# Next Billion Published articles for Next Billion. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## World Experience: Updates from the Next Billion Fellowship DevFeed: [World Experience: Updates from the Next Billion Fellowship]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Next Billion Published: 2025-06-16T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Ethereum](), [Blockchain](), [Protocol (disambiguation)](), [Development]() Tags: [blockchain](), [development](), [ethereum](), [next](), [next-billion](), [stories](), [updates]() ### AI overview An update on the Next Billion Fellowship Program introduces four new fellows and highlights the work of five alumni. Their projects explore digital identity, climate finance and conservation data, Ethereum-based initiatives in global development, and disaster-response systems using zero-knowledge proofs, trusted execution, and satellite imagery. ### Source excerpt This is an update from the Next Billion Fellowship Program. Applications are rolling and open for cohort 6 beginning in October 2025. Individuals interacting with an application have a user experience. Collectives interacting with a protocol have a world experience. There are many worlds that the Ethereum protocol touches;... ## Now accepting interns - Join the Ethereum Season of Internships DevFeed: [Now accepting interns - Join the Ethereum Season of Internships]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Next Billion Published: 2025-06-12T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Ethereum](), [Development]() Tags: [announce](), [developer](), [ethereum](), [internship](), [internships](), [next-billion](), [remote]() ### AI overview Ethereum has opened applications for its first Season of Internships, offering more than 30 paid, remote-friendly summer internship opportunities across 19 ecosystem teams. ### Source excerpt We're thrilled to announce that internship applications are now open for the first-ever Ethereum Season of Internships! The Ethereum Season of Internships is a collection of paid, fully-remote summer internships offered across the Ethereum ecosystem. It is designed to help establish more paths for the next generation of contributors... ## Announcing the Ethereum Season of Internships DevFeed: [Announcing the Ethereum Season of Internships]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Next Billion Published: 2025-05-05T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Ethereum](), [Development](), [Learning](), [Open Source]() Tags: [ethereum](), [events](), [internship](), [internships](), [mentorship](), [next-billion](), [open-source](), [remote]() ### AI overview The Ethereum Season of Internships is a coordinated collection of paid, fully remote summer internships across the Ethereum ecosystem. The 12-week program runs from August to October 2025 and is open to students and early-career professionals, with roles spanning development, research, design, marketing, finance, legal, and other areas. ### Source excerpt Every year, the Ethereum ecosystem welcomes thousands of builders through community events, hackathons, courses, bootcamps, and campus clubs. However, many newcomers struggle to remain engaged, as they face challenges securing structured early-career opportunities. The Ethereum Season of Internships directly addresses this retention gap by creating a coordinated collection of internship... ## Stories from Bangkok: Devcon SEA Scholars Program DevFeed: [Stories from Bangkok: Devcon SEA Scholars Program]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Next Billion Published: 2025-02-18T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Ethereum](), [Learning]() Tags: [bridging](), [community](), [creators](), [devcon](), [learning](), [next-billion](), [stories]() ### AI overview The Devcon SEA Scholars Program brought 93 participants from 86 countries to Bangkok to explore how Ethereum connects with different disciplines and communities. The program included community organizers, law students and legal professionals, artists and science-fiction writers, and other builders, who later documented their experiences in Learning Artifacts. ### Source excerpt Across different disciplines and geographies, builders are exploring how Ethereum fits into their work and communities. The Devcon SEA Scholars Program brought together 93 of these individuals in Bangkok who are bridging Ethereum with other worlds and pushing Ethereum's boundaries. This community of builders, thinkers, and creators was selected... ## Digital Repatriation DevFeed: [Digital Repatriation]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Mulenga Kapwepwe; the SummitShare team Published: 2024-12-09T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Blockchain](), [immersive web]() Tags: [culture](), [developers](), [digital](), [history](), [next-billion](), [web3]() ### AI overview An update on Mulenga Kapwepwe's Summitshare initiative, which explores using blockchain technology and digital representations of artifacts to support African cultural heritage preservation and repatriation. The proposal could connect digital artifacts to physical originals and use virtual or augmented reality to make heritage more accessible. ### Source excerpt The following is an update from Next Billion Fellow Mulenga Kapwepwe and her initiative "Summitshare". For more about the Next Billion Fellowship Program and to apply, please visit https://nxbn.ethereum.foundation/. Mulenga Kapwepwe, founder of the Women's History Museum of Zambia posed a question in 2022 to a small group... ## Next Billion Fellowship Program Applications Now Open! DevFeed: [Next Billion Fellowship Program Applications Now Open!]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Next Billion Published: 2024-11-26T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Ethereum](), [Network]() Tags: [announce](), [ethereum](), [funding](), [mentorship](), [next-billion]() ### AI overview Applications are open for Cohort 5 of the Next Billion Fellowship Program, which supports stories about how Ethereum helps communities address real-world challenges. The six-month program provides project funding, mentorship, network access, and exposure; applications are due by January 12, 2025, with later submissions considered for Cohort 6. ### Source excerpt We're excited to announce that applications for the Next Billion Fellowship Program are now open!... ## Meet Cohort 4 of the Next Billion Fellows! DevFeed: [Meet Cohort 4 of the Next Billion Fellows!]