Beldex, a privacy-centric blockchain ecosystem, announces the establishment of the Beldex Grants Program, a $1 million fund dedicated to fostering the development of privacy-preserving applications, tools, and infrastructure. The program operates as an ongoing initiative with flexible funding cycles, allowing developers globally to submit proposals based on project readiness rather than arbitrary deadlines.
The Beldex Grants Program was announced during Korea Blockchain Week 2026 in Seoul. The program is open to developers and teams worldwide, supporting the development of privacy-preserving applications, tools, and infrastructure.
Beldex has historically focused on building its own privacy infrastructure and applications, including BChat, BelNet, BNS and the Beldex Browser. The Grants Program marks the next stage in that evolution, opening Beldex infrastructure to external developers and supporting a broader ecosystem of privacy-preserving applications, integrations and tooling
Cris Blanco, Chief Strategy Officer at Beldex, said:
“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. 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.”
The $1 million allocation is not divided into fixed tranche amounts. Instead, grant sizes are determined individually based on the scope of the proposal and the complexity of the required deliverables. The program accepts applications for:
Privacy-Preserving Applications: Consumer and enterprise applications spanning areas such as private payments, identity, communications, networking and other privacy-focused use cases.
Infrastructure, Research & Tooling: Core protocol contributions, developer tooling, SDK enhancements, privacy-focused middleware, and research that can advance Beldex’s privacy stack.
Integration & Interoperability: Integrations, wallet extensions and interoperability layers that connect applications and external ecosystems to Beldex infrastructure.
Applications are evaluated on five distinct criteria: innovation in privacy architecture, technical feasibility, potential ecosystem impact, adherence to security standards, and the clarity of proposed milestones. To ensure fiscal responsibility and project momentum, funding is released incrementally upon the verification of specific deliverables.
Depending on the nature of the project, milestone-based funding may include stages such as:
Prototype: A functional proof-of-concept demonstrating core privacy features.
Testing: Deployment, integration and testing in an appropriate test environment, including the Beldex testnet where applicable.
Mainnet/Production: Mainnet launch or production deployment, where applicable.
Chairman Afanddy Bin Hushni of Beldex, said:
“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. The goal is simple: help strong teams turn promising ideas into technology people actually use”
The program provides direct technical integration support. Selected grantees receive access to Beldex’s Software Development Kits (SDKs), detailed wallet extension integration guides, and priority access to core repository maintainers via GitHub. This support structure is designed to reduce the engineering overhead typically associated with implementing zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) and ring signatures in custom applications.
Proposals are accepted via the official Beldex application portal, which will go live concurrently with the announcement at Korea Blockchain Week. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis rather than through fixed hackathon or cohort deadlines, allowing teams to apply when their projects are ready for funding. Grants will be awarded while program funding remains available and proposals continue to meet the program’s technical and delivery criteria.
For more information on the Beldex Grants Program, including the application form and technical documentation, please visit beldex.io/grants.
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