Stańczak said the change aims to give Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin more time for research and exploration rather than dealing with day-to-day tasks and crisis management.
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Ethereum Foundation shifts focus to user experience, layer-1 scaling
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Vitalik Buterin now holds a dedicated research role within the Ethereum Foundation following the April 2025 leadership transition, allowing him to focus on long-term innovations such as zkVMs, privacy protocols, and execution layer redesigns.
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