Ethereum Foundation unveils new strategy to accelerate ecosystem growth

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has unveiled a new vision for its role in the blockchain’s evolution in a strategy update titled “The Future of Ecosystem Development at the EF.”The vision focuses on ecosystem acceleration, ecosystem amplification, ecosystem support, and long-term ecosystem unblocking.

EF announced a new organizational structure, expanding its core teams around four pillars, including enterprise relations, developer growth, app relations & research, and founder success.

Recently, big institutional investors, who used to be drawn to Bitcoin, are now turning more and more to Ethereum (ETH). This change isn’t just caused by the way the market works; it’s a big change in how institutions think about digital assets. 

In a blog, the Ethereum Foundation has said,  “Interest in Ethereum has expanded beyond technologists and enthusiasts, bringing enterprises, governments, and everyday users who seek practical solutions and tangible benefits. The Ethereum ecosystem is adapting to meet these needs, and the Ethereum Foundation is ready to play its part.”

The numbers tell the story. The network saw a huge rise of $9.7 billion in flows in just one month, with net flows reaching $1.3 billion in the last week alone. This huge increase shows institutional investors are very optimistic about Ethereum’s long-term growth prospects. 

Also, since transaction costs have dropped to about $0.10, companies are finding an ecosystem that is both cost-effective and encourages innovation on a scale that has never been seen before.

A goal to maximize the direct and indirect users 

The foundation has highlighted two main goals. One is to maximize the number of people who directly or indirectly use Ethereum, in such a way that they benefit from Ethereum’s underlying values. 

To achieve this, the foundation plans to work with existing networks and community members to speed up EcoDev. According to them, Ethereum already has many users and organizations that help founders, developers, apps, businesses, and community events. These groups and individuals include L2s, accelerators, investors, instructors, and more.

According to the foundation, “We want to help accelerate the pace of ecosystem growth by working closely with developers, founders, app teams, and enterprises who want to use Ethereum.”

Companies like Sharplink Gaming and Bit Digital are at the forefront of migrating from Bitcoin to Ethereum. Recent disclosures have revealed that Sharplink Gaming boasts an impressive reserve of 198,167 ETH. This positions it as the world’s largest institutional ETH holder, just behind the Ethereum Foundation. 

Also, Bit Digital announced an ambitious fundraising target of $ 172 million and later purchased over 100,000 ETH. This underlined its strategic pivot toward Ethereum staking, drawing attention to Ethereum’s rising prominence.

Maximize the resilience of Ethereum’s technical infrastructure.

The second goal is to maximize the resilience of Ethereum’s technical and social infrastructure. This is a critical one. According to SlowMist, Ethereum led all ecosystems in security losses in the first half of 2025, with DeFi platforms losing around $470 million.

The report revealed emerging risks were tied to Ethereum’s EIP-7702 wallet delegation feature. It was introduced as part of the Pectra upgrade earlier this year. The feature allows users to authorize smart contracts to act on their behalf without having to swap out their wallet address.

According to SlowMist, the exploit used standard wallet tools to trick the user into approving token access in bulk, a type of risk that anti-phishing tools may not always detect.

“Even if the contract itself has no backdoors, if you are tricked by a phishing site into granting authorization, attackers can exploit the contract’s full operational capabilities to drain your assets in bulk,” SlowMist said.

In addition, the firm noted that other risks associated with EIP-7702 include potential private key leaks, replay attacks across multiple chains, and issues that could arise during wallet upgrades. In addition, EIP-7702 brings “new risk boundaries,” adding that users must fully understand who they are authorizing and what permissions they grant before signing any delegation.

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