Ethereum Foundation Increases Investment in Privacy Technology, Launches New "Privacy Research Cluster"

According to a report by Jinse Finance, the Ethereum Foundation announced on October 8 that it will expand its privacy research and development efforts by establishing a "Privacy Research Cluster" composed of 47 top researchers, engineers, and cryptographers, integrating the existing PSE team and related projects. The new cluster covers key technologies such as private payments, anonymous voting, zkID, and the privacy wallet Kohaku, while also setting up the Institutional Privacy Task Force (IPTF) to promote the implementation of privacy solutions for enterprises and institutions. The Foundation emphasized that privacy is a core feature of the Ethereum ecosystem, which will be integrated across protocol, application, and institutional levels to safeguard user freedom and digital trust.