Golden Finance reported that Evan Van Ness, founder of Week in Ethereum News (WiE), posted on social media that I announced this news due to a conversation with the leadership of the Ethereum Foundation (EF) at the beginning of this year. The newsletter will be discontinuing operations as communications indicate that they see no value in continuing to operate Ethereum News Weekly. In 2024, WiE received only minimal financial support from the Ethereum Foundation. While this support was mostly symbolic, EF leadership chose to cut off this meager support, making it clear that WiE would end immediately. The withdrawal of support by the Ethereum Foundation tells me more clearly than anything that it’s time for WiE to end. "Ethereum News Weekly" once had good results. Over the years at conferences, many developers have told me the impact WiE had on their Solidity or security careers. They often mention that this newsletter made them decide to buy ETH. There was a time when this venerable newsletter was the upstream source for most pro-Ethereum news. Unfortunately, WiE failed to find a sustainable business model. Advertising and sponsorships are hard to sell because marketing directors don't value developers. I have high standards for content, but getting it done in a profitable way is just too time consuming.