#EthereumFoundationRestructuresForEfficiency

Organizational Downsizing, Ethereum Foundation Releases 20% of Contributors

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) officially announced a reorganization on Tuesday (6/23) by cutting 54 employees or about 20% of its total staff. This reduction indicates that EF had approximately 270 staff members before implementing this efficiency policy. The move was taken to adjust the organizational structure and budget so that EF can focus more on long-term goals without being disrupted by market dynamics. For affected contributors, EF remains responsible by providing a minimum severance package of one month’s salary per year of service along with career transition support to help them stay active in the crypto industry.
​Through this leaner new structure, EF maps its focus into five strategic clusters to pursue the CROPS agenda (Censorship Resistance, Openness, Privacy, and Security). These five lines include the Protocol Layer, which strengthens the core protocol and long-term research such as post-quantum security; the Access Layer to maintain users’ self-sovereignty and AI agents; the User Layer to explore real user needs; the Community Layer to maintain the foundation’s independence; and the Institutional Layer, which bridges cryptography integration with external institutions.
​This downsizing is intentionally done so EF can operate more agilely and focus on guiding the CROPS blueprint. Interestingly, since EF is just one organization within the larger Ethereum ecosystem, this internal restructuring should not significantly impact the network. The decentralized nature of the ecosystem actually provides ample space for independent contributors to remain active in building and contributing their capabilities from outside EF.