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ChainCatcher news, the newly established independent political action committee The Fellowship PAC announced that it has raised over $100 million to support pro-innovation, pro-cryptocurrency candidates, aiming to maintain the United States' leadership in the global digital assets and entrepreneurship sectors.The Fellowship PAC stated that its mission is built on the unprecedented momentum created by innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors, emphasizing transparency and trust as its core differentiators, ensuring that political actions directly support the broader crypto ecosystem rather than narrow or personal interests. In the context of the Trump administration's push to establish a regulatory framework, the organization is committed to making the U.S. a global cryptocurrency hub.The Fellowship PAC will focus on supporting candidates committed to providing transparent and predictable rules for digital assets, protecting the U.S.'s global competitive advantage in technology and entrepreneurship, and preventing the ongoing brain drain of talent and entrepreneurs to overseas markets. As an independent expenditure committee (super PAC), the organization does not coordinate with candidates or parties, and its goal is to ensure that the U.S. continues to maintain its global leadership in crypto and innovation through transparent, ecosystem-wide support.

ChainCatcher news, HackQuest will collaborate with Solar and the Solana Foundation to jointly launch the Solana Founders Fellowship, which will take place during the Solana Radar Hackathon. The Fellowship will start on September 20 and end on October 12, with rolling applications accepted during this period. The entire program will provide in-depth guidance to participants in areas such as technology, financing, and ecosystem support through multiple closed-door Office Hours and Workshops. The mentor team consists of members from the Solana Foundation and top project founders within the ecosystem, including Backpack co-founder Can Sun, Jupiter co-founder Siong, Drift co-founder Cindy, STEPN CRO Mable, Sonic co-founder Chris, Jambo co-founder James, Solayer core contributor Jason, Colosseum APAC head Cris, and SOON co-founder Joanna, among others. This session of the Fellowship Program will select 20 teams from the Chinese-speaking region. It is reported that this is the second Founders Fellowship Program organized by HackQuest in collaboration with Solana. In the first Fellowship, five teams won the Solana Global Hackathon Grand Prize, and several teams successfully secured follow-up funding.In addition, well-known investment institutions such as Coinfund, OKX Ventures, IOSG Ventures, Animoca Brands, SevenX Ventures, HashKey Capital, Find Satoshi Lab, Hash Global, and Gate Ventures will participate in Demo Day, providing project support and feedback. Teams selected for the Fellowship will also have the opportunity to receive a Travel Grant and be prioritized for selection in the Solana Hong Kong Founders House and to participate in the subsequent Solana X HackQuest Founders Bootcamp.Registration link: https://xsxo494365r.typeform.com/to/YB6H88tp

ChainCatcher news, according to a post by Russian Market on platform X, "During his visit to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Azerbaijan, Pavel Durov was accompanied by 24-year-old 'crypto coach' and online streamer Yulia Vavilova, who resides in Dubai. The two were together when Pavel Durov was arrested in France.As of August 24, she has been actively posting photos on social media from Pavel Durov's private jet and various locations he has appeared at. Previously, it was reported that Pavel Durov had a female companion when he was arrested in France."

ChainCatcher news, the Ethereum Foundation has announced that the fifth round of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF) program is officially open for applications, with a deadline of May 26.It is reported that the EPF is a permissionless initiative aimed at providing aspiring protocol contributors with a pathway to make meaningful contributions to Ethereum. The fifth round will last for five months, from June 2024 to November, during which two in-person events will be held at EthCC in Brussels and Devcon in Southeast Asia.In addition, on May 21 at 16:00 UTC, the EPF team will hold an online meeting to introduce the project details and answer questions. Interested developers can check the complete project details in the GitHub repository and submit their applications in a timely manner.

According to ChainCatcher news from PolkaWorld, Polkadot OpenGov Proposal No. 231 suggests using the regular investment feature of the Polkadot ecosystem exchange HydraDX to periodically convert a portion of the treasury's DOT into USDT, in order to accumulate USDT for paying salaries to Technical Fellowship members.The total amount for this conversion plan is 469,000 DOT, with transaction fees accounting for approximately 0.4% of the total conversion amount. Conversions will occur approximately every 36 minutes, with each transaction yielding 250 USDT, resulting in a daily acquisition of 10,000 USDT. At the current price, the conversion plan is expected to last for 180 days. The strategy of small, frequent conversions is intended to reduce the impact of price volatility. Currently, the approval rate for this public vote is 64.3%, and it is in the decision-making period (ending in 19 days and 21 hours).

ChainCatcher news, the official Web3 social protocol Lens Protocol has announced that it has joined the Consensys Fellowship program.ChainCatcher previously reported that Consensys launched a 12-week Web3 fellowship program, which will provide mentorship, workshops, and potential investments of up to $1.5 million.

ChainCatcher news, zkSync announced the launch of a paid online program lasting 4-6 months, aimed at advancing the development of zkSync, ZK Stack, and ZK Credo through individual and team technical contributions. Successful applicants will receive a monthly grant of $3,500 during the Fellowship period to develop their personal products, although Matter Labs hopes that the products will be open source.In addition, participants will have the opportunity to earn long-term bonuses, positions at Matter Labs, or join Matter Labs' incubation program.

ChainCatcher news, Consensys launches a 12-week Web3 fellowship program.It is reported that the program will provide mentorship, workshops, and potential investments of up to $1.5 million, with applications opening on September 20.

ChainCatcher News: The Ethereum Foundation has announced that the application for the fourth round of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF) is officially open. Users can submit their applications by June 16. This program provides researchers with a four-month fellowship to advance Ethereum technology, including everything from developing client implementations, testing, and specifications to participating in the latest core protocol research. The fourth round of EPF will run from July 2023 to November 2023, culminating in an in-person event at Devconnect in Istanbul.It is reported that the EPF is an initiative aimed at supporting the development of the Ethereum core protocol by providing a pathway for protocol contributors to make meaningful contributions. The program is tailored for developers and researchers interested in Ethereum, its community, and decentralized technologies. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, the crypto venture fund Variant Fund has announced the launch of the inaugural Variant Founder Fellowship, a new three-month cohort-based accelerator program for web3 founders in the earliest stages of their journey. Participants will gain access to a peer network of Variant's founders, builders, and experts who operate at the forefront of cryptocurrency, learn from specialists in web3, and build alongside teams in the Variant portfolio. Applications are now open until April 17, 2023. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the zero-knowledge research and development project Delendum has launched a two-month nonprofit program called ZK Fellowship, aimed at supporting research and development to address technical issues at the forefront of blockchain and zero-knowledge. Delendum ZK Fellowship January-February 2023, December 8, 2022.The mentors for this ZK Fellowship include Neptune founder Al Szepieniec, Polygon Miden founder Bobbin Threadbare, Risc0 founder Brian Retford, Anoma founder Christopher Goes, Polygon Zero founder Daniel Lubarov, Starkware founder Eli Ben-Sasson, and Coinbase research head Shashank Agrawal. (source link)