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.

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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

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