beam call #1
beam call #1
call #2
Feb 28, 2pm UTC
new CL teams
| language dev count | coordinator location | website Github org | existing business 2025 funding (+PG) |
Zeam | Zig 2 devs | Gajinder India | zeam.in blockblaz | new team EF grant (approved) |
Ream | Rust 9 devs | Unnawut Thailand | reamlabs.com ReamLabs | new team EF grant (pending) |
[Quadrivium] | C++ 5 devs | Kamil Kazakhstan | qdrvm.io qdrvm | Polkadot client EF grant? |
[Nethermind] | C# 2 devs | Jorge Spain | nethermind.io NethermindEth | consultancy self-funded |
Lantern | C 5+ devs | Mihir Australia | piertwo.com Pier-Two | staking self-funded |
[LambdaClass] | Elixir or Rust 5 devs | Federico Argentina | lambdaclass.com lambdaclass | consultancy self-funded |
Colibri | C, C++ or Rust 2 devs | Jork Germany | corpus.io corpus-io | venture studio EF grant? |
Afream | C# or Rust 6 devs | Ayodeji Nigeria | afream.io Bloceducare | new team EF grant? |
new CL teams
| language dev count | coordinator location | website Github org | existing business 2025 funding (+PG) |
Zeam | Zig 2 devs | Gajinder India | zeam.in blockblaz | new team EF grant (approved) |
Ream | Rust 9 devs | Unnawut Thailand | reamlabs.com ReamLabs | new team EF grant (pending) |
[Quadrivium] | C++ 5 devs | Kamil Kazakhstan | qdrvm.io qdrvm | Polkadot client EF grant? |
[Nethermind] | C# 2 devs | Jorge Spain | nethermind.io NethermindEth | consultancy self-funded |
Lantern | C 5+ devs | Mihir Australia | piertwo.com Pier-Two | staking self-funded |
[LambdaClass] | Elixir or Rust 5 devs | Federico Argentina | lambdaclass.com lambdaclass | consultancy self-funded |
Colibri | C, C++ or Rust 2 devs | Jork Germany | corpus.io corpus-io | venture studio EF grant? |
Afream | C# or Rust 6 devs | Ayodeji Nigeria | afream.io Bloceducare | new team EF grant? |
new CL teams
| language dev count | coordinator location | website Github org | existing business 2025 funding (+PG) |
Zeam | Zig 2 devs | Gajinder India | zeam.in blockblaz | new team EF grant (approved) |
Ream | Rust 9 devs | Unnawut Thailand | reamlabs.com ReamLabs | new team EF grant (pending) |
[Quadrivium] | C++ 5 devs | Kamil Kazakhstan | qdrvm.io qdrvm | Polkadot client EF grant? |
[Nethermind] | C# 2 devs | Jorge Spain | nethermind.io NethermindEth | consultancy self-funded |
Lantern | C 5+ devs | Mihir Australia | piertwo.com Pier-Two | staking self-funded |
[LambdaClass] | Elixir or Rust 5 devs | Federico Argentina | lambdaclass.com lambdaclass | consultancy self-funded |
Colibri | C, C++ or Rust 2 devs | Jork Germany | corpus.io corpus-io | venture studio EF grant? |
Afream | C# or Rust 6 devs | Ayodeji Nigeria | afream.io Bloceducare | new team EF grant? |
part-timers
new CL teams
| language dev count | coordinator location | website Github org | existing business 2025 funding (+PG) |
Zeam | Zig 2 devs | Gajinder India | zeam.in blockblaz | new team EF grant (approved) |
Ream | Rust 9 devs | Unnawut Thailand | reamlabs.com ReamLabs | new team EF grant (pending) |
[Quadrivium] | C++ 5 devs | Kamil Kazakhstan | qdrvm.io qdrvm | Polkadot client EF grant? |
[Nethermind] | C# 2 devs | Jorge Spain | nethermind.io NethermindEth | consultancy self-funded |
Lantern | C 5+ devs | Mihir Australia | piertwo.com Pier-Two | staking self-funded |
[LambdaClass] | Elixir or Rust 5 devs | Federico Argentina | lambdaclass.com lambdaclass | consultancy self-funded |
Colibri | C, C++ or Rust 2 devs | Jork Germany | corpus.io corpus-io | venture studio EF grant? |
Afream | C# or Rust 6 devs | Ayodeji Nigeria | afream.io Bloceducare | new team EF grant? |
new CL teams
| language dev count | coordinator location | website Github org | existing business 2025 funding (+PG) |
Zeam | Zig 2 devs | Gajinder India | zeam.in blockblaz | new team EF grant (approved) |
Ream | Rust 9 devs | Unnawut Thailand | reamlabs.com ReamLabs | new team EF grant (pending) |
[Quadrivium] | C++ 5 devs | Kamil Kazakhstan | qdrvm.io qdrvm | Polkadot client EF grant? |
[Nethermind] | C# 2 devs | Jorge Spain | nethermind.io NethermindEth | consultancy self-funded |
Lantern | C 5+ devs | Mihir Australia | piertwo.com Pier-Two | staking self-funded |
[LambdaClass] | Elixir or Rust 5 devs | Federico Argentina | lambdaclass.com lambdaclass | consultancy self-funded |
