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Protocol Guild

Protocol Guild is a collective funding mechanism for Ethereum layer 1 research and development maintainers. It manages eligibility, a member registry, and onchain donation contracts that distribute vested funding to eligible contributors.
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2 current maintainers2 active leads1 lead step-down1 early lead departure

Maintainer signals as of Aug 10, 2026


Description

Protocol Guild supports Ethereum’s core protocol development through an eligibility framework, an active member registry, and immutable onchain vesting, pass-through, split, DAO, and multisig contracts. It solicits donations and distributes vested funds to active Ethereum L1 protocol contributors. Its governance uses an Agora DAO for membership and distribution-related decisions, while its funding mechanism is intended to support the broader Ethereum protocol development community.

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