Ethereum Foundation disbands its Protocol Support team

The Ethereum Foundation's Protocol Support team announced its dissolution on July 9 via its official X account. The team was launched last year as part of a reorganization to coordinate Ethereum protocol development, manage hard fork schedules, support protocol governance, and nurture new core developers. The move follows a broader reorganization last month in which the foundation reduced its workforce by 54 employees, representing about 20% of its staff. Going forward, the foundation will operate with five core departments—Protocol, Access, User, Community, and Institutional—alongside operations and management support teams.