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Next Billion Published: 2024-06-24T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Ethereum](), [interoperability](), [data](), [Internet]() Tags: [africa](), [ethereum](), [interoperability](), [next-billion](), [node](), [open](), [program](), [stories](), [web3]() ### AI overview The article introduces seven individuals in Cohort 4 of the Next Billion Fellowship Program and describes their projects involving Ethereum, open access, agriculture, marine plastic traceability, human rights, and community infrastructure. ### Source excerpt As a global public resource, technology must remain open, accessible, and dedicated to promoting the greater good. The Next Billion Fellowship Program is a testament to this vision, seeking to capture stories of communities whose lives are changing for the better. Today, we are proud to introduce seven individuals with... ## Devconnect Scholars Program - Ethereum Stories from Istanbul and Beyond DevFeed: [Devconnect Scholars Program - Ethereum Stories from Istanbul and Beyond]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Next Billion Published: 2024-02-29T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Ethereum](), [Resilience](), [Protocol (disambiguation)](), [Blockchain]() Tags: [africa](), [backend](), [banking](), [bitcoin](), [blockchain](), [community](), [devconnect](), [diversity](), [ecosystem](), [ethereum](), [geography](), [india](), [innovation](), [iran](), [java](), [network](), [networks](), [next-billion](), [perspectives](), [program](), [resilience]() ### AI overview The article presents stories from participants in the Devconnect Scholars Program, describing how broader geographic and demographic representation can strengthen Ethereum's resilience, security, and community. It profiles scholars from India, Iran, and Kenya and their work in research, education, smart contracts, and open-source projects. ### Source excerpt Ethereum is growing, and diversity of human participation creates resilience throughout the ecosystem. The Devconnect Scholars Program is one small effort that aims to create resilience through community diversity. Better representation across human geography and demographics leads to diverse experiences and new perspectives that help the Ethereum protocol serve the... ## Application Open for Next Billion Fellowship Cohort 4 DevFeed: [Application Open for Next Billion Fellowship Cohort 4]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Next Billion Published: 2023-11-28T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Ethereum](), [Internet](), [Learning]() Tags: [code](), [community](), [ethereum](), [experience](), [growth](), [internet](), [learning](), [next-billion]() ### AI overview The Ethereum Foundation has opened applications for cohort 4 of the Next Billion Fellowship until January 15, 2024. The six-month fellowship supports projects involving research, proof-of-concept building, or collaboration, with peer and mentor support. ### Source excerpt Decades from now, there will be many stories to tell about the early days of Ethereum. We will remenisce about how a peculiar and powerful technology began to change the landscape of trust on the internet. Some will remember being skeptical, while others may claim to have known all along... ## How Blockchain Could Support Humanitarian Crisis Response DevFeed: [How Blockchain Could Support Humanitarian Crisis Response]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Karam Alhamad Published: 2023-11-15T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Blockchain](), [Ethereum](), [Development]() Tags: [blockchain](), [development](), [ethereum](), [innovation](), [next-billion]() ### AI overview The article argues that public blockchain protocols such as Ethereum could help people affected by humanitarian crises, where borders, centralized systems, and weakened institutional trust limit access to identity documents, banking, and aid. It also highlights the limited share of international humanitarian aid sent directly to local NGOs. ### Source excerpt Crisis is a cruel teacher. It can draw us together in our shared fragility, but paradoxically it can also distance us from our shared humanity. In times of great crisis, the institutions and structures of society that are supposed to protect and support us may become twisted, corrupted, or rendered... ## The Human Stories of Ethereum - Meet the Next Billion Fellows Cohort 3 DevFeed: [The Human Stories of Ethereum - Meet the Next Billion Fellows Cohort 3]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Next Billion Published: 2023-08-07T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Ethereum](), [Protocol (disambiguation)](), [Finance]() Tags: [3](), [community](), [cryptocurrency](), [ethereum](), [financial](), [inclusion](), [indonesia](), [next-billion](), [people](), [protocol]() ### AI overview The article introduces five individuals beginning the Next Billion Fellowship at the Ethereum Foundation and presents their work as examples of how people use Ethereum as a protocol for coordination. It highlights Brian Limiardi's focus on financial inclusion in Indonesia and the needs of workers and small businesses using cryptocurrency for invoicing and bookkeeping. ### Source excerpt As we look at our world, it seems that individual humans are increasingly on the edges and in the margins of the big stories that play out on our scrolling screens. The narratives that captivate and resonate with ordinary folks seem to exist at a scale beyond the reach of... ## Scouting for the Future: Technology and the Scouting Movement DevFeed: [Scouting for the Future: Technology and the Scouting Movement]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Mihajlo Atanackovic