ChainCatcher message, the final evaluation results of the ETH Beijing Hackathon main track are out, and the list of award-winning projects is as follows:Public Goods track:First place: POLP (Proof of Location Protocol)Second place: 2PM NetworkThird place: ZK-DiscordOpen Research track:First place: Centralized-PBSSecond place: NFT_searchThird place: NomadBnBLayer2 track:First place: annihilate fiSecond place: zkHumanDIDThird place: Nexus

ChainCatcher message, the Ethereum Foundation announced the grant projects and allocation information for the first quarter of 2023, with a total reward fund of approximately $12.91 million allocated in the first quarter.It is reported that the grant categories are divided into Community and Education, Consensus Layer, Cryptography and Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Data Analysis, Developer Experience and Tools, General Research, Indirect Funding, Layer 2, Others, Protocol Growth and Support. The awarded projects include ETH Beijing Hackathon, zkShield, EVM Gas Cost Estimator, etc. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the results of the top three projects in each track of the ETH Beijing Hackathon have been announced. Top three in the Public Goods track: SLOAD, PADO, Puzzle3; Layer2 track: GasLockR, Nirvana, Signer; Open Research track: Nine Turns Ethereum, 0xdeadbeef, Centralization Risks and Optimization Solutions of Ethereum Consensus Layer.

ChainCatcher news, ChainCatcher, in collaboration with PKU Blockchain, ETH Beijing Hackathon, and Soshow, will hold a live dialogue on the theme "The Hot Layer2 Track: What Should We Focus on Regarding ZK?" today at 19:30 on ChainCatcher's official Twitter Space.This Space will be hosted by PKU Blockchain Core Claudia, with guests including CatcherVC Research Director LonersLiu, Scroll Researcher Young, SevenX Ventures Investment Director Hill, Manta Network Chinese Community, HashKey Capital Tech Lead Jeffrey Hu, Starknet Astro Researcher Maxlion, and A&T Capital Investment Director Todd. (Event link)

ChainCatcher news, according to the official tweet from PKU Blockchain, the ETH Beijing Hackathon has received funding from the Ethereum Foundation's ESP. The main tracks of the hackathon are: public goods, L2 applications, and open research.The ETH Beijing Hackathon is the first Ethereum offline event in Beijing in the post-pandemic era, hosted by the PKU Blockchain Association and WTF Academy, with co-hosts including the Ethereum ZK scaling project Scroll and the Ethereum Chinese community ETH Planet, taking place offline in Beijing from April 5 to 8, 2023. Currently, the ETH Beijing Hackathon has received sponsorship from the Ethereum Foundation's ESP (Ecosystem Support Program), Scroll, Mask Network, TokenPocket, LD Capital, and Cocos BCX, with a total prize pool exceeding $30,000. (source link)