"Vitalik Buterin Reveals Ethereum Foundation is Exploring ETH Staking"

Vitalik Buterin Reveals Ethereum Foundation is Considering Staking ETH Amid Reduced Risks

Vitalik Buterin shared that the Ethereum Foundation has been exploring staking options in response to community calls for staking ETH and earning yields to cover the Foundation’s operational costs.

Angel investor Eric Conner recently criticized the Foundation on X, saying, “The EF uses the chain, actually our number 1 use case is dumping ETH.” Conner suggested that the Foundation could easily stake ETH and use DeFi to cover most or all of its internal budget.

In response, Buterin explained the Foundation’s previous hesitation to stake its ETH, citing regulatory risks and the potential challenges of taking a position on future contentious hard forks, which could lead to slashing or difficulties in unstaking quickly.

However, Buterin acknowledged that the regulatory environment has improved, and the associated risks have diminished, suggesting that the Ethereum Foundation is now more open to the idea of staking its ETH holding

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