Scheduled For Inclusion Definition Update
The "Scheduled for Inclusion" (SFI) status in Ethereum's upgrade process has been tightened to bring more clarity for developers.
The "Scheduled for Inclusion" (SFI) status in Ethereum's upgrade process has been updated with a tighter definition to bring more clarity for developers building on upcoming network features. Under the updated definition, an EIP only reaches SFI if it meets four criteria: it's running in a devnet and stable, the spec is near-final, its interactions with other features are known, and it's thoroughly tested.
The full EIP pipeline runs from No status → Proposed (PFI) → Considered (CFI) → Scheduled (SFI) → Included. SFI is the last gate before a feature is locked into a hard fork. SFI status allows builders to start planning for new protocol features with reasonable confidence.
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Vitalik On What's Next For The Ethereum Foundation
Vitalik Buterin shares his view on what's next for the Ethereum Foundation, citing an expanding board, fewer ETH sales, and three CROPS-aligned goals.
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin outlined his personal view on where the Ethereum Foundation is heading, offering clarity amid a wave of recent departures from the organization. On the exits, he stated that respected contributors sitting outside the EF, and it is "in fact necessary if we want important tasks to be able to attract outside capital."
Vitalik says the EF's original mandate, building chain software through the Serenity roadmap, was completed in 2022 with The Merge. He added that the EF will sell less ETH as it focuses only on work critical to Ethereum's resilience. It currently holds just 0.16% of all ETH. The board is also expanding and Buterin's own influence will continue to shrink, something he says he genuinely wants.
On the technical side, Buterin outlines three north stars, all on the CROPS dimension: building a provably bug-free Ethereum via AI-assisted formal verification; keeping available chain consensus; and minimizing intermediaries via FOCIL, EIP-8141, and Kohaku. He revealed that 90% of his net worth is in ETH, which he called the most high-value financial product that Ethereum produces.
The post lands amid the most concentrated wave of EF departures in years. Tim Beiko and Barnabé Monnot stepped down from protocol leadership on May 11, and Carl Beek announced his departure on May 19 alongside researcher Julian Ma.
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Aave Amends Arbitrum AIP After Court Order
The amended Constitutional AIP routes the 30,765 frozen ETH to a wallet controlled by Aave LLC, replacing the original 3-of-4 Gnosis Safe per the May 8 court order.
Aave Labs, KelpDAO, LayerZero, EtherFi, and Compound filed an amended Constitutional AIP seeking to update the execution path for the previously approved transfer of 30,765 ETH frozen by the Arbitrum Security Council following the April 18 rsETH exploit. The amendment comes after a May 8th court order, which authorized the onchain transfer but required the ETH to move to a wallet controlled by Aave LLC rather than the originally proposed 3-of-4 Gnosis Safe.
The amendment only changes the recipient address and custody mechanics. The recovery objective remains the same: restoring rsETH's backing within the Kelp protocol. Aave LLC will need to hold the ETH under the terms of the restraining notice from Kim v. DPRK and cannot use the funds until the court rules further. Arbitrum delegates can now vote on the amended proposal onchain.
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