Vitalik: Ethereum Foundation to Downsize, Reduce ETH Sales

On May 25, Vitalik Buterin took to X to share his personal recommendations for the Ethereum Foundation (EF): Moving forward, the EF will transition to a smaller, longer-term, more clearly defined organization—no longer acting as the central hub of the Ethereum ecosystem, but rather a node with specific, targeted responsibilities. Buterin also stressed that Ethereum shouldn’t just focus on chasing maximum transactions per second (TPS) and ultra-low latency. Instead, he said the network should build distinct competitive edges in areas like formal verification, stronger consensus security, and reduced reliance on intermediaries (CROPS)—and that these goals don’t conflict with scalability, layer-2 (L2) solutions, or shorter slot times. He added a key note about the EF’s resource strategy: The foundation is prioritizing long-term sustainability over stretching its resources too thin, which means it will sell less ETH. He also called ETH Ethereum’s most financially valuable product.