Purpose

Ethereum is a global, open-source platform for decentralized applications.

History & key events

• 2015 – first release

• 2016 – The DAO hack, $50 million stolen resulted in fork with Ethereum Classic

Objects of governance & Used mechanics

Ethereum stakeholders and governance objects:

Funding

• Ethereum Foundation

• ​Moloch DAO​

• ​Metacartel​

• Gitcoin + CLR experiments

Protocol

Ethereum Improvements Proposals (EIP) follow next process:

Network Stats (on June 2019)

• Market cap $33B (second largest after bitcoin)

Links

• ​Ethereum Governance Compendium​

• ​Unblock: What is Ethereum Governance? Complete Beginner’s Guide​

• ​Lane Rettig: State of Ethereum Governance Discussion [2019/05/09]​

• ​Shyft Network: The Philosophy of Ethereum Governance​

• ​Ethereum/Governance Gitter Chat​

• ​The History of Ethereum​