Ethereum Foundation Allocates 50K ETH to Support DeFi

The Ethereum Foundation is set to allocate 50,000 ETH to DeFi protocols, transitioning from passive reserves to active participation in the decentralized finance sector.

Funds Participation in the DeFi Ecosystem 

Ethereum Foundation’s newly appointed leader, Hsiao-Wei Wang, announced that the organization will allocate 50,000 ETH, worth $150 million, to participate in the DeFi ecosystem.

According to his X post, the Foundation has set up a new multi-sig wallet for this purpose and conducted test transactions on Aave, whose vaults may be used for the passive income.

This move follows recent discussions on leadership changes, with Vitalik Buterin hinting at a role shift within the Foundation and multi-million ETH purchases from Donal Trump-backed crypto project, World Liberty Financial (WLF).

Vitalik Buterin Announced Leadership Changes 

On Saturday, January 18, Ethereum co-founders Vitalik Buterin announced “large changes” to the leadership structure of the Ethereum Foundation, addressing long-standing concerns.

The reforms seek to enhance support for decentralized application developers while focusing on key principles such as decentralization, censorship resistance, and privacy.

On the Flipside

• The Ethereum Foundation has faced criticism from the community over its lack of transparency and DeFi activity, with concerns raised due to ETH’s market underperformance and growing competition from rival chain Solana.

Why This Matters

The Ethereum network remains the largest blockchain, holding over half ( 53.23% ) of the total crypto Total Value Locked (TVL). Positive changes within the network’s managing foundation could strengthen Ethereum’s position in DeFi, given the foundation addresses both internal and external market challenges.

Check out trending DailyCoin’s articles:
Ethereum in the Spotlight Again as Trump’s WLF Buys In

Bitcoin ETF vs Ethereum ETF: An Alternative Crypto Market Gateway