ChainCatcher message, the Ethereum Foundation stated that it will donate $500,000 to support the legal defense of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm, and will provide up to $750,000 in matching donations for the community. The foundation emphasized in a statement that "privacy is normal, writing code is not a crime."

ChainCatcher news, ChainCatcher Space "Transformation - Can Ethereum Break New Highs" is live. The guests attending this Space event include: OKX Ventures Research Head Kiwi, Infini Co-founder Princess Christine, SevenX Ventures Investor Yinghao LIN, Crypto KOL pepper Huajiao, ChinaChic NFT Co-founder LEE CHAN, Bitget Researcher Aaron, Hash Epoch Market Head Henry, CGV Investment Analyst Cynic.With continuous net inflows into ETFs and an increase in market enthusiasm, Ethereum is once again in the spotlight. Meanwhile, the Ethereum Foundation has quietly initiated financial policy reforms and internal restructuring. Is ETH undergoing a profound "transformation"?Click to enter ChainCatcher X Space and join us in analyzing the signals and possibilities behind this round of Ethereum's "reconstruction."

ChainCatcher news, according to PeckShieldAlert monitoring, the Ethereum Foundation has internally transferred 1000 ETH (approximately 2.5 million USD) to an address starting with 0xc061.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Ethereum Foundation has announced the launch of the first "Ethereum Internship Season," which is now open for applications. This internship program is jointly initiated by 18 teams within the ecosystem, offering more than 30 paid, remote-friendly summer internship positions across various fields including development, research, design, marketing, and operations.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Ethereum Foundation has announced the launch of the first "Ethereum Internship Season," and applications are now open.This internship program is jointly initiated by 18 teams within the ecosystem, offering more than 30 paid, remote-friendly summer internship positions, covering various fields such as development, research, design, marketing, and operations.

ChainCatcher news, former Galaxy Digital research vice president Christine Kim posted on X platform, pointing out that the new Ethereum Foundation organizational structure is confusing. She mentioned that Tim Beiko, Barnabé Monnot, and Alex Stokes hold multiple roles, leading all R&D teams of the foundation while managing their own teams, and are responsible for L1 and L2 scaling and improving user experience (UX) within the next 12 months.In addition, Christine expressed doubts about the details of the organizational chart, including whether the bold names indicate team leaders, the purpose of the highlighted sections, and whether Tim is responsible for protocol coordination and overseeing multiple projects.At the same time, she expressed confusion over the color grouping logic, such as why the consensus mechanism is grouped with account abstraction but not including stateless consensus; why Testing and pandaops are grouped together while Security is not grouped.

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum developer Péter Szilágyi had a heated argument with Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak.Szilágyi stated that as a key member of the Geth (Go Ethereum's main client software) development team, the Foundation had proposed multiple times in the past to offer $5 million for the Geth team to operate independently from the Foundation, but Szilágyi and his team members rejected this proposal, choosing to remain within the Foundation.Earlier, the Ethereum Foundation had provided $5 million in unconditional funding support to Parity (another Ethereum client development company) to ensure that the Ethereum network had multiple clients, reducing reliance on Geth, indicating that the Foundation has long intended to diversify client development responsibilities.Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak clarified in a post, "There are no plans to remove Geth. It is a great client software and a talented team contributing to the security of the protocol. We will maintain/support Geth."

ChainCatcher message, according to monitoring by PeckShield, shows that the Ethereum Foundation EthDev has internally transferred 1000 ETH (worth approximately 2.8 million USD) to the related address 0xbC9a...fbC3.

ChainCatcher message, the Ethereum Foundation announced last month the "Trillion-Level Security" (1TS) plan, which is an ecosystem-wide effort aimed at upgrading Ethereum's security. Today, the first 1TS report was released to outline the existing security challenges in the Ethereum ecosystem. The "Overview of Security Challenges" report outlines challenges in 6 key areas:User Experience: Issues affecting users' secure management of private keys, interaction with on-chain applications, and signing transactions;Smart Contracts: Security of the smart contract components of Ethereum applications, as well as the software production lifecycle that shapes them;Infrastructure and Cloud Security: Infrastructure issues that Ethereum applications rely on (including cryptocurrency-specific and traditional infrastructure), such as L2 chains, RPC, cloud hosting services, etc.;Consensus Protocols: Security features of the core protocol that protect the Ethereum blockchain from attacks or manipulation;Monitoring, Incident Response, and Mitigation: Challenges faced by users and organizations in responding to security vulnerabilities, particularly in recovering funds or managing subsequent impacts;Social Layer and Governance: Ethereum's open-source governance, community, and organizational ecosystem.

