ETC Grants DAO 2024-2025Annual Review
🏠 Overview
⚙️ Achievements
👥 Key Event Timeline
🌱 PoW Way
🌍 Global Footprint
📢 Media Highlights
Building thePoW Future
Overview
EGD is dedicated to uniting the global Ethereum Classic community and advancing a PoW public blockchain built on security, decentralization, and censorship resistance. Over the past year, EGD has strengthened the technical foundation and international influence of the ETC ecosystem by funding critical infrastructure, supporting developer and community initiatives, and actively engaging in global conferences and public outreach, affirming its institutional value and practical impact as the core catalyst of the ETC ecosystem.
Achievements
Key Event Timeline
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Global Online Dialogue Launched Halving Cycle & PoW Narrative
EGD, together with OKX, MetaEra, and BITMAIN, hosted a livestream discussion on whether Bitcoin's halving would repeat historical patterns, systematically articulating the technical and narrative framework of "ETC = BTC + ETH."
Asia Offline Presence Bitcoin Asia Summit
ETC Grants DAO showcased ETC's ecosystem roadmap for the new year at Bitcoin Asia, initiating an intensive phase of global offline engagement and collaboration.
Global Conference Week Bitcoin 2025 & Consensus
ETC Grants DAO participated in both Bitcoin 2025 and Consensus, presenting ETC's distinct positioning in PoW security and EVM compatibility to a broader international audience.
WDMS 2024 ETC Ecosystem Roundtable
During WDMS 2024 in Las Vegas, ETC ecosystem stakeholders discussed stablecoins, cross-chain infrastructure, DeFi, DAOs, and long-term institutional pathways, clarifying ETC's medium- to long-term development blueprint.
PoW Community Collaboration Litecoin Summit
ETC Grants DAO attended the Litecoin Summit and facilitated community exchanges, advancing direct dialogue and collaboration across PoW ecosystems.
Stablecoin Deployment ECSD Live on ETC Mainnet
The Djed Alliance successfully deployed the decentralized algorithmic stablecoin ECSD on Ethereum Classic, completing a key piece of DeFi and on-chain financial infrastructure.
PoW Guardians Series Launch Cross-Community Public Forum
The PoW Guardians Twitter Space series officially launched, bringing together core members from PoW communities including Litecoin, Dogecoin, Bells, and Ravencoin to establish a sustained cross-ecosystem dialogue.
Global Cross-Disciplinary Dialogue AI × Web3 Summit (Palo Alto)
ETC Grants DAO participated in the Palo Alto AI × Web3 Summit, positioning ETC's PoW security and immutability within the context of AI and emerging applications.
Community Building ETC Ambassadors Program 1.0
The ETC Ambassadors Program 1.0 was officially introduced, creating a global network for outreach and collaboration to expand ETC's vision across languages and regions.
ETC Nova Twitter Space Long-Term Ecosystem Strategy
EGD outlined ETC Nova's strategic positioning via Twitter Space, emphasizing it as the starting point of a long-term grants and incubation framework rather than a one-off event.
ETC Nova Global Hackathon Developer Mobilization Reignited
ETC launched its first large-scale global hackathon, ETC Nova, establishing a structured entry point for developers across Infrastructure, DeFi/PayFi, and Innovative Applications tracks.
ETC Nova Demo Day Outcomes Showcase
Global teams presented their interim results at Demo Day, enabling the identification of high-potential projects for follow-on funding, incubation, and ecosystem deployment.
ETC Nova Conclusion Winning Projects Announced
The inaugural ETC Nova Hackathon concluded successfully, with 40+ projects delivered and validated through jury review and community voting, marking a new phase for the ETC developer ecosystem.
ETC Ambassadors Program 2.0 Global Ambassador Recruitment
The ETC Ambassadors Program 2.0 officially launched, recruiting Community Ambassadors, Campus Ambassadors, and Content Ambassadors to further expand ETC's global outreach, community engagement, and content-driven ecosystem growth.
ETC Ambassadors Program 2.0 Airdrop Campaign
An airdrop campaign was launched as part of Ambassadors Program 2.0 to incentivize participation, activate community engagement, and accelerate user onboarding.
Brand Visual Guidelines Released ETC Ecosystem Identity
The ETC Brand Visual Guidelines were released to standardize visual identity across the ecosystem, enhancing brand consistency, recognition, and global communication efficiency.
Media Highlights
Featured Tweets · PoW Guardians & Viral Content
Global Footprint
EGD Conference Cities · 10 Locations · 13 Events
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