According to Odaily, the Ethereum Foundation has revealed its list of grant recipients for the second quarter of 2024, with a total funding amount surpassing $8.47 million. The grants aim to foster the comprehensive development of the Ethereum ecosystem across various key areas.

In the realm of community and education, the foundation has supported global conferences and hackathons such as ETH Beijing, ETH Tokyo, and ETHWarsaw. These events are crucial for fostering community engagement and education within the Ethereum ecosystem.

In the field of cryptography and zero-knowledge proofs, the foundation has funded research projects including the Anon Aadhaar protocol and Faster Scalar Multiplication of Elliptic Curves. These projects are expected to advance the security and efficiency of cryptographic operations within the Ethereum network.

For developer experience, the foundation has backed the development of tools such as the Circom Language Server and the MEDGA Solidity Debugger. These tools are designed to enhance the productivity and capabilities of developers working within the Ethereum ecosystem.

Additionally, the Ethereum Foundation has provided indirect support through grants to initiatives like Cryptoversidad's retrospective public goods funding round and the Road to Devcon quadratic funding round aimed at Southeast Asia. At the protocol layer, continued support has been given to the Account Abstraction Core Team and the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF) project. Other significant grants include support for projects like L2BEAT, Ephemery Testnet, and Summer of Protocols.