organizational restructuring
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 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...
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...