The Ethereum Foundation started with a treasury stock of 70,000 ETH
TLDR
The Ethereum Foundation holds 70,000 ETH to produce a product for ecosystem operations.
Verifiers use Dirk and Vouch to reduce the risk of distributed signatures and client multiplicity.
Type 2 exit credentials allow flexible accounting on authenticator accounts.
EF will launch an independent DFI team to promote ecosystem projects and protocol research.
Ethereum Foundation Treasury Staking Initiative It marks a new chapter in the company's capital management strategy.
The Ethereum Foundation has started saving a portion of its treasury in accordance with the previously announced treasury policy.
On February 24, 2026, the Foundation confirmed a deposit of 2,016 ETH. It also revealed that it will sell around 70,000 ETH, with rewards going back into the treasury to support ongoing operations.
Treasury deployment and verification configuration
In a post shared by the Ethereum Foundation's official account, the organization confirmed the release of the Treasury Staking Initiative.
The update states that it will be committed to carry approximately 70,000 ETH. Rewards generated from validators are returned to the Ethereum Foundation treasury.
The Ethereum Foundation has chosen open source tools developed by Attest. Dirk operates as a distributed underwriter in several geographic regions. This architecture minimizes single points of failure and supports authenticator continuity during environmental disruptions.
Vauch coordinates multiple beacon and execution client integrations. Its configuration strategies are designed to minimize the risk of user variation. The Ethereum Foundation confirmed the use of minority clients to strengthen the network's resilience.
The infrastructure integrates managed services across multiple regions with self-managed hardware. This approach distributes operational responsibility.
It also aligns with the Foundation's stated objective of maintaining geographic and technical diversity in the certification body.
Credentials and operational structure
The Ethereum Foundation has confirmed that validators use type 2 (0x02) revocation credentials. These credentials allow verification balances to merge and move between accounts. As a result, signing key protection can be efficiently adjusted.
Each validator can hold a maximum effective balance of 2,048 ETH. This configuration reduces the total number of required signing keys to 35. Reduced key management simplifies job monitoring without changing vulnerability.
As with 0x01 credentials, exits can be triggered by the exit address even when authenticators are offline. This setup provides more operational flexibility. Ensures that the disposal authority remains independent of the verifier's working hours.
The Ethereum Foundation has stated that proponent-developer separation will be built with local blocks instead of using streetcars.
By participating directly in the exclusive consensus, the Ethereum Foundation acquires an ETH-certified product.
The organization has confirmed that receiving rewards will help support protocol research, ecosystem development and community support within Ethereum's native economic framework.
