The foundation’s latest staking allocation mirrors its biggest-ever single-day move and is a major step-up from its initial February deployment.
The deal is the EF's second known OTC sale to a corporate buyer, following a 10,000 ETH sale to SharpLink Gaming in July 2025.
The Ethereum Foundation mandate codifies Ethereum’s core “CROPS” principles: censorship resistance, open source, privacy and security.
Ethereum spent 2025 overhauling leadership, expanding a privacy roadmap, and starting its bi-annual hard-fork cycle with Pectra and Fusaka.
Glamsterdam and Hegota are expected to continue Ethereum's twice-a-year upgrade schedule in 2026 following Pectra and Fusaka.
Ethereum researchers have proposed new approaches to address centralization and cost concerns stemming from the protocol's state bloat.
Last month, Ethereum Foundation made similar announcement when it said would convert 10,000 ether (worth $43.6 million at the time).
The Ethereum Foundation has introduced a $2 million, four-week Sherlock audit contest for the Fusaka upgrade as developers target a Q4 2025 mainnet fork.
EF formed a new dAI team led by core dev Davide Crapis, introducing a standard to verify and transact with AI agents called ERC-8004.
The Ethereum Foundation's PSE team outlined a roadmap for making private transactions on Ethereum as ubiquitous and cheap as public ones.
DeFi advocates scrutinized the Ethereum Foundation's multi-week plan to sell 10,000 via CEXs rather than onchain rails.
The Ethereum Foundation unveiled “Protocol Update 003,” a UX-focused roadmap that standardizes cross-chain interactions and targets faster confirmations.
EF's Stanczak warns that Ethereum's Fusaka’s Q4 timeline is at risk, urging developers to pause Glamsterdam planning and prioritize the latest upgrade.
Six major areas, including UX and smart contracts, were named in the Ethereum Foundation's first report for its Trillion Dollar Security plan.
The Ethereum Foundation has restructured its Protocol Research & Development division, now simply called “Protocol.”
Some Ethereum holders had expected Ryan to take over as sole Executive Director after Aya Miyaguchi announced her departure from the role.