Can Ethereum Foundation's transformation help ETH price return to its peak?
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Can Ethereum Foundation's transformation help ETH price return to its peak?
Ethereum's future, with the Foundation as the "helmsman."
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsBy Pzai, Foresight News
On July 10, the Ethereum Foundation released "The Future of Ecosystem Development," launching a series of profound structural reforms aimed at addressing long-standing challenges in project support, ecosystem operations, and fund management.
In its new vision statement, the Ethereum Foundation outlined two primary overarching goals: first, to maximize the number of people who directly or indirectly use Ethereum and benefit from its core values; second, to maximize the resilience of Ethereum’s technological and social infrastructure. At the heart of this structural reform is a redefinition of the Foundation's role within the Ethereum ecosystem—by introducing four strategic pillars (Accelerate, Amplify, Support, and Long-term Unblocking), establishing a new governance framework, and overhauling its funding strategy—to enhance scalability, resilience, and decentralization across the ecosystem.
New Ecodev Organizational Structure
Ecosystem Acceleration
In the past, users and developers have criticized the Ethereum Foundation for its long-standing "laissez-faire" governance approach, which they argue led to ecosystem fragmentation and a loss of narrative coherence. As more companies race to build crypto reserves, strategic positioning in reserve asset accumulation has become a key driver of ecosystem growth. To accelerate development, the Ethereum Foundation has established specialized support modules, including:
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Corporate Relations: Supporting enterprises looking to adopt Ethereum, with a focus on verticals such as finance and supply chain, promoting on-chain tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) like real estate and bonds.
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Developer Growth: Attracting and supporting the next generation of Ethereum developers. This module is led by Austin Griffith, former research lead at Gitcoin.
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Application Support: Accelerating the development of meaningful user-facing applications.
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Founder Support: Non-financial, project-related assistance, led by Adrian Li, former frontend tech lead at Consensys.
The amplification of previous ecosystem acceleration efforts covers outreach and ecosystem development activities, including:
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Digital Studio (ethereum.org team): The narrative engine of Ethereum, producing rich content, videos, publications, and unique visualizations to showcase Ethereum’s potential.
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Strategic Campaigns: Designing and executing targeted initiatives.
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Ubiquitous Ethereum: A team focused on expanding local communities and hubs that support application developers.
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EcoDev Automation: Enhancing internal operations through automation and AI-driven tools to help teams achieve their goals more efficiently.
Ecosystem Support
The Ethereum Foundation has long faced criticism for lack of transparency—for instance, under the Ecosystem Support Program (ESP), it previously only disclosed the names of funded projects without revealing specific grant amounts or follow-up progress updates. Earlier, @econoar, an early Ethereum developer, criticized the Foundation upon his departure for having “cumbersome processes,” being “time-consuming and labor-intensive,” and for leadership being “disconnected from the broader community.” Since then, the Foundation has reduced its operational spending ratio from 15% to 5% in 2025, gradually aligning with standards typical of grant-making institutions, while also deploying on-chain assets to ensure long-term financial buffers (with a target of maintaining 2.5 years’ worth of operating cash reserves).
Under the new structural reforms, the Foundation’s updated ESP/funding support program emphasizes more targeted applications and non-financial support, co-funding important public goods organizations through strategic grant programs to benefit the broader Ethereum ecosystem. Additionally, within the new support structure, Launchpad will assist organizations in tackling operational design, sustainable funding, governance, and other challenges. Support for Launchpad may come from the Foundation, grantees, or spin-offs from other ecosystem organizations (similar to Protocol Guild).
Going forward, the Ethereum Foundation will also engage in global crypto policy coordination, monitoring global issues relevant to the Ethereum ecosystem and collaborating with policy groups worldwide to build ongoing relationships with governmental and non-governmental organizations. Furthermore, as one of the practical grounds for blockchain academia, the Academic Secretariat will actively promote collaboration between Ethereum and universities, professors, and students to advance blockchain technology.
Conclusion
On July 11, Ethereum officially surpassed $3,000. Amid rising prices, ecosystem development continues to progress. From this organizational transformation, it is clear that the Ethereum Foundation’s core objective is to expand its user base and strengthen infrastructure resilience. This shift signifies that the Foundation will take a more proactive role in coordinating resources, shaping narratives, bridging community divides, and driving large-scale adoption in key application areas—all while preserving Ethereum’s core values. As the competitive edge of public blockchains becomes increasingly contested, the Foundation aims to uncover and shape Ethereum’s next growth engine through systematic support and strategic guidance.
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