The Ethereum Validator Association is the Ethereum Community Foundation’s first initiative, designed to give validators greater influence in protocol development

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The ECF’s initial initiative, known as the Ethereum Validator Association (EVA), will give validators greater influence in protocol development by enabling them to signal preferences using their staked ETH.

According to Cole’s presentation, the ECF’s first initiative will be the so-called “Ethereum Validator Association,” which aims to give network validators “a say in development” using staked ETH to signal their preferences. The EVA will also fund validator infrastructure.