A group of five prominent researchers who previously held leadership positions at the Ethereum Foundation have unveiled Ethlabs, an independent research and development nonprofit supported by significant corporate ether holders and Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin.
On June 22, five former senior Ethereum Foundation researchers announced Ethlabs, an independent nonprofit R&D lab with a mission to make Ethereum the settlement layer of the global economy. The co-founders, Ansgar Dietrichs, Barnabé Monnot, Caspar Schwarz-Schilling, Josh Rudolf, and Julian Ma, framed the launch around Ethereum, the protocol, and ETH, the asset.
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Ethereum has added a new independent research organization backed by Joe Lubin, Bitmine, and Sharplink, bringing together five former Ethereum Foundation researchers.
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