--- title: The Ethereum Foundation's Commitment to DeFi | daily.dev description: The Ethereum Foundation outlines its strategic commitment to decentralized finance (DeFi), articulating a vision of permissionless, censorship-resistant,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-ethereum-foundation-s-commitment-to-defi-gtqklfnts twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Ethereum Foundation's Commitment to DeFi | daily.dev og:description: The Ethereum Foundation outlines its strategic commitment to decentralized finance (DeFi), articulating a vision of permissionless, censorship-resistant,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-ethereum-foundation-s-commitment-to-defi-gtqklfnts og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/gtqklfNtS.png og:image:alt: The Ethereum Foundation's Commitment to DeFi og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Ethereum Foundation's Commitment to DeFi **[Ethereum](https://daily.dev/sources/ethereum)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Ethereum Foundation outlines its strategic commitment to decentralized finance (DeFi), articulating a vision of permissionless, censorship-resistant, privacy-first, and self-custodial financial systems. Two dedicated DeFi leads—Charles St. Louis and ivangbi—are introduced as heading the EF's DeFi efforts within the App Relations team. Key focus areas for 2026 include builder relationships, security improvements, decentralization, privacy as base infrastructure, standards and risk clarity, and research. The post also highlights emerging areas of interest such as DeFi × AI, institutional adoption, stablecoins, and novel financial primitives. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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