Colibri | C, C++ or Rust 2 devs | Jork Germany | corpus.io corpus-io | venture studio EF grant? |
Afream | C# or Rust 6 devs | Ayodeji Nigeria | afream.io Bloceducare | new team EF grant? |
new CL teams
| language dev count | coordinator location | website Github org | existing business 2025 funding (+PG) |
Zeam | Zig 2 devs | Gajinder India | zeam.in blockblaz | new team EF grant (approved) |
Ream | Rust 9 devs | Unnawut Thailand | reamlabs.com ReamLabs | new team EF grant (pending) |
[Quadrivium] | C++ 5 devs | Kamil Kazakhstan | qdrvm.io qdrvm | Polkadot client EF grant? |
[Nethermind] | C# 2 devs | Jorge Spain | nethermind.io NethermindEth | consultancy self-funded |
Lantern | C 5+ devs | Mihir Australia | piertwo.com Pier-Two | staking self-funded |
[LambdaClass] | Elixir or Rust 5 devs | Federico Argentina | lambdaclass.com lambdaclass | consultancy self-funded |
Colibri | C, C++ or Rust 2 devs | Jork Germany | corpus.io corpus-io | venture studio EF grant? |
Afream | C# or Rust 6 devs | Ayodeji Nigeria | afream.io Bloceducare | new team EF grant? |
new CL teams
| language dev count | coordinator location | website Github org | existing business 2025 funding (+PG) |
Zeam | Zig 2 devs | Gajinder India | zeam.in blockblaz | new team EF grant (approved) |
Ream | Rust 9 devs | Unnawut Thailand | reamlabs.com ReamLabs | new team EF grant (pending) |
[Quadrivium] | C++ 5 devs | Kamil Kazakhstan | qdrvm.io qdrvm | Polkadot client EF grant? |
[Nethermind] | C# 2 devs | Jorge Spain | nethermind.io NethermindEth | consultancy self-funded |
Lantern | C 5+ devs | Mihir Australia | piertwo.com Pier-Two | staking self-funded |
[LambdaClass] | Elixir or Rust 5 devs | Federico Argentina | lambdaclass.com lambdaclass | consultancy self-funded |
Colibri | C, C++ or Rust 2 devs | Jork Germany | corpus.io corpus-io | venture studio EF grant? |
Afream | C# or Rust 6 devs | Ayodeji Nigeria | afream.io Bloceducare | new team EF grant? |
Protocol Guild
→ 6-month cliff
→ full timers
→ formal approval
coordinators
Josh
@rudolf6
Will
@corcoranwill
Ladislaus
@ladislaus0x
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"beam"
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#1993
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"beam"
trademark
$BEAM tokens
Jan 2019
#1993
Oct 2023
#143
$BEAM
cease & desist
new name
"beam"
trademark
research specialists
block production
censorship resistance
e.g. FOCIL
isolated validators
e.g. execution auctions
faster slots
e.g. 4 seconds
staking
smarter issuance
e.g. stake cap
smaller validators
e.g. 1 ETH Orbit staking
faster finality
e.g. 3-slot FFG
cryptography
chain snarkification
e.g. Poseidon + zkVMs
quantum security
e.g. hash-based sigs
strong randomness
e.g. MinRoot VDF
research specialists
block production
censorship resistance
e.g. FOCIL
isolated validators
e.g. execution auctions
faster slots
e.g. 4 seconds
P0
P1
staking
smarter issuance
e.g. stake cap
smaller validators
e.g. 1 ETH Orbit staking
faster finality
e.g. 3-slot FFG
P0
P1
cryptography
chain snarkification
e.g. Poseidon + zkVMs
quantum security
e.g. hash-based sigs
strong randomness
e.g. MinRoot VDF
P0
P1
EIP-7805
zkVM accelerationism
zkVM formal
verification
zkVM accelerationism
Poseidon
cryptanalysis
zkVM formal
verification
zkVM accelerationism
Poseidon
cryptanalysis
zkVM formal
verification
zkEVM benchmarking
zkVM accelerationism
Poseidon
cryptanalysis
zkVM formal
verification
zkEVM benchmarking
native
rollups
team intros!
| language dev count | coordinator location | website Github org | existing business 2025 funding (+PG) |
Zeam | Zig 2 devs | Gajinder India | zeam.in blockblaz | new team EF grant (approved) |
Ream | Rust 9 devs | Unnawut Thailand | reamlabs.com ReamLabs | new team EF grant (pending) |
[Quadrivium] | C++ 5 devs | Kamil Kazakhstan | qdrvm.io qdrvm | Polkadot client EF grant? |
[Nethermind] | C# 2 devs | Jorge Spain | nethermind.io NethermindEth | consultancy self-funded |
Lantern | C 5+ devs | Mihir Australia | piertwo.com Pier-Two | staking self-funded |
[LambdaClass] | Elixir or Rust 5 devs | Federico Argentina | lambdaclass.com lambdaclass | consultancy self-funded |
Colibri | C, C++ or Rust 2 devs | Jork Germany | corpus.io corpus-io | venture studio EF grant? |
Afream | C# or Rust 6 devs | Ayodeji Nigeria | afream.io Bloceducare | new team EF grant? |
team intros