Ethereum Foundation faced prior calls from critics to use DeFi tools like borrowing or staking instead of liquidating ETH for funding

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In January, Ethereum community members called on the foundation to explore alternatives to selling ETH for operational funding. The community suggested DeFi tools like staking and borrowing stablecoins against ETH.

This approach also distances the Foundation from the criticism it faced in January, when it sold 300 ETH worth nearly $1 million.