The Ethereum Validators Association (EVA), created and funded by the Ethereum Community Foundation, gives validators collective representation, research, and advocacy.
For the first time, validators have an organization
to discuss Ethereum's evolution, improve operations,
and ensure their voice is heard in protocol decisions
that affect reliability, profitability, and sustainability.
Validators: The Backbone of Ethereum
Validators stake over $140 billion to secure Ethereum. They confirm every block, safeguard every transaction, and maintain the network. Yet they've never had collective representation in protocol decisions that directly impact their operations and economics.
Introducing the Ethereum Validators Association (EVA)
Created and funded by the Ethereum Community Foundation, the EVA gives validators what they've been missing: collective representation, research that improves economics, and a voice in shaping the protocol they secure.
Foundation
Representation and Governance
Validators secure the network but have been excluded from protocol decisions. The EVA changes that. Members discuss EIPs, signal preferences to core developers, and vote on research priorities. Validator sentiment gets organized, measured, and delivered to the people building Ethereum's future.
Infrastructure and Operations
We build tools that make validator operations more efficient and reliable. Client diversity monitoring, performance dashboards, alerting systems, and benchmarking tools that help validators reduce costs, minimize risk, and maximize uptime across the network.
Risk and Security
Validators carry slashing risk, operational risk, and market exposure. We develop standards for slashing protection, circuit breakers, and key management. We fund audits, build open-source security tools, and establish best practices for distributed validator configurations.
Education and Standards
We publish operational guides, maintain open standards for security and performance, and create forums where validators share knowledge. Research gets translated into actionable best practices that operators can implement immediately.
Economics and Policy
We analyze how protocol changes impact validator profitability and sustainability. Our research tackles MEV policy, issuance economics, staking dynamics, and yield optimization. Data-driven insights that give validators clarity on the economics that matter most.
Representation and Governance
Validators secure the network but have been excluded from protocol decisions. The EVA changes that. Members discuss EIPs, signal preferences to core developers, and vote on research priorities. Validator sentiment gets organized, measured, and delivered to the people building Ethereum's future.
Risk and Security
Validators carry slashing risk, operational risk, and market exposure. We develop standards for slashing protection, circuit breakers, and key management. We fund audits, build open-source security tools, and establish best practices for distributed validator configurations.
Infrastructure and Operations
We build tools that make validator operations more efficient and reliable. Client diversity monitoring, performance dashboards, alerting systems, and benchmarking tools that help validators reduce costs, minimize risk, and maximize uptime across the network.
Education and Standards
We publish operational guides, maintain open standards for security and performance, and create forums where validators share knowledge. Research gets translated into actionable best practices that operators can implement immediately.
Economics and Policy
We analyze how protocol changes impact validator profitability and sustainability. Our research tackles MEV policy, issuance economics, staking dynamics, and yield optimization. Data-driven insights that give validators clarity on the economics that matter most.
Membership
Open to any operator running Ethereum validators. Members gain access to research, tooling, and governance participation. Help shape the infrastructure, economics, and policy decisions that define validator operations across the network.
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