
The proposal states: "The money left the Treasury, the Committee executed the orders, but the Committee failed to return it to the DAO." Amount: over $1.7M.
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The proposal states: "The money left the Treasury, the Committee executed the orders, but the Committee failed to return it to the DAO." Amount: over $1.7M.
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Decentraland
[DAO:be516af] Return the money in DAO Committee Multisigs to the DAO Treasury
by 0x4e9c4a2502fdf71e93ed8ed6ca9ddbd891d6f295 (bevynaut) The Decentraland DAO Treasury Diversification was incomplete. The money left the Treasury, the Committee executed the orders, but the Committee failed to return it to the DAO. As a result of that…