Vitalik Buterin said the Ethereum Foundation will focus more on long-term survival and core development priorities rather than expanding its activities too broadly.
In a detailed post shared on X, Buterin explained that the foundation plans to become more focused and cautious with its remaining resources, including reducing future sales of Ethereum.
He said the Ethereum Foundation holds only about 0.16% of all ETH in circulation, which is much smaller compared to the large treasury holdings controlled by some other blockchain foundations.
According to Buterin, the organization has limited funds, staffing, and operational capacity, which is why it is choosing “longevity over breadth.”
He stressed that the Ethereum Foundation should not be viewed as the center or owner of Ethereum, describing it instead as only one part of a much larger decentralized ecosystem.
Buterin also said his own influence inside the organization will continue decreasing as the foundation expands its board structure and moves through an ongoing leadership transition expected to continue over the coming months.
He explained that the foundation will focus more heavily on areas such as privacy, security, censorship resistance, openness, and strengthening Ethereum’s technical infrastructure.
Among the long-term goals he mentioned were improving Ethereum’s security, reducing bugs, strengthening consensus systems, and limiting reliance on intermediaries in transaction processing.
The comments come after months of attention around the Ethereum Foundation’s treasury management and ETH sales.
Earlier this year, the foundation sold portions of its ETH holdings through over-the-counter deals while also moving large amounts of ETH into staking systems such as Lido.
The foundation previously said its treasury strategy aims to reduce reliance on ETH sales over time by lowering operating costs and increasing staking-based income.
At the same time, Ethereum developers continue working on major protocol upgrades and privacy improvements.
Recent projects have focused on account abstraction, zero-knowledge technology, stronger privacy tools, post-quantum security, and faster network performance.
The Ethereum Foundation also recently allocated nearly $10 million toward research, cryptography, wallet development, security improvements, and user experience projects.
Buterin’s latest comments suggest the foundation now wants to narrow its mission and concentrate mainly on technical work and infrastructure that may not attract enough outside funding but remains important for Ethereum’s long-term future.
