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Ethereum Foundation cuts staff and rebrands core team

Ethereum Foundation cuts staff and rebrands core team

GrafaGrafa2025/06/03 07:40
By:David Martin

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has restructured its core development group, rebranding the former Protocol Research & Development (PR&D) team as “Protocol” and reducing staff as part of a strategic refocus.

Announced on June 2, the newly named Protocol team will concentrate on three main objectives: scaling Ethereum’s (CRYPTO:ETH) base layer (L1), expanding blobspace capacity for rollups, and enhancing user experience (UX).

The Foundation acknowledged the complexity of this “shipping protocol” phase, describing it as “messy” and requiring proactive responses to difficult demands.

“This moment may be Ethereum’s best shot at deploying not only our technology, but our values, at planetary scale,” EF stated, highlighting the importance of advances in zero-knowledge rollups (zkEVMs) and layer-2 solutions in driving Ethereum toward broader adoption.

The restructuring affected personnel, with longtime core developers Tim Beiko, Alex Stokes, and Barnabé Monnot assigned to the new focus areas.

The EF confirmed that “some members” of the former PR&D team have departed but did not disclose the number of layoffs.

“The Protocol team is now a more united and leaner organisation with more focused teams,” the Foundation said.

This reorganisation follows other recent changes within the EF.

In January, co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced a leadership model overhaul aimed at emphasising technical expertise and improving communication with developers.

In April, the EF formalised a division between its board and executive functions, appointing two co-executive directors: Hsiao-Wei Wang and Tomasz Stańczak.

Under this structure, the board, including Buterin, sets long-term vision while the executive team manages daily operations.

At the time of reporting, the Ethereum (ETH) price was $2,596.40.

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