The Ethereum Foundation’s new leaders hope to bring in a new era for the second-largest cryptocurrency.
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Ethereum is putting privacy back at the center of its roadmap. This November, during the Devcon conference in Argentina, the Ethereum Foundation will unveil Kohaku, a new wallet framework designed to let users transact without exposing unnecessary personal or transactional details. The project was introduced on Oct. 9 by Foundation developer Nicolas Consigny, who said […]
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The Ethereum Foundation is intensifying its efforts to broaden the blockchain’s capabilities and has unveiled a new team focused on decentralized artificial intelligence. This initiative aims to make Ethereum a financial settlement layer and a trusted foundation for intelligent systems and secure digital interactions. AI focus In a Sept. 15 post on X, Davide Crapis, […]
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Research scientist Davide Crapis announced a new EF unit focused on AI payments, coordination and standards like ERC-8004 to ensure decentralized, verifiable infrastructure.
The Ethereum Foundation has ignited a heated discussion within the crypto community after announcing its intention to sell approximately 10,000 ETH through centralized exchanges. On Sept. 2, the Ethereum Foundation issued a transparency notice outlining its plan to convert 10,000 ETH over several weeks. The foundation stated that proceeds from these sales would support critical […]
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The Foundation shared that it plans to sell 10,000 ETH via centralized exchanges over the next several weeks to support work towards research & developments, ecosystem grants and donations.
The Ethereum Foundation announced that the Holešky testnet is entering its final phase, and the network is scheduled to shut down two weeks after the Fusaka upgrade concludes. According to the Foundation, the network support from client developers, testing groups, and infrastructure providers will formally end once the anticipated upgrade process is completed in November. […]
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The Ethereum Foundation has paused new grant applications to its Ecosystem Support Program (ESP) as it reconsiders how it funds builders and projects. The pause, announced Aug. 29, comes as the Foundation restructures its approach to ecosystem development and looks to align its grantmaking with longer-term priorities. A detailed roadmap outlining new funding priorities is […]
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The initiative marks a strategic pivot: after years spent scaling throughput and lowering costs, the protocol team is now zeroing in on interoperability as the key to user experience.
Ethereum is advancing its long-term scalability strategy with a substantial technical shift to integrate the zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) into the layer-1 blockchain. On July 10, Sophia Gold, an Ethereum Foundation developer, stated that the foundation aims to ship the L1 zkEVM within a year, marking a critical evolution in Ethereum’s pursuit of efficient, […]
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The company is positioning ETH as its primary treasury reserve asset and said it plans to stake and restake the acquired ETH, effectively removing it from circulation.
Ethereum has surged past the $3,000 mark for the first time since February, riding on the renewed momentum sweeping across the broader crypto market. According to CryptoSlate data, ETH’s price peaked at $3,033 during the last 24 hours amid a 9% increase. However, its value has slightly retraced to $2,991 as of press time. This […]
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Zak Cole, a leading Ethereum core developer, has launched a new initiative to drive the Ethereum network’s expansion and boost its market value. In a speech at the Ethereum Community Conference on July 2, Cole introduced the Ethereum Community Foundation (ECF), an independent entity dedicated to supporting Ethereum as an asset and pushing its price […]
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The EF published an updated treasury policy, outlining plans around token sales, fiat purchases and transparency reporting.
Critics of the foundation have repeatedly raised the alarm that the blockchain could lose its edge if it fails to address core design issues.
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has unveiled the Trillion-Dollar Security (1TS) initiative, a long-term plan to raise Ethereum’s security standards in line with its growing importance in global finance. The Foundation said it aims to position Ethereum as a network capable of securely holding trillions of dollars in assets for individuals and institutions. According to the […]
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The Ethereum Foundation has announced the distribution of over $32 million in grants during the first quarter of 2025. According to the May 8 update, the funding was issued through its Ecosystem Support Program and spread across 94 projects. While the report categorized the recipients by theme and focus area, it did not disclose the […]
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The update aims to streamline staking, enhance wallet functionality, and improve overall efficiency.
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is sharpening its focus on improving the Layer 1 network and enhancing the user experience through a series of upcoming protocol upgrades. On April 21, Tomasz Stańczak, the incoming co-director at EF, confirmed that the organization is shifting its research priorities. The new focus will center on Layer 1 performance, continued […]
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The deprecation plan comes after Holesky fell offline due to a faulty test of Ethereum’s upcoming Pectra update.
