The Ethereum Foundation indicated that the restructuring represents a shift towards forming a more efficient and focused team, in its pursuit of implementing a fast and effective development process.

The Ethereum Foundation has laid off some members of its research and development team within what it called the Protocol Research and Development section, which has been renamed simply as 'Protocol', in its efforts to increase focus on scalability and ease of use. In a blog post on Monday, the foundation clarified that these changes aim to 'raise standards of focus and collaboration', with Ethereum enjoying what it called 'the best opportunities to benefit not only from our technology but also from our values on a global level'.

In its pursuit of implementing its new approach, the foundation clarified that the priorities of Protocol are: 'increasing the scalability of the layer one (L1) blockchain, increasing the storage capacity for transaction blocks, and improving the user experience', and each of these priorities has been linked to strategic initiatives and specialized teams to raise standards of accountability and resource allocation.