Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin posted on X that the Ethereum Foundation is staking 72,000 ETH, worth around $147 million, using DVT-lite technology. He said the move aims to simplify institutional staking, making it almost one-click.
This move continues the Ethereum Foundation’s recent treasury efforts. In February, it staked 2,016 ETH and planned to stake about 70,000 ETH, sending the rewards back to its treasury. The process used open-source tools called Dirk and Vouch, which help split responsibilities across multiple systems and reduce the risk of failures.
According to the foundation, this setup mixes minority clients, hosted infrastructure and self-managed hardware across several jurisdictions. The goal is both network security and funding key operations, including research, ecosystem support, and community grants.
Buterin has long advocated for native distributed validator technology. In January, he proposed splitting validator duties across multiple nodes, letting stakers reduce risk while maintaining decentralisation.
The foundation’s treasury policies now focus on long-term stability and transparency. Since June 2025, it has aimed to use 15% of its treasury for daily operations while keeping a 2.5-year reserve. The plan also allows occasional token sales and moving some holdings into fiat to fund projects steadily.
The Ethereum Foundation combines DVT-lite with a treasury plan with the intention of facilitating staking for institutions. Apart from strengthening security, this approach allows for distributed staking without the need for specialised knowledge. In this way, Ethereum is moving towards a more open and decentralised system.
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