Intro
Hello everyone (ENS Ecosystem stewards (@slobo.eth, @Limes, or @ don.nie ),
This is my first time submitting a grant request on the ENS DAO forum, so I’d like to kindly ask for guidance to ensure I am posting this in the right category and following the proper process. We are approaching the event date soon, so it feels important to clarify the correct flow early on.
I noticed there is an available balance for hackathons under the Ecosystem WG (screenshot attached, also visible here: enswallets.xyz), which aligns with this proposal. I also understand the group meets every Thursday at 11am ET (weekly meeting thread), and I’d be glad to present or take feedback live in one of those calls.
With that said, I’d like to formally submit the following application:
Grant Application
ENS @ Real World Ethereum Hackathon – ETH Latam 2025 – São Paulo
Funding Ask
13,000 USD
- 10,000 USD – Large Tier Sponsorship package
- 3,000 USD – ENS Bounty allocation
Overview
We propose ENS DAO’s strategic presence at the Real World Ethereum Hackathon in São Paulo on November 6–7, 2025, co-organized with ETH Samba – past hackathon. The hackathon will bring together 500+ developers, students, and professionals focused on building real-world use cases: stablecoins, payments, RWAs, DeFi, and identity infrastructure.
ENS will directly empower builders to integrate naming and identity into their projects, reinforcing ENS as a core layer of Ethereum usability in emerging markets.
Why Brazil?
Brazil is Latin America’s largest crypto market, with:
- Active developer communities.
- Institutional engagement (tokenization pilots).
- 12,000+ startups in São Paulo alone, with fintech leading the charge.
This hackathon is a strategic moment to position ENS not only as a naming service, but as infrastructure that supports payments, identity, and DeFi adoption in emerging markets.
Deliverables (Large Tier – 10K)
- 1 Jury Seat
- 2 Mentor Slots
- 1 IRL Workshop (1 hour)
- Unlimited Pre-event Online Workshops (onboarding builders to ENS tooling)
- ENS Branding across hackathon communications
- Conference Tickets: 8
- VIP Access: 4
- Brand Presence: Medium
- Promotion in Social Media
+ 3,000 USD Bounty Allocation – prizes for ENS-integrated hacks.
Sponsors of ETH Latam 2025
Confirmed supporters include: Chainlink, Deframe (Pods), Ethereum Foundation, El Dorado, Genesis Chain, OffRamp, Scroll, Worldcoin, Base, Fhenix, Metamask, Arbitrum, Gnosis Pay, with others in final stages.
Milestones
- Pre-Event ENS Workshops – Oct 2025
- Hackathon Sponsorship Package Delivery – Nov 6–7, 2025
- ENS Bounty Allocation – Nov 7, 2025
- Post-Event Report – Dec 2025
KPIs
- 10+ ENS-integrated hackathon projects
- 100+ online workshop participants, 50+ onsite
- 500 total hackathon builders engaged
- ENS branding across official ETH Latam & ETH Samba channels
- Media archive + final report on ENS adoption
Budget Request
Total: 13,000 USD
Team
- Romina Sejas – ETH Latam Co-founder, Event Lead
- Solange Gueiros – Hackathon Lead, Developer Advocate at Chainlink Labs, Co-founder ETH Samba
- Thiago Catarino – Hackathon Sponsorship Lead, Co-founder ETHSamba
- Patrick Carneiro – Solidity Instructor, Workshop Lead
- Cassio Chagas – University Relations & Builder Onboarding
- ETH Samba Collective – Hackathon production & operations
Relevant Links
- Hackathon registration - Taikai
- Twitter: @ethsamba
- Twitter: @ethlatam
- Event Pitch Deck: Pitch Deck
Closing
We believe this grant is a direct fit for ENS DAO’s Ecosystem mandate and will generate meaningful adoption in Brazil, Latin America’s largest crypto market.
Happy to refine details and receive feedback on whether this is best placed under the Ecosystem WG category or if another track is preferred.
Thank you for your time and for maintaining this forum as a constructive space — I hope this proposal adds to that tradition.