The Ethereum Foundation has launched treasury staking and will deploy 70,000 ETH to support the ecosystem and operations

The Ethereum Foundation announced today that it has officially launched the staking of part of its treasury assets to implement the treasury policy announced last year.

On-chain data shows that the Foundation has completed a deposit of 2016 ETH, with an estimated total of about 70,000 ETH participating in staking, and the staking rewards will flow back to the Foundation's treasury. This staking utilizes the open-source software solutions Dirk and Vouch developed by Attestant.

Among them, Dirk serves as a distributed signing tool, supporting operations by independent individuals from multiple jurisdictions, eliminating single points of failure; Vouch supports multi-client combination strategies to reduce client diversity risks. The Foundation stated that its deployment architecture includes minority clients and a mixed use of custodial infrastructure and self-managed hardware across multiple regions.

The Ethereum Foundation stated that this move not only helps enhance the security of the Ethereum network but also provides sustainable financial support for the Foundation's core operations, covering key areas such as protocol development, ecosystem development, and community funding.