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…
Arkiv Global Tour Stop hackathon: $5,000 USDC + Devcon 8 tickets
A 10-day online hackathon from Oct 9 to 18, 2026 for projects built on Arkiv around the Ethereum Foundation's CROPS themes. Best Indian Use Case wins $2,000 USDC; four global CROPS tracks win $750 USDC each; each of the five winning teams also gets one Devcon 8 ticket.
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A 10-day online hackathon from Oct 9 to 18, 2026 for projects built on Arkiv around the Ethereum Foundation's CROPS themes. Best Indian Use Case wins $2,000 USDC; four global CROPS tracks win $750 USDC each; each of the five winning teams also gets one Devcon 8 ticket.
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arkiv.devfolio.co
Arkiv: Global Tour Stop 🌍 | Devfolio
A special edition on the road to Devcon 8 Mumbai. Ten days to build on Arkiv, the Web3 database.
Beldex Grants Program
Funds developers, startups and teams worldwide building privacy-focused applications, tools and infrastructure on the Beldex network, with a $1M total grant pool and rolling applications.
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Funds developers, startups and teams worldwide building privacy-focused applications, tools and infrastructure on the Beldex network, with a $1M total grant pool and rolling applications.
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Hacker House Goa 2026: AI x Crypto builder residency with $50,000+ in bounties
Running October 28 to 31, 2026 in Goa, India, with 247 builders selected from 10,000+ registrations, teams of 1 to 3, free registration, and a public demo day using on-chain voting.
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Running October 28 to 31, 2026 in Goa, India, with 247 builders selected from 10,000+ registrations, teams of 1 to 3, free registration, and a public demo day using on-chain voting.
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hacker-house-goa-2026.devfolio.co
HACKER HOUSE GOA 2026 | Devfolio
World's largest AI x Crypto Hacker House
Arbitrum Foundation launches Dune Credit Program: 2,500 Dune credits a month for public dashboards
The Arbitrum Foundation is backing analysts with 2,500 Dune credits per month to create and maintain public dashboards across the Arbitrum ecosystem. Applications are open through the form linked in the post.
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The Arbitrum Foundation is backing analysts with 2,500 Dune credits per month to create and maintain public dashboards across the Arbitrum ecosystem. Applications are open through the form linked in the post.
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X (formerly Twitter)
Arbitrum (@arbitrum) on X
Introducing the Arbitrum Dune Credit Program.
The Arbitrum Foundation is backing analysts with 2,500 @Dune credits/month to create and maintain public dashboards across the ecosystem.
Better dat…
The Arbitrum Foundation is backing analysts with 2,500 @Dune credits/month to create and maintain public dashboards across the ecosystem.
Better dat…
ETH Shenzhen 2026 Hackathon: $3,000 in main prizes plus bounties, register by Oct 22
ETH Shenzhen 2026 takes place in Shenzhen on October 24 to 25 for Ethereum builders, developers and communities working on AI, Web3 and open-source projects, with $3,000 in main prizes plus additional bounties and developer resources. Registration closes October 22, with a co-building day and demo judging on October 24 and the conference and awards on October 25.
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ETH Shenzhen 2026 takes place in Shenzhen on October 24 to 25 for Ethereum builders, developers and communities working on AI, Web3 and open-source projects, with $3,000 in main prizes plus additional bounties and developer resources. Registration closes October 22, with a co-building day and demo judging on October 24 and the conference and awards on October 25.
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X (formerly Twitter)
OpenBuild (@OpenBuildxyz) on X
ETH Shenzhen 2026 Hackathon is ON!
ETH Shenzhen 2026 is coming to Shenzhen on October 24–25, bringing together Ethereum builders, developers, and communities to explore what's next in AI, Web3, a…
ETH Shenzhen 2026 is coming to Shenzhen on October 24–25, bringing together Ethereum builders, developers, and communities to explore what's next in AI, Web3, a…
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RNP PCI/CNPq 2026: 23 research fellowships including National Blockchain Observatory
Brazil's RNP is selecting 23 remote PCI/CNPq research fellows across projects that include the National Blockchain Observatory and TRUST-ID decentralized identity, with monthly stipends ranging from R$1,170 to R$8,450 by modality. Applications are free via JEMS and close at 23:59 Brasília time on 26 October 2026.
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Brazil's RNP is selecting 23 remote PCI/CNPq research fellows across projects that include the National Blockchain Observatory and TRUST-ID decentralized identity, with monthly stipends ranging from R$1,170 to R$8,450 by modality. Applications are free via JEMS and close at 23:59 Brasília time on 26 October 2026.
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Kann Audits Security Grants Batch 1: $1,000,000 in subsidized smart-contract audits
Kann Audits opened Batch 1 of its $1,000,000 Audit Grant Initiative for Web3 builders seeking subsidized smart-contract security assessments. Batch 1 applications are free and open until 15 November 2026, and applying requires no payment deposit.
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Kann Audits opened Batch 1 of its $1,000,000 Audit Grant Initiative for Web3 builders seeking subsidized smart-contract security assessments. Batch 1 applications are free and open until 15 November 2026, and applying requires no payment deposit.
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Kann Audits
$1,000,000 Smart Contract Audit Grants | Kann Audits
Apply for $1,000,000 in subsidized smart contract security assessments from Kann Audits. Free to apply; approved Web3 projects pay a $250 participation fee.
Correction: Kann Audits Security Grants Batch 1 fee and grant value
Applying is free, but approved projects pay a $250 participation fee, and the $1,000,000 figure is the combined standard value of the subsidized security assessments Kann Audits provides through the program, not cash grants. Batch 1 applications remain open until November 15, 2026.
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Applying is free, but approved projects pay a $250 participation fee, and the $1,000,000 figure is the combined standard value of the subsidized security assessments Kann Audits provides through the program, not cash grants. Batch 1 applications remain open until November 15, 2026.
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Kann Audits
$1,000,000 Smart Contract Audit Grants | Kann Audits
Apply for $1,000,000 in subsidized smart contract security assessments from Kann Audits. Free to apply; approved Web3 projects pay a $250 participation fee.