It's time: Epoch 8 Allocation Window is now open! 🪟

In the words of Nelly, it's getting hot in here... so open all the windows! That includes the Epoch 8 Allocation Window.

*a moment for everyone to recover from the cringe*

We're here to remind you of how you can allocate and who you can allocate to.

How do I use Octant?

Watch this short and sweet video which explains the process.

Who can I vote for?

Here are the 30 projects participating in this epoch!

• Act is a language and toolkit for formally verifying the behavior of EVM smart contracts.
• Aestus Relay is a neutral, non-censoring implementation of MEV-Boost, connecting Ethereum proof-of-stake validators and block builders via an auction.
• Blobscan is the first open-source blockchain explorer designed to navigate and visualize shard blob transactions introduced in EIP-4844.
• Blockscout is an open-source block explorer supporting Ethereum and the 1000s of EVM-based chains throughout the Ethereum universe.
• BuidlGuidl is a curated group of builders creating open-source tools and educational content primarily focused on Ethereum and EVM-compatible ecosystems.
• BundleBear is an opensource dataset and dashboard tracking the adoption of smart accounts in the Ethereum ecosystem.
• Circuitscan is a circuit verifier explorer which allows users to interact with applications directly if the frontend becomes unusable.
• Commit-Boost is a new validator sidecar designed to standardize and simplify the process for Ethereum L1 validators to opt into proposer commitments such as preconfirmation protocols.
• Dappnode is a Free Open Source Software project with the mission to make web3 infrastructure accessible to anyone through running validators and nodes.
• DeFiScan is a public good research framework and analytics dashboard that provides comprehensive, unbiased insights into the decentralization maturity of DeFi applications on Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chains.
• DefiLlama is the biggest and most comprehensive DeFi tracker.
• Ephemery Testnet - Client Implementation is a single network that rolls back to the genesis after a set period of time.
• Ethereum Attestation Service (EAS) is an open-source public good infrastructure for making attestations onchain or offchain.
• Ethers.js is a simple, compact and complete JavaScript/TypeScriptlibrary for all your Ethereum needs.
• Fe is a statically typed language for the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).
• growthepie is a public goods data platform for the total Ethereum ecosystem, providing essential metrics, onchain data, and educational resources to empower developers and users in making informed decisions.
• hevm is an open-source, state-of-the-art EVM execution engine that uses a combination of symbolic and concrete execution to uncover bugs in smart contracts.
• Integrated Fuzzing for Ethereum CL & EL Networking will be an open-source tool which will plug straight into the three most-used clients, cover every known past network flaw, and aim to uncover at least five new high-severity bugs.
• L2BEAT is the leading transparency and research platform for Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solutions.
• Open Source Observer (OSO) is a free analytics platform designed to measure, track, and reward open source contributions.
• OrbitDB is a serverless, distributed, peer-to-peer database that uses IPFS as its data storage and Libp2p Pubsub.
• powdr provides state-of-the-art performance and security to zkVMs, enhancing them with compiler-based techniques including static analysis and formal verification.
• Protocol Guild is the leading independent funding organization for Ethereum core developers.
• Remix Project is a powerful, no-setup, Web3 development environment used globally as a platform for builders, educators, and researchers.
• Samba: A Portal Node in Java is a Java-based implementation of a Portal client for Ethereum following the Portal Network specifications.
• Shutter Network is building infrastructure for encrypted mempools in Ethereum, enabling information symmetry and protecting users from malicious MEV and real-time censorship.
• Solidity is a statically typed curly-braces programming language designed for developing smart contracts that run on Ethereum.
• Stablewatch is a data analytics platform focused on monitoring stablecoins within Ethereum and other ecosystems.
• Verifereum is an open-source project that brings mathematical rigour to Ethereum smart contract verification.
• Vyper is a contract-oriented, pythonic programming language that targets the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).