With 7 personnel adjustments and three new organizations, can Ethereum’s “self-rescue” be reborn?

Author: Fairy, ChainCatcher

Edited by: TB, ChainCatcher

During this cycle, Ethereum has suffered a lot of dilemma: the carnival of Meme coins has absorbed funds and eyes, the prosperity of Layer2 has backfired the value of the main network, and the Ethereum Foundation has also been criticized for its "inaction". The market has raised doubts about Ethereum. Ethereum, which was once regarded as the "king of public chains", is being joked by the community as a "declined old order", and Vitalik has also fallen from the "altar".

With the market's cold eyes, internal ecological consumption and weak currency prices, Ethereum finally couldn't sit still...

Faced with the community, developers and investors, a "self-rescue action" officially kicked off. The adjustment of Ethereum Foundation personnel and the establishment of new departments are undoubtedly the first shot in this change.

Reborn from the Ethereum Foundation

The signal of reform was released as early as January 13. From enabling the official X account to the establishment of new departments and the introduction of new talents, the Ethereum Foundation's architecture is undergoing profound adjustments.

The recent actions of the Ethereum Foundation are shown in the figure:

New organization, new structure, new mission

In terms of organizational structure, three important organizations related to the Ethereum Foundation have been recently established, focusing on different dimensions such as technology, governance and institutional connections.

• Etherealize: Connecting Wall Street and Ethereum

Etherealize is the institutional-level marketing and product division of the Ethereum ecosystem, aiming to drive ETH adoption in traditional financial markets.

Its core mission is to drive institutions to adopt two-way: on the one hand, promote Ethereum as a value storage asset and underlying technology platform to institutions; on the other hand, build financial products, introduce institutional funds and users into the Ethereum ecosystem, and strengthen the economic cycle of the main network.

The establishment of Etherealize shows that Ethereum is promoting institutional adoption and building a more open and inclusive financial ecosystem.

• ****EF Silviculture Society : Defends the core values ​​of decentralization

It is composed of 15 non-foundation members and is an informal consulting group with its main function to ensure that the development of the Ethereum ecosystem is in line with core values ​​such as open source, privacy, security, and censorship resistance . EF personnel can seek advice from them through dedicated channels.

EF Silviculture Society reflects Ethereum further strengthens the community governance structure, while allowing more senior developers and industry experts to participate in Ethereum 's discussions.

• Ethereum Foundation Research : The pillar of ** technological** innovation

The research department of the Ethereum Foundation will consist of five teams: Applied Research Group (ARG), consensus research and development, cryptography, protocol security and RIG. These five teams cover the core links of Ethereum's development and provide basic guarantees for technological evolution and ecological optimization.

7 personnel adjustments , core team

reshaping

In addition to the establishment of the new organization, the Ethereum Foundation has also made large-scale leadership adjustments. Vitalik said that the purpose of this adjustment is to improve the technical professionalism of the foundation's leadership, strengthen two-way communication with all parties in the ecosystem, promote the addition of fresh blood, and increase support for application developers.

The details of the job adjustment are shown in the figure:

Among all the adjustments, the most concerned one is that Aya Miyaguchi, former executive director of the Ethereum Foundation, was promoted to chairman (Related reading: Multiple perspectives | Changing coach Aya Miyaguchi, can Ethereum regain market confidence? ), Hsiao-Wei Wang and Tomasz Stańczak took over as co-executive directors.

Hsiao-Wei Wang has been deeply engaged in Ethereum for many years and is one of the researchers within the foundation who has been focusing on protocol layer and core technologies for a long time. She has deeply participated in the development of beacon chains , sharding technology and Casper consensus mechanism , and has a deep understanding of Ethereum's underlying architecture and decentralized governance.

Tomasz Stańczak is a "all-rounder" with entrepreneurial experience, execution and a global vision. He has accumulated many years of experience in traditional finance and technology, and then devoted himself to the crypto industry and created Nethermind , one of the most important clients of Ethereum, while also playing a core role in several projects such as StarkNet and Forta. Not only does he have a strong technical background, he is also good at managing teams, promoting product implementation, and establishing a cooperative network around the world.

These two new executive directors have their own advantages and form a complementary leadership portfolio. The combination of the two can promote the foundation's technical research and also bring more efficient management and decision-making in ecological construction, market expansion and community governance. This is perhaps the key reason why the Foundation chose them as co-executive directors.

市场的声音：变革中的希望与隐忧

Various people have mixed reviews about the recent actions of the Ethereum Foundation. Tim Beiko, core Ethereum developer, said that Ethereum’s recent organizational structure adjustment will become a historical turning point . The new organizational structure will ensure that it keeps pace with the times while maintaining Ethereum’s original values.

But KOL @TrustlessState said it is still skeptical about the model of Co-EDs. Ethereum needs strong executive leadership. With Ethereum’s competitors taking advantage of its flat management model, choosing a co-executive director means the foundation is still maintaining this flat structure.

Crypto KOL @0xNing0x summarized the personnel change in a more ridiculous way: "A female high school teacher retired to the second line as chairman, technical researchers and engineers as co-consuls, and marketing experts led Ethereum to embrace business. Ethereum's white left-wing terror era ended, and its positioning changed from the so-called "Infinite Forest Garden" to a community of crypto-punk thinkers. Return to its original aspiration and never forget its mission."

The market's response to Ethereum's change is clearly polarized. Supporters see Ethereum’s potential in technology, governance and ecological expansion, believing it as an important step towards a new stage; while doubters raise concerns about the efficiency and execution of the co-executive director model.

Architectural adjustment alone is not enough to reshape market confidence. The real test lies in whether Ethereum can demonstrate sufficient execution and adaptability in future technological innovation, ecological development and market strategies. In any case, this change in Ethereum has begun...