Key Takeaways
On July 1 the Ethereum Foundation's Global Policy Strategy team published "Ethereum for Governments and Institutions," a non-technical primer on how the network works and compares.
The same day, a new independent nonprofit called Ethereum Institutional launched to accelerate institutional adoption of Ethereum, backed by BitMNR, SharpLink, and Joseph Lubin.
The Foundation's report cites Ethereum's uninterrupted uptime since 2015 and roughly $76 billion in staked ETH securing the network.
Ethereum made two moves toward the institutions and governments it wants as customers, and it made them on the same day. On July 1 the Ethereum Foundation's Global Policy Strategy team published "Ethereum for Governments and Institutions," a plain-language guide for public-sector and corporate leaders weighing whether to build on a blockchain and, if so, which one.
The pitch is neutrality. The report argues that payments, identity, and record-keeping now sit with a handful of intermediaries who can change the rules or go down, and that the fix is infrastructure no single party controls. It leans on an outside risk review, pointing to Ethereum's uninterrupted uptime since 2015, roughly $76 billion in staked ETH securing the network, and more than 11,000 developers across its stack. It cites real deployments too, from digital identity in Bhutan and Buenos Aires to land records in India.
"credibly neutral infrastructure where the protocol itself enforces the rules"
Ethereum Foundation, Global Policy Strategy
Hours earlier, a separate group put its weight behind the same idea. Ethereum Institutional, a new independent nonprofit led by David Walsh, who built the institutional effort at the Ethereum Foundation, launched to court institutions full time, with backing from BitMNR, SharpLink, and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin. Its job is to be the neutral party in the room when a bank or an agency is deciding where to build.
We covered the institutional turn when Open USD launched with Visa and BlackRock, and when BlackRock put Ethena's USDe on its Aladdin platform. A foundation primer plus a dedicated nonprofit is the same bet, made openly. Worth watching.
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What is "Ethereum for Governments and Institutions"?
It is a non-technical primer published July 1, 2026 by the Ethereum Foundation's Global Policy Strategy team, explaining how Ethereum works, how it is governed, and how it compares with other options for public-sector and institutional use.
What is Ethereum Institutional?
Ethereum Institutional is a new independent nonprofit, launched July 1, 2026, dedicated to accelerating institutional adoption of Ethereum and its wider ecosystem. It is led by David Walsh and backed by BitMNR, SharpLink, and Joseph Lubin.
Why does Ethereum emphasize neutrality?
The Foundation argues that infrastructure controlled by one company or government carries the risk that rules change or access is cut, and that a network no single party controls is safer for shared public systems.
How secure is Ethereum, according to the report?
The report cites uninterrupted uptime since 2015 and roughly $76 billion in staked ETH securing the network, along with more than five independent software clients.