Ethereum Foundation Lays Off Some Staff Amid R&D Restructuring

The Ethereum Foundation has laid off some members of its research and development team as part of a broader restructuring effort aimed at refocusing on critical protocol design challenges, the organization said in a blog post Monday.The shake-up comes as the Switzerland-based nonprofit grapples with ongoing criticism over its management and strategic direction. Some in the Ethereum community have warned for over a year that failure to address key technical hurdles could threaten Ethereum's status as an industry leader, and the organization has already undergone leadership changes in part to address these concerns.The foundation is rebranding its Protocol Research and Development division under the simplified name “Protocol,” and is repositioning the group around three main priorities: scaling Ethereum’s base layer, expanding blobspace (a key part of its data availability strategy), and improving user experience source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/06/02/ethereum-foundation-lays-off-some-staff-amid-rd-restructuring