# Allocation Update - Q1 2026

DevFeed: [Allocation Update - Q1 2026](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/allocation-update-q1-2026-17220.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2026/04/29/allocation-q1-26>)

Author: Ethereum Foundation Ecosystem Support Program

Published: 2026-04-29T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [Cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cryptography.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [zero-knowledge](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/zero-knowledge.md>), [Critical Infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/critical-infrastructure.md>), [Machine Learning, Security Attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/machine-learning-security-attacks.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>), [Tool](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tool.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [critical-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/critical-infrastructure.md>), [cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptography.md>), [ecosystem-support-program](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ecosystem-support-program.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>), [zero-knowledge](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zero-knowledge.md>)

## AI overview

An Ethereum Foundation Q1 2026 allocation update describes continued investment in Ethereum's foundations, including cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, security, and protocol research. It points to supported projects and ecosystem efforts advancing infrastructure, tools, and research across the network.

## Source excerpt

Q1 2026 continued our focus on strengthening Ethereum's foundations, with sustained investment in core domains like cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, security, and protocol research. See the list below of the projects and ecosystem efforts we supported this quarter as builders advance critical infrastructure, tools, and research across the network. Explore...