The change occurred on Feb. 26, though no further information was provided, according to the foundation's GitHub repository.
Changes to the Ethereum Foundation website removed indications that the foundation is not under confidential investigation. No explanation was given for the change, which occurred on Feb. 26, according to information from GitHub.
The changes were made by freelance Ethereum front-end developer Pablo Pettinari. The text removed reads:
In the descriptio on GitHub, Pettinari wrote, "This commit removes a section of the footer as we have received a voluntary enquiry from a state authority that included a requirement for confidentiality."
