# ETH Rangers Program Recap

DevFeed: [ETH Rangers Program Recap](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/eth-rangers-program-recap-17219.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2026/04/16/eth-rangers-recap>)

Author: Protocol Security Team; Grants Management Team

Published: 2026-04-16T00:00:00Z

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>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Incident response](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/incident-response.md>), [Threat Research](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/threat-research.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [DeFi](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/defi.md>)

Tags: [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [defi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/defi.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [exploits](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/exploits.md>), [incident-response](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/incident-response.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [root-cause-analysis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/root-cause-analysis.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [smart-contract](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/smart-contract.md>), [state](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/state.md>), [talks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/talks.md>), [threat-intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/threat-intelligence.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>), [web3](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web3.md>), [workshops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workshops.md>)

## AI overview

The Ethereum Foundation and partner organizations recap the six-month ETH Rangers Program, which funded 17 stipend recipients conducting public-goods security work across the Ethereum ecosystem. Reported outcomes include recovered or frozen funds, vulnerability and bug reports, threat-awareness work, security challenges, educational events, incident responses, and open-source tooling.

## Source excerpt

In late 2024, the Ethereum Foundation, together with Secureum, The Red Guild, and Security Alliance (SEAL), launched the ETH Rangers Program, an initiative to provide stipends for individuals doing public goods security work in the Ethereum ecosystem. The goal of the program was straightforward: to fund independent efforts that...