Ethereum Foundation update
The Ethereum Foundation has formalized an L1/L2 playbook: keep L1 as the secure DeFi settlement layer while pushing experimentation and product innovation to L2s under a Stage‑1 compliance framework. That’s a clear signal for where protocol risk and developer activity should concentrate going forward. (x.com)
The Ethereum Foundation Platform team published the post on March 23, 2026, authored by Josh Rudolf, Julian Ma and Josh Stark. (blockonomi.com) The post asks L2 projects to meet at least “Stage 1” security standards and to make progress toward Stage 2 features such as synchronous composability and native rollups. (panewslab.com) The Platform team — formally announced by the EF on February 17, 2026 and led on messaging by Josh Rudolf — is explicitly tasked with connecting rollup developers to core protocol work. (blog.ethereum.org) The Foundation signalled concrete protocol levers it will push: faster L1 finality, shorter L2 settlement windows, and continued work on EIPs tied to UX and account-model changes (the post references workstreams including EIP-8141 and the Hegota upgrade). (blog.ethereum.org)(coincentral.com) EF engineers noted L1 “blob” capacity is underutilized today — roughly 30% filled per the post — leaving headroom for L2 data demand without immediate further L1 forks. (me3.io) The Foundation said it will coordinate more tightly with wallets, infrastructure providers and L2 teams to reduce cross-chain fragmentation and simplify cross‑L2 UX via standards and tighter integrations. (kucoin.com)
