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The Ethereum Foundation's 'Trillion Dollar Security Day' at Devconnect Buenos Aires brought together security practitioners to discuss a trillion-dollar Ethereum economy. But with a Security Theater Index of 3.2/10, the event produced frameworks and discussions without addressing
The OCC approved eleven crypto firms for national trust bank charters in 83 days, including Coinbase with its $376 billion custody empire. While marketed as regulatory clarity, this creates a two-tier system with federal preemption advantages for approved custodians. The Decentra
The Ethereum Foundation's ETH Rangers program claims to have recovered $5.8M and reported 785 vulnerabilities. But with a Security Theater Index of 3.8/10, this initiative produces metrics without addressing the structural centralization that creates systemic risk. Real security
The Ethereum Foundation flew 100+ core contributors to Longyearbyen, Svalbard for the Soldøgn Interop focused on the Glamsterdam network upgrade. While marketed as a major technical milestone, the event produced alignment and promises rather than shipped code.
Hydration launched GIGAETH (GETH) in 2026, enabling ETH and wstETH holders to supply liquidity to the Omnipool and earn up to 69% APR through four yield sources, expanding Polkadot DeFi opportunities for Ethereum assets.
Sony's Soneium L2 partnered with OKX Wallet through Astar integration to onboard users at scale. The campaign promises seamless UX but delivers corporate partnerships masquerading as decentralization. When Big Tech meets crypto exchanges, who actually controls the keys?
The Ethereum Foundation's 2026 Protocol Studies program promises to democratize core protocol knowledge with new zkEVM and cryptography tracks. But does a better education platform solve the institutional gatekeeping that blocks new developers from contributing?
The Ethereum Foundation's inaugural PhD Fellowship promises to bridge academia and protocol development. But can multi-year academic research cycles keep pace with Ethereum's rapid protocol evolution, or does it create an 'academic latency problem'?
The Ethereum Foundation's leadership shuffle has sparked debate about whether it's a genuine strategic pivot toward ecosystem growth or merely cosmetic changes. With executive departures and new hires, the question remains: does new leadership mean new direction, or just fresh faces on the same institutional roadmap?
Back in March 2026, the Ethereum Foundation released a 38-page document they called a "Mandate." It was part constitution, part manifesto, and part corporate guide. It was designed to tell us exactly who the EF is and, more importantly, who they aren't. The headline was "Stewards
