Ethereum Foundation completes restructuring, cuts 20% of staff and launches Ethlabs

The Ethereum Foundation said it has completed an organizational restructuring and is cutting about 20% of its workforce, with 54 employees leaving as part of the changes. The Foundation said those affected will receive severance and transition support ^{[1] [2]}.

Under the new structure, the Foundation is reorganizing its work around five main clusters covering protocol, access, user, community, and institutional layers, along with an operations cluster and management support teams. Multiple reports also connect the staff reduction to a broader period of leadership changes at the Foundation ^{[1] [3] [4]}.

Separately, an Ethereum-focused R&D initiative described as Ethlabs is launching as part of the Foundation’s shift toward a leaner structure and a more focused mandate ^[5].

The Ethereum Foundation’s restructuring includes a workforce reduction of 54 people and a transition to five work clusters plus operations and support functions, alongside the rollout of a new Ethereum-focused R&D initiative ^{[1] [5]}.