Published: 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Internet](), [Web](), [Learning](), [Website]() Tags: [community](), [education](), [events](), [future](), [next-billion](), [technology](), [web3]() ### AI overview A personal account of how technology and the scouting movement shaped the author's life, followed by an overview of scouting's global community, educational activities, online presence, and interest in moving toward Web3. ### Source excerpt Hello everyone! My name is Mihajlo, and over the past six months as part of my Next Billion Fellowship, I've been working to bring the benefits of Web3 to the World Scouting Movement. Growing up in Serbia in the '90s, I experienced firsthand the devastating effects that wars and... ## Next Billion Fellowship Cohort 3 - Call for applications DevFeed: [Next Billion Fellowship Cohort 3 - Call for applications]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Next Billion Published: 2023-03-16T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Ethereum](), [Code]() Tags: [3](), [devices](), [digital](), [distributed](), [ethereum](), [next-billion](), [property](), [state]() ### AI overview The Ethereum Foundation's Next Billion Fellowship Cohort 3 seeks applications from changemakers, visionaries, and pragmatists developing stories, experiments, pilots, or research that explore fairer human cooperation and ways Ethereum could benefit a broader global population. ### Source excerpt Ethereum is a living entity, distributed across time and space, accessible through our screens and communication devices. What gives it life are the myriad human relationships that have become intertwined with the roots, branches, and leaves of the Ethereum state tree. This single tree encodes immense value, digital property, and... ## The potential to empower disenfranchised communities in Latin America using Ethereum DevFeed: [The potential to empower disenfranchised communities in Latin America using Ethereum]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Marcus AM Published: 2023-02-06T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Ethereum]() Tags: [community](), [ethereum](), [infrastructure](), [innovation](), [next-billion](), [solar]() ### AI overview An Ethereum Foundation fellow from Guatemala reflects on efforts to improve life in the Puntarenas community through healthcare, education, housing, water, energy, and other infrastructure. The article presents this experience as context for considering how Ethereum could help empower disenfranchised communities in Latin America, although the supplied excerpt does not describe a specific Ethereum implementation. ### Source excerpt The following is an update from Ethereum Foundation Fellow Marcus AM. Hola 👋, my name is Marcus and I'm a researcher and builder from Guatemala, and an EF Fellow. An optimist at heart, I'm driven by leveraging social, cultural and technological innovation to build better societies - a conviction... ## Announcing the EF Fellowship Program, Cohort #2 DevFeed: [Announcing the EF Fellowship Program, Cohort #2]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Next Billion Published: 2022-10-10T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Ethereum](), [Blockchain](), [Internet]() Tags: [announce](), [blockchain](), [community](), [ecosystem](), [ethereum](), [india](), [next-billion](), [organization](), [program]() ### AI overview The Ethereum Foundation announces seven individuals selected for the second EF Fellowship Program cohort. Over six months, the fellows will pursue projects exploring Ethereum's usefulness, public-good mission, and potential applications in communities and institutions. ### Source excerpt Things are looking up for Ethereum. Now that The Merge is complete, a huge weight (measured in tonnes of CO2) has been lifted from the Ethereum community's collective conscience. And the world-at-large is watching to see what this community does next. Right now the ecosystem has a unique opportunity... ## Fellowship Program: Cohort #2 Applications Open & Cohort #1 Roundup DevFeed: [Fellowship Program: Cohort #2 Applications Open & Cohort #1 Roundup]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Next Billion Published: 2022-06-21T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Ethereum](), [Internet](), [Protocol (disambiguation)](), [App]() Tags: [applications](), [community](), [developers](), [ethereum](), [internet](), [next-billion](), [project](), [web3]() ### AI overview The Ethereum Fellowship Program opens applications for its second cohort and highlights achievements from four alumni of the first cohort. The six-month program supports people working on projects that could broaden Ethereum's relevance and accessibility, including decentralized applications, community initiatives, and research. ### Source excerpt Ethereum is a living thing. Yes, at its core there is a virtual machine (the EVM) that runs and faithfully calculates a new state from block to block, but the magic of Ethereum is that one little state machine can be shared by millions of people who might not have... ## Ethereum for the Next Billion: Announcing the EF Fellowship Program DevFeed: [Ethereum for the Next Billion: Announcing the EF Fellowship Program]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Aya Miyaguchi Published: 2021-05-07T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog]() Topics: [Ethereum](), [.NET Conf]() Tags: [community](), [developers](), [ecosystem](), [ethereum](), [next-billion](), [program]() ### AI overview The article announces the Ethereum Foundation Fellowship Program and explains the foundation's approach to supporting the Ethereum ecosystem. It focuses on long-term ecosystem health, sustainable growth, and expanding Ethereum's potential reach among users and developers in developing countries. ### Source excerpt The progress being made in the Ethereum ecosystem lately is really inspiring. Whether you're excited by the adoption of proof of stake (and a faster, more secure, greener Ethereum), the coming Merge and other big upgrades, or by some of the many applications and solutions that have the power to...