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Cannes was a good one 🇫🇷 Last week at EthCC we jumped into the ReFi Fishbowl, watched @griffgreen step into the ring at Block Fighters (“DAOs: Fail or Success?” 🥊), and wrapped it up with his main stage talk, “TheDAO: 2026.” EthCC always feels like a moment to pause, zoom out, and have the conversations that actually matter. Huge thanks to the @EthCC team for pulling it off. We know how much goes on behind the scenes.

TheDAO Security Fund’s first round is out! We’re kicking things off with a broadly scoped Ethereum Security quadratic funding round on Giveth as the first move in our bottom-up distribution strategy. Why QF? Because we wanted the first round to do more than just allocate funds. QF is still one of the most powerful funding mechanisms Ethereum has produced. It gives the community a real voice, helps projects build awareness around their work, and creates extra upside for the Ethereum security space beyond the funding itself. That felt like the right energy for a first round. Not to mention, QF could also bring in meaningful donations on top of the pool. Extra funding for security is always good! Why keep the scope broad? There are so many projects out there building tools, standards, infrastructure, response systems, and protections that make Ethereum safer every single day, but this work is easy to miss if you’re not deep in it already. This round gives that work a chance to gain better adoption. We hope the many projects, tools, newsletters (and more) that join the round will become more widely known by everyone who participates, especially the ETHSecurity Badgeholders. This new awareness around what is already out there will, in itself, improve Ethereum security. Why Giveth? Because Giveth is already working closely on TheDAO Security Fund’s operations, including standing up the ETHSecurity Badges program, and going forward, they’ll also be working with all of our round operators. That made them the natural choice for running the first round. This first round is not just about getting funds out the door. It’s also about getting a real process in motion, learning from it, and making the next rounds better because of it. And on a practical level, Giveth is also the only Ethereum-focused team still actively running QF rounds at this scale. Read all about the round here 👇

$1,000,000+++ (500 ETH) funding to secure Ethereum 🔒❤️‍🔥 LFG!!

@moe_nick Happy Nowruz, Moenick. Wishing you well 💌

Happy Nowruz (Persian New Year) to all Iranians, Turks, Afghans, Kurds, Tajiks, Assyrians, and everyone around the world who celebrates this ancient tradition. May light overcome darkness soon for all the people of this region.

The game only changes when you do. This is your way out of their system.

Mozart crowdfunded a tour in 1783 with 176 backers and a handshake. 240 years later, you need a platform's permission to do the same thing. @CrowdWalrus changes that. The whole project lives onchain, from the campaign to the contributions to the content, and nobody can take it down on a whim. Built through our RFP program and now LIVE on Walrus. How it works 👇

Some projects I supported on @Artizen 💚 @Giveth @_rodricast @todd_x_y @DeSciAsia @shefiafrica

GM ☀️🧊 CrowdWalrus is LIVE on mainnet. Onchain crowdfunding built on @SuiNetwork , stored on @WalrusProtocol - permissionless, verifiable, unstoppable. Launch, explore and support: crowdwalrus.xyz

TheDAO story continues. @griffgreen was at ETHDenver to give a concise walkthrough of how TheDAO’s “money glitch” came to fund Ethereum security. youtube.com/watch?v=4ZQrmX…

One word: Ethereum.

The future is built by those who show up when no one’s watching.

Today, we’re announcing the first allocation from TheDAO Security Fund. We’re supporting @_SEAL_Org and @SEAL_911 - teams that quietly do some of the most important security work in the Ethereum ecosystem. Their impact is significant, and they are among the most closely aligned not-for-profit organizations in the ecosystem. We are donating 69 ETH directly to SEAL and 133.7 ETH to SEAL 911 as well as setting up perpetual @Superfluid_HQ streams.

Giveth successfully recovered over 50 ETH from TheDAO last night by migrating funds that had been sitting in an insecure contract for a decade. @404ouch, @jbaylina & @griffgreen executed the complex rescue. The ETH collected (minus gas costs) will be donated to the TheDAO Security Fund. They have agreed to return it to the people who put it there, or if unclaimed, to use it for funding Ethereum Security. We are also working on recovering the $SAI & $DGD that TheDAO holds. If you believe you may be the rightful owner of any of these funds, please reach out to Griff to coordinate a claim.

EXCLUSIVE: Ethereum OGs and @VitalikButerin to create a $220 million Ethereum security fund 🤯 You'll never guess where the money comes from ...

The comeback we didn't know we needed!!⚡️🔥

TheDAO is back. BULLISH A decade later, we’re opening a new chapter. TheDAO Security Fund: activating 75,000+ ETH to strengthen Ethereum security. thedao.fund

Finally set up my @aboutcircles profile. Apparently I’m printing money now? app.gnosis.io/p/0x5381566E84…

Looking for a great documentary to dive into? 👀 @CodeIsLawFilm is now streaming — featuring @griffgreen It tells the story of The DAO, the early days of Ethereum, and the moment the world had to ask: Is the code law — or is the law, law?