The Ethereum Foundation announces the 25 winners of the ZK funding round, with a total prize pool of $900,000

ChainCatcher message, the Ethereum Foundation, in collaboration with Aztec, Polygon, Scroll, Taiko, and zkSync, announced 25 ZK grant round winners. Each sponsor contributed $150,000, totaling a prize pool of $900,000. The awarded projects aim to advance the development of zero-knowledge proof technology, including the development of secure frameworks, analysis of cryptographic schemes, creation of performance and scalability benchmarking tools, and integration of advanced cryptographic models into practical applications.

Among the 10 winners:

1. Amit Kumar - New York University
2. Pratyush Mishra - University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University
3. Julian Sutherland - Nethermind
4. Jordan Coppard - Independent
5. Stanislav Marycevzk - FoldZK
6. Sergey Kaunov - Independent
7. Lako Nema - Independent
8. Albert Garret - Nethermind
9. Stefanos Chaliasos - Independent
10. Patrick Stiles - Independent