Ethereum Foundation's New Mandate Has The Community Divided | Bankless Takes

The Ethereum Foundation’s new mandate has reignited one of Ethereum’s oldest debates: Should it stay laser-focused on cypherpunk values, or lean harder into adoption, product, and market share? Ryan and David debate CROPS, self-sovereignty, ETH as money, and whether the EF is protecting Ethereum’s soul or holding it back. ------ 📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24 https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium ------ 🔮POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKET https://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast 🪐GALAXY | INSTITUTIONAL DIGITAL FINANCE https://bankless.cc/galaxy-podcast 🏅BITGET TRADFI | TRADE GOLD WITH USDT https://bankless.cc/bitget 🎯THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTS https://thedefireport.io/bankless 🐇MEGAETH | 1ST REAL-TIME BLOCKCHAIN https://bankless.cc/megaeth ------ TIMESTAMPS & RESOURCES 0:00 Intro 2:39 The EF Manifesto https://x.com/ethereumfndn/status/2032460726728573298 https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/03/13/ef-mandate https://ethereum.foundation/ef-mandate.pdf 10:18 Bullish Takes https://x.com/lay2000lbs/status/2033326038122438677 https://x.com/EvgenyGaevoy/status/2033160316079534510 https://x.com/malekanoms/status/2032599584640315706 https://x.com/lex_node/status/2033189653587677343 https://x.com/StaniKulechov/status/2032462574571204924 15:15 Bearish Takes https://x.com/dankrad/status/2032532067527856216 https://x.com/tayvano_/status/2032549549550743925 https://x.com/masonnystrom/status/2032558469786775993 https://x.com/yugacohler/status/2033225486847885758 https://x.com/hosseeb/status/2033603057347616869 https://x.com/divine_economy/status/2033547178803708371 27:43 Bullish Response to Bears https://x.com/divine_economy/status/2033547178803708371 https://x.com/dimabuterin/status/2033548385974735174 35:44 David’s Takes https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/2032832671206748551 47:29 Ryan’s Takes https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/2032512531856503181 56:32 We Can do Both https://x.com/vibhu/status/2032574444724449605 https://x.com/TrustlessState/status/2033545623345967572 59:51 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠

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