ChainCatcher message, the Ethereum Foundation has released a fiscal policy on its official blog. The mission of the Ethereum Foundation (EF) is to strengthen the Ethereum ecosystem and uphold its long-standing uncompromising core goal: to ensure that "applications run exactly as intended, with no possibility of downtime, censorship, fraud, or third-party interference."The role of the EF treasury is to support the foundation's long-term autonomy, sustainability, and legitimacy. The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is expected to continue as the long-term steward of the ecosystem, but its scope of responsibilities will gradually narrow. We plan to reduce annual operating expenditures approximately linearly over the next five years, ultimately maintaining a benchmark level of 5% in the long term.Funds will be frequently reallocated between different protocols due to market changes, asset diversification needs, or new revenue opportunities. Throughout the year, the EF will regularly assess the deviation of fiat-denominated assets in the treasury relative to the operating expenditure buffer target and decide whether to sell Ethereum and the amount to sell in the next three months based on this assessment. These Ethereum sales are typically conducted through fiat withdrawal channels or on-chain exchanges for fiat-denominated assets. Our current strategy includes independent staking and providing wETH to mature lending protocols. Core deployments will continue to be evaluated, but the overall positioning is for long-term holding. The EF may also borrow stablecoins and seek higher yields on-chain.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, as part of Devconnect ARG 2025, the Ethereum Foundation has announced the launch of the Devconnect Scholar Program, aimed at expanding Ethereum's influence by connecting Ethereum with new communities, industries, and ideas.Scholars will learn and create together, bridging the gap between Ethereum and other worlds. The scholars of 2025 will include five categories: Ethereum community organizers; legal and public sector professionals; journalists; artists; developers and other types of builders.

ChainCatcher message, regarding the layoff plan proposed by the Ethereum Foundation today and the subsequent development direction, Multicoin Capital co-founder Kyle Samani commented, "Please note that the definition of 'focus' usually means 'less,' not 'more,' especially when the goals should not conflict with each other. However, when we look at it from the perspective of Goal 3 (i.e., L1 and L2 network scaling, improving user experience), Goal 1 (i.e., layoffs) contradicts Goal 2 (i.e., clarifying responsibilities)."

ChainCatcher news, according to the Ethereum Foundation's official website, the Ethereum Foundation announced that it has renamed its "Protocol R&D" team to "Protocol" and restructured around three strategic goals: L1 scaling, blob scaling, and user experience improvement.Tim Beiko, Alex Stokes, and others will be responsible for the specific execution, with some members leaving the foundation. This transformation aims to enhance R&D collaboration efficiency, accelerate zkEVM and L2 integration, and promote the global expansion of Ethereum.

ChainCatcher message, according to Lookonchain monitoring, 10 minutes ago, the Ethereum Foundation transferred 1,000 ETH (approximately 2.61 million USD) to wallet 0xc061 again.This address received a transfer of 1,000 ETH from the Ethereum Foundation 3 days ago.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain data, the Ethereum Foundation staked 50,000 RAIL, approximately 50,000 USD, 15 hours ago. The Ethereum Foundation can now participate in Railgun governance and earn active governance rewards from protocol fees.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by Pie Shield, the Ethereum Foundation has staked approximately $50,000 worth of 50,000 RAIL into Railgun, and has borrowed a $2 million GHO loan using 10,000 WETH provided as collateral on Aave in February.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news, the Ethereum Foundation announced the launch of the "Trillion Dollar Security Initiative" on May 14, 2025, aimed at comprehensively enhancing the security performance of the Ethereum ecosystem to reach a level that supports global economic infrastructure.The initiative will conduct a thorough assessment of the security status across all layers of the Ethereum technology stack, implement key improvements, and strengthen security communication. The project is led by Fredrik Svantes and Josh Stark, with the support of three experts in the field of blockchain security. The Ethereum Foundation also calls on community members to provide feedback through designated channels to participate in this security upgrade initiative.