Beldex Launches $1M Global Grants Program, Opening Privacy Infrastructure To Developers Worldwide
In Brief
Beldex has launched a $1M global grants program to fund privacy-preserving apps, tools and infrastructure, with milestone-based funding and technical support for developers worldwide.
Beldex, a blockchain ecosystem centred on privacy, has introduced a new grants initiative backed by $1 million in funding. The program is designed to encourage the creation of applications, tools and infrastructure that preserve user privacy, and it will operate continuously with adaptable funding cycles, enabling developers around the world to submit proposals whenever their projects are ready rather than being bound by fixed deadlines.
The announcement was made during Korea Blockchain Week 2026 in Seoul and is open to developers and teams internationally. It represents a shift in direction for Beldex, which until now has concentrated on developing its own privacy products and infrastructure, including BChat, BelNet, BNS and the Beldex Browser. By opening its infrastructure to external builders, the company aims to support a wider ecosystem of privacy-oriented applications, integrations and developer tooling.
“Beldex has spent years building privacy infrastructure and products. The next phase is about opening that foundation to developers and growing an ecosystem beyond what Beldex builds itself,” said Cris Blanco, Chief Strategy Officer at Beldex in a written statement. “We don’t expect the most important privacy applications of the future to all come from inside one organisation. The Grants Program is about giving builders the infrastructure, support and capital to take those ideas from concept to production,” he added.
Funding Structure and Evaluation Criteria
Rather than allocating the $1 million through predetermined tranche amounts, the program assesses each proposal individually, with grant sizes determined by project scope and the complexity of the required deliverables. Eligible work falls into three broad areas: consumer and enterprise privacy-preserving applications covering private payments, identity, communications and networking; infrastructure, research and tooling such as protocol contributions, SDK enhancements, middleware and research that strengthens Beldex’s privacy stack; and integration and interoperability work, including wallet extensions and connectivity with external ecosystems.
Proposals are assessed against five criteria: innovation in privacy architecture, technical feasibility, potential ecosystem impact, compliance with security standards, and the clarity of proposed milestones. Funding is released in stages as specific deliverables are verified, which may include a prototype demonstrating core privacy features, deployment and testing in an appropriate environment including the Beldex testnet where applicable, and ultimately a mainnet or production launch.
“We are not interested in handing out lump sums and hoping for the best. Funding is tied to clear, verifiable milestones, so ambition is matched by real delivery,” said Chairman Afanddy Bin Hushni of Beldex in a written statement. “The goal is simple: help strong teams turn promising ideas into technology people actually use,” he added.
Grant recipients will also receive direct technical support, including access to Beldex’s Software Development Kits, detailed wallet extension integration guides and priority contact with core repository maintainers through GitHub. This support is intended to lower the engineering effort typically involved in implementing zero-knowledge proofs and ring signatures in custom applications.
Applications can be submitted through the official Beldex application portal, which launched alongside the announcement in Seoul. Proposals are reviewed on a rolling basis without fixed hackathon or cohort deadlines, and grants will continue to be awarded as long as program funding remains available and applications meet the established technical and delivery requirements. Further details, including the application form and technical documentation, are available at beldex.io/grants.
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