EF slimming down isn’t about running away—it’s about going back to the original intention. Those four words—“trustworthy and neutral”—are more valuable than anything.

Ethereum co-founder and Consensys CEO Joe Lubin said in an interview with CoinDesk that recent budget cuts, staff departures, and organizational restructuring at the Ethereum Foundation (EF) are not a crisis, but rather are intended to place greater focus on maintaining Ethereum’s core technology and values and preserving its “trusted neutrality” position. He believes that ecosystem adoption, institutional partnerships, and commercialization should be driven by other organizations rather than led by the Foundation. Lubin also said that Ethereum is not in decline, and that future growth momentum may come from AI Agent on-chain transactions and institutional-grade applications.