Vitalik Buterin Details Ethereum Foundation's New EF Mandate and CROPS Vision

The Ethereum Foundation has rolled out a new EF Mandate, which Vitalik Buterin frames as a constitution, manifesto, and operational guide for the ecosystem. He says the Foundation will act as a steward focused on censorship resistance, open source, privacy, security, and other core principles instead of chasing short-term trends. The mandate also introduces the CROPS framework and the "walkaway test" to keep Ethereum aligned with a decentralization-first philosophy.