The Ethereum Foundation is funding WEBCAT, an open-source tool developed by the Freedom of the Press Foundation, through its Trillion Dollar Security initiative. WEBCAT enables browsers to verify whether a website's code matches the developer's published version, helping detect supply-chain attacks and unauthorised modifications. The tool addresses a critical vulnerability in Web3 security. While smart contracts typically undergo audits, front-end interfaces remain exposed to phishing and other attacks. WEBCAT aims to close this gap by providing transparent verification, similar to SSL certificates for traditional websites. The Freedom of the Press Foundation brings expertise from projects like SecureDrop. As Ethereum's ecosystem expands with dapps handling billions in assets, front-end verification could become standard security practice. The integration timeline remains unspecified, but gradual adoption is expected in coming months.

The Ethereum Foundation has appointed security researcher pcaversaccio (pc) to its board for an initial one-year voluntary term. He joins President Aya Miyaguchi, Founder Vitalik Buterin, and Swiss counsel Patrick Storchenegger as the foundation's fourth board member. Pcaversaccio co-founded and leads SEAL 911, the ecosystem's rapid-response network for hacks and exploits, and has advised the foundation through its Silviculture Society. He also authored influential essays on Ethereum's values, including The Ethereum Cypherpunk Manifesto (2024) and Ethereum Privacy: The Road to Self-Sovereignty (2025). The appointment follows recent departures from the foundation, including Francesco D'Amato leaving for Ethlabs and the privacy team spinning out as EthSystems. The foundation recently implemented a 20% staff reduction as part of its restructuring towards a leaner, endowment-style model.

The Ethereum Foundation has cut approximately 20% of its workforce and plans to reduce its annual budget by 40%. Several new organisations will now share responsibility for developing key segments of the blockchain alongside the Ethereum community. The foundation will focus on network security whilst newly formed entities handle commercial development and other functions. These include Ethereum Institutional, which helps financial institutions build stablecoin integrations; EthSystems, focused on privacy technologies for institutions; and Ethlabs, which addresses scalability and interoperability. The restructuring aims to decentralise the Ethereum ecosystem. Proponents argue this makes the network more resilient by eliminating single points of failure and strengthening resistance to censorship. Ethereum has operated without downtime for over a decade. The changes position the foundation as one node amongst many rather than a central authority governing the world's second-largest cryptocurrency.