# SSV Grant ecosystem update 01
## Overview
There has been a significant progress with most grantees in the last few months.
Teams building LSD pools Staking & Operator services have been focusing on launching functional testnet deployment.
Teams building tooling have been working hard on making every other project’s life in the ecosystem easier. Notification services (Hal, Hellman) have launched on Goerli, Key splitting UI has been built and a new ssv explorer, node rating, node metadata and DKG teams are making good progress.
**Note:** I have decided to use full links instead of link targets since it's a much better security practice and I believe it is worth the slightly worse readability.
## Important Links
Approved Grants
Go to place to keep track of all grantees, what is the state of grant, final applications and a good general overview of the whole grantee ecosystem.
https://ssvnetwork.notion.site/ssvnetwork/34265f07936c4cd4bce8cefb78c95b6d?v=2e2170ce26f24f39b3407d3aa0e53a32
Milestone updates
Program expenses and all executed milestones.
https://ssvnetwork.notion.site/da3097d5d5b64a99a7f30e47233de124?v=b2f89b4a9d8a4a06a96de25f8ae28247
Useful developer resources
For developer focused updates check the latest SSV Developer ecosystem update.
https://forum.ssv.network/t/ssv-developer-ecosystem-update-2023-02/929
## Grantees updates
### Staking pools (LSD)
#### Stakestar
Latest milestone:
The team has finished Milestone 3 - Testing on testnet.
Description:
User-friendly, intuitive and reliable Ethereum 2.0 staking pool using the SSV Network.
Test their app is running on Goerli, https://app.stakestar.io/.
Forum post & final application:
https://forum.ssv.network/t/ssv-x-stakestar-grant-proposal-staking-pool/710/3
https://file.notion.so/f/s/7cc01035-3e00-4a1f-a13a-01696a9a83e4/SSV_Staking_Pool_Proposal.pdf?spaceId=a088b8c1-1d07-4b95-86be-4e3b9b0ef925&table=block&id=7771415f-24cb-4ee2-ae82-11063a08a486&expirationTimestamp=1678431599838&signature=2UdbauXV5VvE9U_Of5QJ_-em_mri7RdWPxlZEmA1jwE&downloadName=SSV+Staking+Pool+Proposal.pdf
#### Frens
Latest milestone:
The team has finished Milestone 1 - MVP v2 (testnet).
Description:
Frens' novel approach is a staking pool factory that allows anyone to spin up and run non-custodial Ethereum staking pools using SSV.
Test their app is running on Goerli, https://frens-network.vercel.app/.
Forum post & final application:
https://forum.ssv.network/t/ssv-x-frens-grant-proposal-staking-pool-as-a-service/879
https://file.notion.so/f/s/d6ce9337-0ab0-4396-b9b5-e0ed00d434f4/Frens_Open_Grant_Application_v2.pdf?spaceId=a088b8c1-1d07-4b95-86be-4e3b9b0ef925&table=block&id=948c3b5b-d5d0-43c4-93ae-184abe7f5e6a&expirationTimestamp=1678436260217&signature=__eYNUWJMi2Nycn9qk3EEf4g6dgPRlvA8A45d-O1aIA&downloadName=Frens_Open_Grant_Application_v2.pdf
#### Casimir
Latest milestone:
The team has finished Latest milestone 2 - Smart Contract and UI/UX Design (Phase 1).
Description:
Currently the team is exploring and testing a custom DKG implementation with which they will be able to launch first fully trustless staking pools ahead of official DKG support provided by ssv nodes.
Forum post & final application:
https://forum.ssv.network/t/ssv-x-casimir-grant-proposal-staking-pool/694
https://file.notion.so/f/s/666532b2-5b8a-4193-88e8-a427f31a1140/SSV_Casimir_Grant.pdf?spaceId=a088b8c1-1d07-4b95-86be-4e3b9b0ef925&table=block&id=79acd8e3-5297-47b4-b857-f5e45edf8a50&expirationTimestamp=1678431800780&signature=-4WF6LnusciW9BIuvgKebZt7U4T7f5RCAYBmbe0yg0U&downloadName=SSV+Casimir+Grant.pdf
### Staking services
#### Chainup
Latest milestone:
The team has finished Milestone 1 - Delivery of MVP on Testnet.
