Former Ethereum Foundation Researchers Launch Ethlabs R&D Lab - Memeburn

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Five former Ethereum Foundation researchers have launched Ethlabs as an independent nonprofit research and development lab focused on Ethereum’s protocol future. The group has backing from Bitmine Immersion Technologies, SharpLink, Joe Lubin, Anchorage Digital, Octant, and SNZ. Ethlabs plans to work on faster settlement, scaling, and institutional infrastructure for stablecoins and tokenized assets. The launch reflects a broader shift in how Ethereum research gets funded, as corporate treasury holders and other ecosystem players step in to support core network work. The move could reshape how protocol development is coordinated across the Ethereum ecosystem.

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