Reestruturação da Ethereum Foundation foca em tecnologia central e agentes de IA

ME AI Message, Joe Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and CEO of Consensys, stated that recent layoffs, budget cuts, and leadership adjustments at the Ethereum Foundation are not a crisis, but a necessary evolution of the organization. Lubin noted in an interview that the Ethereum Foundation should focus on safeguarding the core protocol technology and value, while tasks such as adoption, ecosystem expansion, and institutional partnerships should be handled by other organizations. Maintaining neutrality and credibility is crucial to avoid conflicts between commercial interests and developers. There is a misunderstanding among the public regarding the foundation’s role: EF’s responsibility is to maintain the Ethereum protocol, not to lead commercialization or market competition strategies. Lubin also stated that Ethereum’s future will be shaped by multiple organizations working together, rather than relying on a single institution to lead. He dismissed claims that Ethereum is in decline, emphasizing that the network continues to grow steadily and that years of scaling efforts are laying the groundwork for the next wave of adoption, including on-chain transactions by autonomous AI agents and increased institutional usage. The Ethereum Foundation’s narrowed focus is precisely to ensure the protocol can support the next generation of applications, while new organizations will take on promotion and commercialization efforts. Lubin pointed out that the next wave will be the intelligent agent economy, where hybrid human-machine systems will use Ethereum’s infrastructure for transactions. The restructuring of the Ethereum Foundation is a healthy institutional optimization that helps Ethereum maintain robust development under decentralization and prepares it for future technological and commercial innovations. (Source: ODAILY)