Ethereum Foundation frameworks shifts direction, emphasizing structural changes and innovated technological focal points
Ethereum Foundation Redesigns R&D Team for Scalability and User Experience
The Ethereum Foundation has announced a significant restructuring of its Research and Development (R&D) team, focusing on three core areas: Scale L1, Scale Blobs, and Improve UX. The aim is to accelerate Ethereum’s scalability while maintaining security and decentralization.
The Scale L1 initiative, led by Marius van der Wijden, aims to enhance Ethereum’s base layer throughput without compromising security or decentralization. The goal is to increase the gas limit from the current 45 million towards 100 million, enabling Ethereum to handle a larger volume of transactions.
Scale Blobs, while less explicit in details, seems to be about optimizing data storage and retrieval within Ethereum to support higher scalability and efficiency.
Improve UX, on the other hand, focuses on improving user experience across Ethereum applications to foster adoption and ease of use. This is a key aspect of Ethereum’s strategy to make it accessible to anyone without technical difficulties or unnecessary complications.
The restructuring reflects a strategic shift towards focused innovation on technical bottlenecks, signaling Ethereum’s commitment to overcoming scalability hurdles and improving the network for users and developers alike.
The decision to reduce certain positions is part of a broader strategic process aimed at strengthening the organization's capabilities. The Ethereum Foundation encourages those affected by the R&D team restructuring to remain in the Ethereum ecosystem.
The restructuring and strategic redesign of the Ethereum Foundation represent a bold, and in some aspects risky, move to consolidate the network's position in the face of market challenges. The aim is to drive mass adoption and maintain Ethereum's position as a leader in blockchain technology.
This reorganization comes as the Ethereum Foundation prepares to face technical and regulatory challenges, as well as community criticisms. The new mission of the Ethereum Foundation’s research team is to focus on base layer scalability, expansion of the blob space, and improvement in user experience.
Sources: [1] Ethereum Foundation Blog Post, August 6, 2025.
The Scale L1 initiative, prioritizing security and decentralization while increasing Ethereum's transaction volume, encompasses the use of technology to expand the gas limit towards 100 million. The Scale Blobs focusArea aims to utilize technology for data storage and retrieval optimization, thereby supporting higher scalability and efficiency within Ethereum.
