Bankless · Monday, June 29, 2026
ETH Labs explicitly identifies as pro-market and pro-growth, aiming to foster a startup-like culture within its non-profit structure. The organization wants to be responsive to market forces and align with the broad Ethereum community's desire for growth and points on the board. This approach seeks to make Ethereum relevant and competitive in the broader financial marketplace.
“I like this a lot, how you word this right now. I think we are very clearly pro-markets. We're very pro-growth.”
“And what I think the broad Ethereum community wants and what I would like to see in Ethereum is something like the EF. that responds to market forces and is aligned with the market and is like pro-markets and pro-growth and, again, pro-points. Is that kind of the philosophy of ETH Labs? Is thinking like a startup, thinking about how do we make Ethereum relevant to the marketplace, respond to market interests and desires and wants? Is that what ETH Labs is for?”
“Yeah, I mean... I like this a lot, how you word this right now. I think we are very clearly pro-markets. We're very pro-growth.”