Ecosystem grants boost the ENS protocol and ecosystem by supporting technical projects. In the first quarter, the ENS Ecosystem Working Group awarded over $100,000 USDC in grants to several initiatives. 

Let's review projects that received funding: 👇🏻

ENS Ideas is an API designed to efficiently resolve and reverse-resolve ENS names and addresses, offering fast query times with Cloudflare’s edge caching. It was awarded a grant of $10,000 to support further development and provide ongoing services for ENS users.

ENS Data offers a headless API for retrieving ENS text records, avatars, and NFTs in JSON format. With its ability to simplify ENS-related tasks and a significant user base, it received a grant of $10,000 to continue providing free services to the community.

Fluidkey is a privacy-preserving solution for managing funds onchain without publicly linking them to the user. The project received a $25,000 grant to support its mission of improving privacy on public EVM chains.

onthis.xyz is a no-code tool that allows users to create and deploy onchain shortcuts through ENS domains, enhancing user safety and reducing phishing risks. To support further development, onthis.xyz was awarded a $25,000 grant.

beaconcha.in is a comprehensive block explorer for Ethereum’s consensus and execution layers, providing detailed insights into the network. The platform was awarded a grant of $25,000 to expand its infrastructure and include support for Layer 2 solutions.

NameSys offers a suite of infrastructural stacks connecting ENS with various off-chain systems and providing secure interactions. The $25,000 grant awarded to NameSys supports its ongoing research and development projects.

Webhash is a no-code platform for creating decentralized websites (dWebsites) using ENS domains, democratizing access to the decentralized web. To support its growth and additional integrations, Webhash received a grant of $25,000.

That's all the updates for now. Stay tuned, as the teams are continuously shipping new updates to further enhance and evolve @ensdomains.