Ethereum Foundation Dissolves Protocol Support Team

The change transfers core development into a new protocol cluster while leaving public coordination tools and contributor training without a named steward.

Overview

The Protocol Support team was officially dissolved this week, with the EF Protocol Support account confirming on July 9 that the group no longer exists.
The closure follows a broader Ethereum Foundation reorganization announced on June 23 that cut 54 roles, about 20% of staff, and restructured work into five areas including a new protocol cluster.
Protocol Support had organized All Core Developers meetings, operated Forkcast to track upgrade readiness and EIPs, and ran the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship that trained new core contributors.
Some former staff remain available and one lead, Mario Havel, says he is still at the Foundation while former team lead William Morriss has left; the Foundation has not published a full plan for where specific programs will move.
Core protocol work will continue through the new protocol cluster, client teams, and independent contributors, but the loss of a central coordinator creates near-term risks for training pipelines, public upgrade tracking, and meeting facilitation.