# The Ethereum Foundation Welcomes Its Newest Board Member

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Jul 29, 2026*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/read/news/the-ethereum-foundation-welcomes-its-newest-board-member*

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The Ethereum Foundation announced that security researcher and longtime ecosystem contributor [pcaversaccio](https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/07/29/ef-board-update) (pc) is joining its board, a new addition to the EF's top leadership after a year mostly defined by departures and spin-outs.

> Very excited to welcome [@pcaversaccio](https://x.com/pcaversaccio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) to join us at the EF board! What he brings isn't just security and privacy expertise. He's a living example of what 100% CROPS alignment looks like in practice. Looking forward to the perspective he'll bring, and to being pushed to think much… [https://t.co/zRCmYYuBSq](https://t.co/zRCmYYuBSq)— Aya Miyaguchi (@AyaMiyagotchi) [July 29, 2026](https://x.com/AyaMiyagotchi/status/2082437879494488566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## **What's the Scoop?**
- **New board seat:** pc becomes EF's fourth board member, joining President Aya Miyaguchi, Founder Vitalik Buterin, and Swiss counsel Patrick Storchenegger for an initial one-year, voluntary term.
- **Security pedigree:** He co-founded and leads [SEAL 911](https://securityalliance.org/our-work/seal-911), the ecosystem's rapid-response network for hacks and exploits, and has informally advised EF through its [Silviculture Society](https://ethereum.foundation/silviculture-society).
- **Written record:** pc authored [The Ethereum Cypherpunk Manifesto](https://hackmd.io/@pcaversaccio/the-ethereum-cypherpunk-manifesto) (2024) and [Ethereum Privacy: The Road to Self-Sovereignty](https://hackmd.io/@pcaversaccio/ethereum-privacy-the-road-to-self-sovereignty) (2025), both widely circulated essays on Ethereum's foundational values.
- **The timing:** The appointment lands just two weeks after [Francesco D'Amato left EF Research for Ethlabs](https://www.bankless.com/read/news/ethereum-researcher-francesco-damato-departs-ef-for-ethlabs), and roughly two weeks after EF's own privacy specialists [spun out as EthSystems](https://www.bankless.com/read/news/ethereum-foundation-privacy-team-spins-out-as-ethsystems), part of a stretch that's also included [Hsiao-Wei Wang's exit](https://www.bankless.com/read/news/hsiao-wei-wang-departs-ethereum-foundation-after-nearly-a-decade) after nearly a decade and a [20% staff reduction](https://www.bankless.com/read/news/the-ethereum-foundation-reveals-new-structure) tied to EF's leaner, endowment-style restructuring.
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