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Ethereum Foundation Pledges to Support Privacy-First, Permissionless DeFi

Industry NewsDeFi
February 24, 2026
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Ethereum Foundation Pledges to Support Privacy-First, Permissionless DeFi

The Ethereum Foundation is doubling down on decentralized finance this year, forming a dedicated internal unit to support builders and to scale what it calls “cypherpunk values alongside market growth.”

In a blog post published on Monday, Feb. 23, the organization framed DeFi as the “inevitable evolution of finance,” adding that “it's been a critical driver of Ethereum's growth and adoption.”

The foundation is explicit about the kind of DeFi it supports: “permissionless, censorship-resistant, privacy-first, self-custodial, and open source.”

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