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Ethlabs: The New Org to Make Ethereum Win | Ansgar & Caspar

Montag, 29. Juni 2026 · 59 min

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Ethereum has a new R&D lab, and its mission is blunt: make Ethereum and ETH win. In this episode, David sits down with Ansgar and Caspar, two co-founders of Ethlabs, to unpack why the organization exists, how it complements the Ethereum Foundation, and what it means to put Ethereum back on offense.

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TIMESTAMPS

What is Ethlabs?
The EF Narrows Its Mission
Putting Points on the Board
Principles Need Users
ETH the Asset and Ethereum the Network
Scaling, Interop, and Growth Workstreams
The Talent Behind Ethlabs
What a New Organization Unlocks
Pro Markets, Pro Growth, Pro ETH
The Trillion Dollar ETH Question
Who Steers Ethereum?
Shared Vision, Different Path
Funding Ethlabs
Hiring for Ethlabs
Ethereum’s Long Arc
What Comes First

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RESOURCES

Ansgar Dietrichs
x.com/adietrichs

Caspar Schwarz-Schilling
x.com/casparschwa

Ethlabs
ethlabs.org

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