Ethereum Foundation distributed $32.6M grants to ecosystem in Q1

The Ethereum Foundation distributed $32.6 million in Q1 2025 grants to support education, ZK tech developer tools and the wider blockchain ecosystem.

The Ethereum Foundation, the nonprofit that supports development across the Ethereum blockchain, distributed $32.6 million in grants in the first quarter of 2025. 

In an allocation update, the organization reported spending on various initiatives through its Ecosystem Support Program (ESP). 

Categories included community and educational grants, zero-knowledge and cryptography. Other allocations included execution layers, developer experience and tools, layer-2 networks and overall ecosystem growth and support. 

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