Lisa Neigut's nonprofit, Base58 School of Engineering, recently received the first-ever Bitcoin grant issued by a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF), recommended by a valued donor through partnerships with Unchained and UI Charitable. The grant will provide scholarships for five software engineers to learn Bitcoin programming this fall. This grant marks a pivotal moment for bitcoin philanthropy, as it allows contributions, custody, and distribution entirely in bitcoin without needing conversion to U.S. dollars. Additionally, at the Third Annual Plan B Forum in Lugano, Switzerland, a statue honoring Bitcoin's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, was unveiled by Tether-backed initiative Plan B. Furthermore, the Gnosis Chain community has approved a $40 million venture fund to support early-stage projects focusing on real-world assets and decentralized infrastructure. In related developments, Flare has launched Blockchain Machine Images through a partnership with Google Cloud to simplify blockchain node deployment. Pyth has also announced new Crypto Redemption Rate Feeds to improve crypto asset valuation directly from smart contracts, expanding the functionality and accessibility in the blockchain space.

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