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(VC, grants by foundation, token sales, etc)", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "number", "answer": "16", "hidden": false, "question": "Total team size", "questionId": 6}, {"type": "number", "answer": "28", "hidden": false, "question": "How old (in Months) is the project?", "questionId": 7}, {"type": "address", "answer": "0x6c5a2688c83C806150cA9DD0b2f10f16F8f1c33e", "hidden": true, "question": "If you participated in past grant rounds using a different project payout wallet address, please share it here:", "questionId": 8}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "https://twitter.com/bkiepuszewski\n\nhttps://twitter.com/kaereste\n\nhttps://twitter.com/PiotrSzlachciak", "hidden": false, "question": "Profiles or socials of other main team members publicly associated with the project:", "questionId": 9}, {"type": "multiple-choice", "answer": "Yes", "hidden": true, "question": "Have you read and confirmed your grant abides by the Program General Eligibility Policy? https://gitcoin.notion.site/GG18-Eligibility-cb4a5754c56043d4b3ed34eddbac261c?pvs=4", "questionId": 10}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "L2BEAT is at the heart of Ethereum and its scaling strategy. We directly advance the Ethereum ecosystem by allowing the projects and community to look into the L2 space, verify the technical foundations of particular rollups, understand the risks, and educate themselves on the assumptions and progress of each L2.\n\nWe provide tools that advance the understanding of the L2 ecosystem in terms of its status, risks, activity, etc. We give insights into the critical aspects of the L2 space and act as the trusted watchdog of the space, which verifies technical claims of the scaling projects.\n\nRecently, we introduced Stages, a novel framework to assess the maturity of L2 rollups. We shared our insights with the community through our debut report, \"Upgradeability of Ethereum L2s\". We also built BYOR (Build Your Own Rollup), a tool that demystifies the rudiments of rollup technology.\n\nEverything that we do is open source.\n\nAt L2BEAT, we have relied on the Ethereum Infrastructure Round funding since the beginning, and it has been a vital source of support for us.", "hidden": false, "question": "Please explain how your project meets the round-specific eligibility criteria", "questionId": 11}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "**L2 Space Vigilance**: Ensured the security and robustness of the L2 space by proactively detecting and reporting bugs and vulnerabilities, notable mentions being the dYdX bug and the Rhino.fi timelock delay change.\n\n**Introduction of 'Stages'**: Unveiled 'Stages', a novel framework meticulously designed to assess the maturity of L2 rollups.\n\n**Governance Expansion**: Proudly broadened our governance activities by including another protocol, Uniswap. In this endeavor, we became the delegate of a16z crypto.\n\n**Website Enhancements**: Rolled out new quality-of-life updates, which include a user-friendly side nav and a crisp header summary.\n\n**Risk Framework Update**: Dedicated time to refine our risk framework. The Risk Rosette now boasts modified criteria, further enhancing its precision.\n\n**Event Participation**: Marked our presence at major Ethereum-centric conferences such as ETHCC. We also pioneered our side events like the 'L2BEAT Governance Brunch' to foster discussions among delegates from diverse firms and protocols.\n\n**New Project Listings**: Welcomed several new projects onto our platform, including Linea, Base, and PGN, the last of which this Gitcoin round is taking place on.\n\n**First Report Release**: Shared our insights with the community through our debut report, \"Upgradeability of Ethereum L2s\". It has garnered immense praise, being dubbed a 'must-read' by several industry leaders.\n\n**BYOR (Build Your Own Rollup)**: Took a step forward in education by crafting BYOR, an instructive tool tailored for both budding students and L2 aficionados. This tool demystifies the rudiments of the rollup technology.\n\n**Upcoming Technical Events**: Initiated the organization of two significant, technically-centered L2 events: L2Warsaw and L2Days. Both events have already generated a buzzing interest within the community.", "hidden": false, "question": "If you've participated in past grant rounds, please share any new updates or milestones from the prior months", "questionId": 12}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "Qualitative analysis of opinions among the experts in the community and key leaders like the Ethereum Foundation\nQuantitative metrics like website visits\nParticipation of the community in our research efforts\nDelegation metrics in governance frameworks", "hidden": true, "question": "How do you measure the impact of your project? Please provide examples and/or standard metrics. This might be used in future impact reports", "questionId": 13}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "L2BEAT is a public goods company dedicated to providing on-chain transparency. \n\nWhat sets L2BEAT apart is our unwavering commitment to delivering accurate and reliable information. 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With an unwavering commitment to transparency, we strive to offer a thorough comparison of diverse Ethereum L2 systems, aiming to enlighten and empower the community with unbiased insights.\n\nWe present various non-trivial metrics and have thoroughly analyzed each L2 project to understand its technology's inner workings and associated risks. As an **impartial watchdog**, we actively monitor and contribute to the development of the L2 space.\n\n## Our work\n\n**Our ongoing initiatives include:**\n- \ud83c\udf10 Regularly enhancing and incorporating new projects and features on **[l2beat.com](https://l2beat.com/scaling/tvl)**\n- \ud83d\udee0 Launching open-source utilities and educational tools like **[Earl](https://earl.fun)** and **[BYOR](https://byor-wallet.vercel.app/)**, supporting the expansion of Ethereum developer ecosystem\n- \ud83c\udf93 Hosting an array of top-tier events and university meetups, with recent additions like the **[L2BEAT Governance Brunch](https://twitter.com/l2beat/status/1681703543797841929?s=20)** during EthCC, **[L2Warsaw](https://warsaw.l2beat.com/)**, and L2Days during **[Devconnect](https://devconnect.org/)**, aimed at nurturing and expanding the Ethereum community\n- \ud83d\udd0d Developing essential tools like the **[StarkEx Explorer](https://dydx.l2beat.com)** for the L2 realm\n- \ud83d\udcdc Publishing insightful reports, with our first titled **[Upgradeability of Ethereum L2s](https://l2beat.com/multisig-report)** recognized as a must-read by industry leaders\n- \ud83d\udee1 Actively spotting and reporting security flaws to safeguard the L2 space\n- \ud83c\udfdb Engaging in governance activities as representatives for four protocols: Arbitrum, Optimism, Hop, and Uniswap\n\n**Our future vision is expansive**, including big changes to TVL calculation, automating monitoring, and many more.\n\n## Donate\n\n\ud83d\udca1 Your donations are the fuel to our mission, bolstering our relentless endeavors to usher in education, clarity, and invaluable tools to the L2 universe\n\n**Your unwavering support means the world to us. Thank you! \ud83d\udc97**", "lastUpdated": 0, "projectGithub": "l2beat", "projectTwitter": "l2beat"}, "recipient": "0x41626BA92c0C2a1aD38fC83920300434082B1870"}}