Description:
Aside of running a validator, Chainup cloud also allows its user to run SSV operator with few easy clicks.
Test the Test their app is running on Goerli at https://cloud.chainup.com/app/login.
You can also watch video demo at https://youtu.be/JRp1XFvXH8w
Check Running Operator Node documentation at https://docs.chainupcloud.com/validator-node/ssv/running-operator-node
Check Staking with SSV documentation at https://docs.chainupcloud.com/staking/staking-on-ethereum/how-to-stake-1
Forum post & final application:
https://forum.ssv.network/t/ssv-x-casimir-grant-proposal-staking-pool/694
https://file.notion.so/f/s/4ab24da3-a678-4c2c-bab1-1575f3cad3a5/SSV_x_ChainUp_Partnership_Proposal_(SSV_Nodes__Staking_Aggregator).pdf?spaceId=a088b8c1-1d07-4b95-86be-4e3b9b0ef925&table=block&id=fe131ec2-a13e-411a-be39-b1ba10e5be98&expirationTimestamp=1678432922558&signature=nfyjfCQKEJ_p5oigAfBgkbiVUQtXZSiDh19Mf9FfeoI&downloadName=SSV+x+ChainUp+Partnership+Proposal+%28SSV+Nodes+%2B+Staking+Aggregator%29.pdf
#### Moonstake
Decentralized platform for Ethereum 2.0 and SSV staking
Latest milestone:
The team has finished Milestone 1 - System design & UI/UX design
Description:
Decentralized platform for Ethereum 2.0 and SSV staking.
Check system design document https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G0Etg1C3ypR8diFwGcDoMTWoWkutsUa3egbG9ibNW6w/edit
Check UI/UX design https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-wF7Z_lEmfqWFO9NCQNSB-HcDjAQ72fu/view
Forum post & final application:
https://forum.ssv.network/t/ssv-x-moonstake-staking-pool/772
https://file.notion.so/f/s/3dd94664-99c2-48c1-9afb-e83d255f79a2/SSV_Grant_-_Moonstake.pdf?spaceId=a088b8c1-1d07-4b95-86be-4e3b9b0ef925&table=block&id=c2af7301-bc6a-471c-8878-2e0db9d4c90f&expirationTimestamp=1678436550837&signature=-rt2SJatksaxAQnWko419c5c-raDV90F7McI_4e6bOU&downloadName=SSV_Grant_-_Moonstake.pdf
### Tools
#### Avado
Building the operator package for AVADO.
Latest milestone:
The team has finished Milestone 1 - Milestone 1: building the operator package for AVADO on goerli testnet
Description:
If you run own Avado staking hardware, run a SSV operator.
Check the repository at https://github.com/AvadoDServer/AVADO-DNP-SSV
Forum post & final application:
https://forum.ssv.network/t/ssv-x-avado-grant-proposal-hardware/877
https://file.notion.so/f/s/027d9fc4-cd31-4c53-9ccc-0014fa67e4bf/AVADO_SSV.network_open_grant_proposal-v2.1.pdf?spaceId=a088b8c1-1d07-4b95-86be-4e3b9b0ef925&table=block&id=edfc7129-4dd5-4e3e-9d1a-5897e91bb1a3&expirationTimestamp=1678434308136&signature=grBpvGPlw6dEsVj2jhTNmAUTPuQIQgj0PIxyk0h5lSo&downloadName=AVADO_SSV.network_open_grant_proposal-v2.1.pdf
## Funding
$50 million DVT ecosystem fund has launched
https://blog.ssv.network/funding-the-future-of-dvt-46f1364a03a5
Grants are going strong, predefined(LSP, SAAS) & micro & open & bug bounties
[DAO Grants | SSV Network](https://grants.ssv.network/)
## Dates of note
Q1 (end of) - Launch of V3 testnet (Release candidate)
Q2 (end of) - Tentative mainnet launch