Ethereum Leaders Release 'Trustless Manifesto' to Reinforce Decentralization
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and several core developers have unveiled the Trustless Manifesto, a set of principles and measurable criteria designed to protect network decentralization. The document lays out standards for node distribution, developer funding transparency, and mechanisms to prevent small groups from effectively directing upgrade priorities, signaling a push to formalize what decentralization should mean in practice for ETH.
The manifesto follows disclosures that five to ten insiders were able to shape protocol direction through control of funding and attention allocation. Its release is significant because it could influence how grants, client development, and governance signals are managed across the ecosystem, and may prompt other projects to adopt similar safeguards to preserve open participation and resilience.