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Ethereum Foundation Lays Off Some Staff Amid R&D Restructuring

Critics of the Foundation Have repeatedly raised the alarm that the Blockchain Could Lose Its Edge It Fails to Address Core Design Ifs.”, – WRITE: www.coindesk.com

Critics of the Foundation Have repeatedly raised the alarm that the Blockchain Could Lose Its Edge It Fails to Address Core Design Ifs.Updated Jun 2, 2025, 9:13 pm PUBLISHED JUN 2, 2025, 9:13 PM

The Ethereum Foundation Has Laid Off Somebers of Its Research and Development Team As Part of A Broader Restructing Effort Aimed at Refocating on Critical Protocol Design, TheT. Monday.

The Shake-Up Comes As the Switzerland-Basted Nonprofit Grapples with Ongoing Criticism Over It Management and Strategic Direction. Some in the Ethereum Community Have Warned For Over A Year That Failure to Address Key Technical Hurdles Could Threaten Ethereum’s Status As An Industry Leader, and The Origanization. Part to Address Tese Conceerns.

The Foundation Is Rebranding Its Protocol Research and Development Division Under the Simplified Name “Protocol,” and Is Reposition of the Group AUPEND TRIEERITIES: SCALING Etherities (A Key Part of Its Data Availliness Strategy), and Improving User Experience.

“The Changes We’re Announting Today Are Departure from Our Previos Ways of Working, But We Feel These Set USA on A More Responsive and Effective Path,“ The Foundation Said in ITS.

The EF Did Not Disclose How Many Staff Were Affected by the Layoffs. “[S]Ome Members of Pr & D Won’t Be Continuing with The Ethereum Foundation, “the Blog Stated. out. ”

A Spokesperson for the Foundation Did Not Respond to A Request for Comment.

The Restructure Protocol Team Will Serve As A Hub for Ethereum’s Core Development Efforts, Aiming to Improve Public Visability Into Upgrade Timelines, Technical Docmentation, and Resessional.

“We’re Hopeful That This New Structure Will Empower Our Internal Teams to Focus More Clearly and Drive Key Initiatiats Forward,“ SAID HSIAO-WEI, THE CO-EXCUITIV

Read More: Ethereum Foundation Picks New Co-Executive Directors, Following Leadership Reshuffle

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Margaux is Coindesk’s Tech & Protocols Reporter, Whore She Focusses MOSTLY ON THE ETHEREUM AND SOLANA ECOSYSTEMS. A Graduate of Johns Hopkins and Emory Universities, She was A Masters in International Affairs & Economics. She Holds BTC and ETH ABOVE COINDESK’s DisClosure Threshald of $ 1,000.

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