TechFlow reports, on July 2, the Ethereum Foundation Global Policy Strategy (GPS) team released the "Ethereum Basics for Governments and Institutions" guide, aimed at helping policymakers and institutional decision-makers understand Ethereum's operational mechanisms, governance models, and differences from other blockchain solutions. The guide emphasizes that relying on centralized systems brings systemic risks, while decentralized blockchains have the potential to reduce related risks. Not all blockchains possess "credibly neutral" attributes; differences in technical architecture and governance models directly affect whether they can serve as public infrastructure in the long term. Ethereum holds advantages in resilience, economic security, client diversity, and ecosystem. It has operated continuously without interruption since launching in 2015, with economic security provided by approximately $76 billion in staked ETH, whereas most other Layer 1 networks rely on a single client, posing higher systemic risks.
The Ethereum Foundation stated that building applications on Ethereum does not introduce new centralized counterparty risks, as no single institution can modify rules, restrict access, or stop network operations; in contrast, control over some other Layer 1 networks is concentrated in foundations or corporate entities, which may bring governance and dependency risks.
