#EthereumSecurityInitiative
đ âEthereumâs $1 Trillion Security Leap: Building CivilizationâScale Trustâ
The Ethereum Foundation has unveiled its Trillion Dollar Security Initiative (1TS), a bold threeâphase roadmap designed to transform Ethereum into âcivilizationâscale infrastructureâ capable of safeguarding trillions in onâchain value. Led by Fredrik Svantes (Protocol Security Lead) and Josh Stark (EF management team), and supported by ecosystem stewards like samczsun, MehdiâŻZerouali, and ZachâŻObront, the initiative begins with comprehensive mapping of all weaknessesâspanning wallet UX, smart contracts, cloud infrastructure, consensus layers, DNS censorship, and more.
PhaseâŻ2 moves swiftly into execution, deploying nearâterm fixes and investments aimed at infrastructure, tooling, auditing, and protocol hardening. Finally, PhaseâŻ3 centers on transparent communicationâmaking Ethereumâs elevated security standards clear to everyday users, developers, institutions, and even legacy financial playersâso anyone can assess Ethereumâs resilience compared to traditional systems.
This launch comes at a pivotal moment: Ethereum currently secures nearly $80âŻbillion in DeFi TVL, representing 50â60% of all locked value, and its daily onâchain activity now spans billions in value flow (). The initiative aims to inspire institutional confidence, encouraging both individuals to safely hold over $1,000 each on-chain and large organizations to entrust $1âŻtrillion+ in single contracts. In the long run, 1TS is more than a security upgradeâitâs about bridging the gap between Web3 and global financial systems.