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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Protocol Guild passes $40M in all-time funding distributed to members

Protocol Guild said it recently hit the milestone of $40M in all-time funding distributed to Protocol Guild members, thanking every donor who made this possible and saying the funding has a huge impact for Ethereum core devs.

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Stellar Wave 10 on Drips: $75,000 budget for a 7-day open-source contribution sprint (Oct 15–22)

Drips runs the Stellar Wave Program, a monthly contribution cycle for the Stellar open-source ecosystem where contributors solve issues across Stellar-related repos and earn Points; after each Wave, rewards are distributed according to the share of Points earned by each eligible contributor. Wave 10 runs Oct 15 to Oct 22, 2026 with a $75,000 budget. Completing a KYC/KYB check is a prerequisite for receiving any Wave Reward, and participants in comprehensively sanctioned jurisdictions are excluded.

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PayBox first hackathon: $20,000 prize pool for PayBox marketplace plugins

PayBox said its first hackathon invites builders to create plugins for the PayBox marketplace and earn a share of a $20,000 prize pool. The hackathon starts Friday.

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0G Apollo Accelerator Cohort 2

Four-month AI startup accelerator for up to 10 projects, offering up to $2 million per project, run with xBuilders. Deadline: November 2.

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X Layer TapeOut Accelerate: 100K USDT in rewards for builders

X Layer announced X Layer TapeOut Accelerate, with 100K USDT in rewards for builders creating verifiable applications with real-world utility and commercial potential, built with TapeOut on X Layer.

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BCH BLAZE 2026: Bitcoin Cash online hackathon, $8,000 in prizes

BLAZE is an 8-day online hackathon (November 14–22, 2026) for Bitcoin Cash developers, designers and entrepreneurs, with $8,000 in prizes paid in ParyonUSD CashToken. Register solo or as a team of up to four; registration closes 13 November.

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1inch DAO Aqua Revenue Stream Incubator

The 1inch DAO accepts applications to support novel Aqua strategies and SwapVM instructions, open on a rolling basis. Milestone funding is up to $50,000 per team, released across four milestones (5% / 10% / 35% / 50%), from a $400K program budget. Applicants must pass KYB/KYC and sign a revenue share agreement. Reviewers are StableLab, DAOPlomats and Arana Digital.

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