New Ethereum Initiative Targets Institutional-Grade Security Standards

As Ethereum cements its role in the global financial landscape, the Ethereum Foundation has launched a sweeping initiative to future-proof the network’s security.

The program, dubbed “1TS” (Trillion-Dollar Security), aims to make Ethereum secure enough to support billions of users and institutional-grade capital.

The initiative sets a clear benchmark: Ethereum should be safe enough for any user to confidently store $1,000 on-chain—and for businesses to manage up to $1 trillion within a single decentralized application or smart contract.

Leading the project are Fredrik Svantes, the Foundation’s Protocol Security Lead, and Josh Stark, who will work alongside security veterans like Samczsun (Security Alliance), Mehdi Zerouali (Sigma Prime), and Zach Obront (Etherealize).

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1TS will progress in three phases: first, a deep analysis of Ethereum’s security landscape across areas such as wallet design, developer tools, protocol integrity, and cloud infrastructure. This phase will include crowdsourced insights from the broader Ethereum community.

Next comes a focused improvement stage, where identified weak points will be addressed—without compromising decentralization or user experience.

The final phase centers on transparency. The Foundation plans to publish ongoing updates to help users, developers, and institutions assess Ethereum’s resilience and compare it with other blockchain ecosystems.

With 1TS, Ethereum is signaling its readiness to evolve from a flexible experiment into a trusted foundation for the next era of digital finance.

Alexander Stefanov