11-15, 10:30–10:40 (Asia/Bangkok), Stage 5
This presentation will cover learnings from studying almost 3 dozen grant programs across multiple chains and ecosystems. I will present an overview of the state of grants across Ethereum as well as Bitcoin, Cardano, Solana, and other chains. I will present on the most pressing challenges for grant operators, feedback from grantees on their experiences, and will present a potential path forward in terms of collective priorities that can help all programs improve.
Eugene is currently the Research Director at Metagov, a governance research non-profit, where he leads the Grant Innovation Lab. Eugene also works on governance at Scroll. He works at the intersection of governance, grants, and research ecosystems.