Tezos Grants Roundup | September – October 2024

The Tezos blockchain continues to flourish, thanks to its dynamic community’s innovative spirit and creativity, which relentlessly explores new frontiers in Web3 technology.

The Tezos Foundation remains dedicated to fueling this progress through its strategic grant program, targeting transformative projects in gaming, DeFi, and the arts. Supporting these initiatives enables cutting-edge developments that propel the Tezos network forward.

This issue showcases the grant recipients during September and October 2024 that are paving the way for the future of Tezos.

Tezos Taquito #

ECAD Labs has been awarded a grant for its flagship project, Taquito, now recognized as the leading Web3 library within the Tezos ecosystem. Taquito is instrumental in powering a wide range of dApps, wallets, and backend systems across the network.

ECAD Labs is a software development company specializing in blockchain technology, dedicated to creating state-of-the-art tools and platforms that streamline blockchain development. Their work enhances both the efficiency and security of blockchain applications.

The Taquito library simplifies interactions with the Tezos blockchain, allowing developers to build powerful dApps with ease. Its intuitive abstraction layer boosts productivity, making Taquito an essential tool for any Tezos developer.

Signatory #

Signatory signs your Tezos operations while protecting your private keys. It’s trusted by bakers, dAapp teams, exchanges, and oracle operators. With flexible storage—from physical HSMs like YubiHSM and Ledger to cloud key management services (Amazon, Google, Azure)—Signatory enhances security and automation for critical Tezos operations.

You can easily monitor operations—a must-have for businesses needing reliable key management. Whether you’re a baker, a dApp team needing unattended signing, or an oracle operator, Signatory streamlines your operations with top-tier security. Discover more about Signatory on their website.

Sugar Gaming #

Sugar Gaming is a gaming industry leader with 60 million users across Web2 games. Sugar Gaming transforms play-to-earn by blending immersive gaming experiences with real-world financial rewards. Now, with key strategic partnerships, the studio is expanding its presence on Etherlink.

By leveraging Etherlink’s robust infrastructure, featuring an impressive 500ms transaction finality and low fees, Sugar Gaming’s play-to-earn ecosystem will benefit from faster transactions and a more cost-efficient user experience.

With hundreds of thousands of daily active users, Sugar Gaming’s expansion into Web3 gaming—starting with Sugar Match, a Match-3 PVP game—shows their innovative and forward-thinking approach. Learn more about it here.

What’s coming? #

The projects highlighted in this roundup offer a snapshot of the transformative efforts powered by the Tezos Foundation’s grant program.

This grant program ensures that Tezos’ future is driven by the industry’s brightest ideas and leaders, constantly pushing the boundaries of Web3 innovation.