Ethereum ecosystem全面升級：從開發者到政府，擴展四大支柱邁向Decentralization未來

Over the past decade, Ethereum has been a laboratory for Blockchain technology, gathering developers, geeks, and innovators from around the world. However, today’s Ethereum has far surpassed its early tech circles, attracting the attention of businesses, governments, non-profit organizations, and even ordinary users. They are not just curious about the technology but are eager to find tools that can solve real-world problems. In response to this shift in roles, the Ethereum Foundation (EF) announced a significant organizational and strategic adjustment, elevating its EcoDev initiative to a new level.

Establish two core objectives: widespread use and enhanced resilience.

In the latest vision statement released by the foundation, two major goals for future development are clearly outlined. First, it aims to enable more people to use Ethereum directly or indirectly and benefit from it. This is not just about promoting the technology itself, but also emphasizes the practice of Ethereum's core values—such as decentralization, openness, and censorship resistance. The second goal is to ensure that the entire ecosystem's technology and social structure possess sufficient resilience to withstand various challenges from the external environment and continue to grow and self-repair.

These two missions are not just ideal slogans, but guidelines for the foundation's concrete actions. In order to realize these goals, the foundation is restructuring its ecosystem development team, focusing on four main areas, and introducing new talents and strategies to comprehensively enhance its external support and internal collaboration efficiency.

First pillar: Accelerate ecological growth, bridging the gap between technology and the real world.

In promoting the rapid growth of the Ethereum ecosystem, the foundation plans to establish a more comprehensive and proactive cooperation mechanism. This is not just a developer-oriented promotion, but encompasses a full layout from corporate adoption, application development, entrepreneur support, to talent cultivation.

For example, in response to the needs of enterprises, the foundation will provide clearer resources and guidance to assist them in smoothly adopting Ethereum technology. The support aimed at developers will not only include documentation and open-source tools but also involve mentorship programs, community interaction, and participatory learning opportunities such as hackathons. In addition, to ensure that Ethereum can truly generate value for end users, the foundation will focus on supporting application development teams, helping them understand user needs, conduct product validation, and accelerate market deployment.

In terms of startup support, the foundation also emphasizes non-financial in-depth assistance, including operational guidance, strategic advice, resource matching, and community integration. These tasks are carried out by core members with practical experience and newly joined professionals, ensuring that each entrepreneur not only receives funding but also gains a truly sustainable development momentum.

Second Pillar: Amplify Influence, Make the Ethereum Story More Compelling

In addition to actively assisting various participants in adopting Ethereum, the foundation also places great importance on the power of narrative and education. This is not only external promotion but also internal cohesion. To this end, the foundation has repositioned the original ethereum.org team, transforming it into a digital studio dedicated to creating content that is deep, storytelling, and visually appealing.

This content team will present the people, ideas, and influence behind Ethereum through videos, articles, and visual reports, so that more people not only "know about Ethereum" but also understand why it is important.

In addition, the foundation will hold more strategic activities, ranging from small closed-door discussions to themed seminars, precisely arranged according to community and market needs. At the same time, a new team will focus on supporting the growth of local communities, especially those that have already begun incubating applications and educational activities in regional hubs.

In order to further enhance efficiency and scale, the foundation has also invested in the application of AI and automation tools, creating an "EcoDev Automation" team to enable tasks that originally required a large amount of manpower to be completed more quickly and efficiently.

Third Pillar: From Funding to Empowerment, Building a Diverse Support Network

Financial support remains an important mission for the foundation, but this time they emphasize a "more strategic and more flexible" approach to support. The foundation's grant program (ESP) will undergo significant reforms, focusing on a more precise application process and more proactive non-financial support, including assisting teams in setting goals, connecting communities, and measuring outcomes.

In addition to direct subsidies, the foundation will also collaborate with other organizations to jointly fund public projects that have long-term significance for the entire Ethereum ecosystem, such as infrastructure, security research, or legal compliance open-source tools.

For teams that have split from the foundation or other organizations that need operational guidance, the dedicated Launchpad team will provide in-depth assistance such as governance design, sustainable funding planning, and operational structure optimization, helping them to thrive even after leaving the parent organization.

Fourth Pillar: Eliminate global barriers to bring Ethereum into every corner

For Ethereum to truly become a global public resource, the influence of policies, regulations, and academia must not be overlooked. The foundation has established multiple long-term workstreams focusing on policy advocacy, government relations, and academic collaboration.

The policy team will continue to track global legislative and regulatory trends, actively engage in negotiations and advocacy, and seek policy space that is friendly to Ethereum. At the same time, the dedicated agency secretariat is also establishing long-term cooperative relationships with governments and international organizations to promote positive dialogue and collaborative projects.

At the academic level, the foundation promotes basic research and experimental projects in Blockchain through cooperation with universities and research institutions, allowing more scholars and students to participate in this open-source revolution and apply theoretical results to practice.

This ecosystem upgrade led by the Ethereum Foundation is not just an internal structural adjustment, but a public commitment to the future direction of the entire ecosystem. The Foundation clearly states that their role is not to "control" the ecosystem, but to "fill in" — to become a promoter and supporter where no one is willing or able to intervene.

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