protocol governance
Aave, ether.fi Oppose Ethereum EIP-8361 Staking Yield Burn
Aave and ether.fi founders have launched a forceful public challenge to EIP-8361, a draft Ethereum protocol proposal that would burn escalating portions of validator rewards as the network’s staking ratio rises, threatening to make leveraged staking strategies economically unviable and fracturing consensus among DeFi platforms and researchers. The battle is unfolding in real time across...
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 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...