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Here’s What Happened in Crypto Today
Bitcoin’s grip on the $60,000 support level weakened today as macroeconomic headwinds intensified, with PCE inflation data triggering a sharp selloff that pushed the leading cryptocurrency below $58,000. Meanwhile, Ethereum faced internal challenges as the Ethereum Foundation announced significant workforce reductions, though the network itself continued to outperform Bitcoin on the day. On a brighter...
Ethereum Foundation Cuts 20% of Workforce Amid Major Restructuring
The Ethereum Foundation has eliminated 54 positions—roughly 20 percent of its 270-person workforce—and slashed its 2026 operating budget by 40 percent, marking the most significant organizational restructuring in the protocol’s history since the Merge. The June 23 announcement signals a strategic pivot away from the Foundation’s historical role as Ethereum’s central development engine toward a...
Ethereum Foundation Cuts 20% Workforce, Slashes Budget by 40%
The Ethereum Foundation announced on June 23 a sweeping organizational restructuring that will eliminate approximately 20 percent of its 270-person workforce and slash its annual operating budget by 40 percent, marking a significant pivot in how the world’s second-largest blockchain coordinates development and governance. The move reflects the Foundation’s strategy to reduce spending from roughly...
Here’s What Happened in Crypto Today
The crypto industry faced a turbulent day on June 27, marked by significant institutional shifts, regulatory wins and losses, and sharp market volatility. Bitcoin plummeted to $58,000 amid a $1.26 billion liquidation cascade following options expiry, while regulatory developments saw Ripple secure a coveted EU MiCA license as Binance announced its exit from the European...
Ethereum Foundation Cuts 20% Staff, Slashes Budget 40% Amid Leadership Exodus
The Ethereum Foundation has eliminated 54 positions—roughly 20 percent of its workforce—while slashing its annual operating budget by 40 percent, marking a dramatic restructuring that signals a fundamental shift in how the organization will support Ethereum’s development. The cuts, announced on June 23 by Vitalik Buterin, follow the immediate resignation of executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang...
Here’s What Happened in Crypto Today
Bitcoin fell 2.5% to $62,000 as Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh extinguished market hopes for near-term rate cuts, while the European Union handed an enforcement deadline to unlicensed crypto firms and the Ethereum Foundation announced significant restructuring involving 54 staff reductions and a 40% budget cut. The selloff underscores mounting pressure on digital assets from...
Ethereum Foundation Cuts 54 Staff, Slashes Budget 40%
The Ethereum Foundation announced a sweeping organizational restructuring on June 23-24, eliminating 54 positions—roughly 20% of its approximately 270-person workforce—and cutting its 2026 budget by approximately 40%. The cuts mark the culmination of months of senior leadership turnover and represent a deliberate pivot away from the Foundation’s historical role as Ethereum’s central development engine toward...
Ethereum Foundation Cuts Budget 40%, Lays Off 54 Staff Amid Protocol Maturity
The Ethereum Foundation announced a sweeping 40% budget reduction and 20% workforce cut affecting 54 employees, signaling a fundamental shift toward a lean, endowment-based operating model as the protocol nears maturity. Co-Executive Director Hsiao-Wei Wang’s resignation marks the ninth senior departure since January, underscoring organizational strain even as Vitalik Buterin frames the restructuring as strategic...
Here’s What Happened in Crypto Today
The crypto market faced a turbulent day on June 21, 2026, as Federal Reserve rate hike signals triggered sharp declines across major cryptocurrencies, while the sector grappled with mounting security concerns highlighted by a significant bridge exploit and a second major hack in weeks. Adding to the headwinds, the Ethereum Foundation disclosed an eighth senior...
Ethereum Foundation Faces Leadership Crisis as Eighth Senior Official Resigns
Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang announced her resignation effective immediately on Thursday, June 18, 2026, marking the eighth senior-level departure from the organization in five months and intensifying concerns about institutional stability at the protocol’s steward. Wang’s exit follows a broader exodus that has left the foundation without permanent leadership in its most technically...