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Jun 23, 2026

Ethereum Foundation Cuts 20% of Workforce and Reduces Budget by 40% in Major Restructuring

The Ethereum Foundation laid off 54 employees (roughly 20% of staff) and announced a 40% budget reduction as part of a months-long reorganization to become a leaner, endowment-based organization. The cuts follow the recent resignation of co-Executive Director Hsiao-Wei Wang.

Jun 23, 2026·9 sources
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  • ▪A new independent nonprofit research lab, Ethlabs, was launched by five former Ethereum Foundation researchers.
  • ▪The protocol cluster will focus on making Ethereum more resistant to censorship and capture, and on long-term research like post-quantum security.
  • ▪Vitalik Buterin stated he favors a long-term "soft lean-and-done" approach for Ethereum, learning from Bitcoin's conservative development model.

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