The Ethereum Foundation named new leadership for its Protocol cluster, the EF's research and development arm focused on scaling, UX, and L1 hardening. Will Corcoran, Kev Wedderburn, and Fredrik will co-lead the cluster, succeeding Tim Beiko, Barnabé Monnot, and Alex Stokes.

Beiko, who spent eight years at the EF, stepped down from the foundation this month. Monnot, a six-year EF veteran, also announced his departure.

Stokes is taking a sabbatical. The incoming co-leads bring distinct expertise to the role: Corcoran through cross-team coordination on zkVM proving and post-quantum consensus, Wedderburn as head of the ZKEVM team, and Fredrik through Protocol Security and the Trillion Dollar Security project. Their immediate priorities are shipping Glamsterdam, advancing Hegotá scoping, and executing the Ethereum protocol strawmap.

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