Ethereum is a residing entity, distributed throughout time and house, accessible by way of our screens and communication units. What offers it life are the myriad human relationships which have change into intertwined with the roots, branches, and leaves of the Ethereum state tree. This single tree encodes immense worth, digital property, and dapp utility — not an insignificant slice of human exercise.
However the people who at present give Ethereum life don’t symbolize all people — many gaps throughout cultures, nationalities, and sophistication should be bridged. The use instances and novel options which have up to now been developed and marketed and touted by web3 builders don’t but symbolize the true potential of Ethereum to allow human flourishing — we’ve not but scratched the floor of risk house.
We consider that the visionaries are on the market. We consider that those that perceive and work in opposition to coordination failure can see glimpses of hope. They’ve levers with which they intend to maneuver the world, and Ethereum could possibly be their fulcrum. For Ethereum to succeed in the following billion people it should change into helpful not only for the techno-optimists, however for everybody on this messy, sophisticated, human planet.
Fellowship
We consider that it is potential to make use of Ethereum to enhance the lives of billions of individuals. However we want extra than simply expertise — we want new methods of serious about how people work together with one another and with their surroundings. We want new tales to inform, new visions for a greater future, and new methods of expressing our values in code.
The Subsequent Billion Fellowship on the Ethereum Basis is a seek for tales: Tales that encourage us to deal with the necessary issues, to seek out stability and equity in the best way we go about fixing our issues, and to push deeper into the mysteries of human cooperation.
We’re in search of changemakers, visionaries, and pragmatists. We’re in search of tales that symbolize the very best of ourselves, to higher think about a world during which we take the instruments at hand, roll up our sleeves, and start the lengthy and troublesome work of pulling the world out of a coordination demise spiral.
It is okay to start out with experiments, pilots, and analysis. Tales of invalidated hypotheses, underestimated challenges, and misaligned incentives are terribly precious within the quest for brand spanking new programs of change. We’re nonetheless in the beginning of a really lengthy journey into unknown territory — map-making is a troublesome and worthwhile endeavor.
Fellows could possibly be working as people, or as a part of an even bigger group. Some fellows is likely to be constructing instantly, designing and testing new technologies that work to solve age-old problems. Others might need a special interest in a particular human context, researching and sharing their findings with different builders within the Ethereum neighborhood to assist them design higher options. There aren’t any strict necessities for a Subsequent Billion Fellowship venture save one: earnesty.
Subsequent Billion Fellows must be on a private quest. The Fellowship is neither the start nor the top of their journey, however it could present some assist that permits a fellow to get nearer to formidable aims. Regardless of the venture, whomever the guy, the search should be rooted within the curiosity of public good.
Name for candidates
We need to assist you in your quest!
Subsequent Billion Fellowship cohort 3 will start in late June 2023. If you’re working to make a distinction on this planet utilizing Ethereum, please visit our website and submit your software by April 28, 2023. We’ll overview all submissions and choose candidates who’ve concepts that may have a big effect on humanity by way of Ethereum-enabled options or protocols that align with public good aims.
The Fellowship Program gives mentorship from related specialists, entry to sources from the Ethereum Basis & Ethereum neighborhood, monetary assist, and alternatives for networking and media publicity.
Subsequent Billion
Workforce Subsequent Billion on the Ethereum Basis works to seek out the enablers and blockers of Ethereum’s subsequent billion customers. We scout the sides of public good risk house in search of new use instances, contexts, and communities that point out how Ethereum would possibly change into a device of and for the following billion.
For those who’re serious about speaking to us about one thing outdoors the scope of the Subsequent Billion Fellowship, contact us here or ship us a DM on Twitter @EFNextBillion.
