[Ethereum Foundation Researcher Francesco D’Amato Resigns to Join Ethlabs] Ethereum Foundation (EF) researcher Francesco D’Amato (fradamt) has announced his departure from EF to join the newly established protocol research organization Ethlabs. D’Amato served at EF for 5 years and was involved in several core research areas, including MEV, consensus mechanisms, data availability sampling (DAS), and execution layer pricing.