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Tech

Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum Foundation will cut budget 40% in major reset

The reduction comes on the same day the EF confirmed a 20% reduction in headcount and follows the resignation of co-Executive Director Hsiao-Wei Wang. Her departure brings the total number of senior Ethereum Foundation figures to leave since January to nine, underscoring the scale of the organization's ongoing turmoil.

Vitalik Buterin speaking at ETHDenver in February 2022

Tech

Ethereum Foundation cuts 20% of staff amid leadership exodus

The reduction follows a period of significant upheaval at the organization’s leadership level.

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Finance

Ether’s biggest corporate holders back new Ethereum research hub

Ethlabs was formed with support from SharpLink, Bitmine and Consensys CEO Joe Lubin as the network's development is expanding beyond the Ethereum Foundation.

Joe Lubin speaking at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Tech

Ethereum Foundation talent exodus sparks fresh debate over leadership

The Ethereum community is once again debating the future of the foundation after co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang announced she would step down.

Hsiao-Wei Wang at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitmine added $92 million of ETH, with Tom Lee continuing to believe in 'crypto spring'

The largest Ethereum treasury firm slowed its buying pace but remains on track to reach its goal of owning 5% of ETH supply.

Tom Lee on the Mainstage at Consensus Miami 2026

Tech

Taiko halts its Ethereum layer-2 network after a bridge exploit, token dives

An attacker forged withdrawal proofs to drain about $1.7 million, the same type of flaw behind this year's biggest bridge hacks. Fast containment kept the damage small.

Hacker sitting in a room (Clint Patterson/Unsplash)

Tech

Ethereum validators asked to fund projects with up to 10% of staking rewards under new proposal

A new governance proposal would let validators redirect part of their staking income toward ecosystem funding, raising questions about coordination, incentives and who gets to decide where the money goes.

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Tech

AI is making crypto security cheaper, faster and harder to ignore

As AI-powered security tools become cheaper, faster and more widely available, researchers said they could reshape what the crypto industry considers reasonable due diligence before deploying code, potentially altering expectations for developers and institutions.

Hacker facing screens with lines of code (Boitumelo/Unsplash)

Tech

Ethereum Foundation loses another key leader as co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang resigns

Wang's departure follows the resignation of fellow co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak and marks the latest in a string of high-profile exits at the EF.

Hsiao-Wei Wang at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 (CoinDesk)

Tech

Algorand unveils roadmap to achieve quantum resistance by 2028

The announcement reflects a crypto's growing recognition that adopting quantum-resistant cryptography could take years, requiring changes not only to user wallets but also to core protocol infrastructure.

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