Ethereum Foundation adds security researcher to board

The Ethereum Foundation has appointed security researcher and incident response specialist Pascal Caversaccio to its governing board, a move that formalizes the organization's heightened focus on privacy and security as core protocol principles. Caversaccio, known online as "pcaversaccio," joined the four-member board on July 29 for an initial one-year voluntary term.

He joins Foundation President Aya Miyaguchi, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, and Swiss legal counsel Patrick Storchenegger on the board, which is responsible for setting the Foundation's long-term vision and ensuring management decisions align with its values. The Foundation described the board as functioning like a security council, tasked with protecting its mission and ensuring compliance as a Swiss entity.

Caversaccio brings a background in hands-on security and privacy advocacy to the role. He is a co-founder and lead of SEAL 911, a free, around-the-clock emergency response service that coordinates recovery efforts during active crypto security incidents. The service has reportedly handled thousands of cases and helped recover over $180 million in assets. Caversaccio also authored "The Ethereum Cypherpunk...