The Ethereum Foundation has announced plans to phase out the Holesky testnet by September 2025 due to recurring issues that have hindered testing for the upcoming Pectra upgrade. In a statement released on March 19, the network confirmed that a new testnet, Hoodi, would take over Pectra-related testing. Holesky issues Holesky encountered major issues during […]
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Ryan turned down an opportunity to help led the Ethereum Foundation and instead joined Etherealize, an organization focused on bringing Ethereum to Wall Street.
Hsiao-Wei Wang and Tomasz Stańczak will be the new co-executive directors, as Aya Miyaguchi transitions into the organization's President. Also, ex-EF researcher Danny Ryan shares that he is joining Etherealize.
The Ethereum Foundation has stepped in to support Alexey Pertsev, a developer behind Tornado Cash, by donating $1.25 million toward his legal defense. Announcing the donation on Feb. 26, the Foundation emphasized the importance of privacy and the rights of developers, saying: “Privacy is normal, and writing code is not a crime.” Pertsev expressed his […]
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Miyaguchi shared in a blog post that she will stay at the foundation and serve as its new president.
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) recently sold another 100 Ethereum (ETH) for 307,893 DAI, a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar. This marks the third time in 2025 that the EF has sold ETH, raising concerns among ETH holders about the cryptocurrency’s relatively lackluster price performance. EF Continues To Sell Ethereum, But Analysts Offer Hope In a post on X earlier today, on-chain analytics platform Spot On Chain identified a transaction showing that the EF had offloaded another 100 ETH. As of January 27, the EF has sold a total of 300 ETH for approximately $981,200. Related Reading: Ethereum Poised For A Bullish Q1 2025? Here’s What Experts Say Naturally, the continued selling pressure from the EF has contributed to Ethereum’s price struggles. Over the past 24 hours, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap has fallen by 5.7%, trading at $3,125 at the time of writing. That being said, the EF still holds a substantial amount of Ethereum. According to data from Arkham Intelligence, the non-profit organization owns 269,175 ETH, worth more than $800 million at current market prices. While the EF’s decision to periodically sell ETH has raised concerns among some of the digital asset’s largest holders, seasoned crypto trader CoinMamba believes that all may not be lost for ETH just yet. In a post on X, CoinMamba shared a chart providing ‘some hopium’ for the next two months. According to the analysis, the months of February and March have historically delivered strong returns for ETH holders. The analyst explained that Ethereum has only posted negative returns in February once, back in 2018, when the digital asset had already surged by 50% in January of that year. In February 2024, the cryptocurrency saw a 46.3% increase in price. Crypto trader Crypto Rover shared their analysis aligning with the prediction of ETH appreciating in value over the next couple of months. The trader emphasized that ETH is still in a ‘massive uptrend,’ and there is no reason to panic. Is ETH On The Cusp Of A Rally? Despite being overshadowed for much of 2024 by the likes of SUI, Solana (SOL), and XRP, analysts are confident that ETH has yet to experience a bullish price momentum that could bring it closer to its current all-time high (ATH) of $4,878, recorded in November 2021. Related Reading: Ethereum To Outperform Bitcoin In 2025? Report Predicts $8,000 ETH Price For example, recent analysis by crypto analyst Mister Crypto suggests that ETH has likely bottomed out and a price rally could be imminent for the smart contract platform token. Another analyst pointed out that ETH is completing an inverse head-and-shoulders pattern on the three-day chart, which is considered a bullish signal for the digital asset. However, concerns remain regarding Ethereum’s underperformance relative to Bitcoin (BTC), with the ETH/BTC trading pair hitting four-year lows. At press time, ETH is trading at $3,125, down 5.7% over the past 24 hours. Featured image from Unsplash, charts from X and Tradingview.com
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has continued its ETH sales by selling 100 ETH for $307,893. This transaction, reported on Jan. 27 by blockchain analytics firm SpotOnChain, marks the Foundation’s third Ethereum sale of 2025. In total, EF sold 300 ETH, valued at roughly $981,200, during the first month of the year. Market observers noted that […]
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Vitalik Butern's proposal for an Ethereum Foundation restructuring has unveiled deep rifts within the network's community.