Ethereum Drama: Developer Quits, Blames Leadership Chaos and Lost Passion

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Well now, gather ’round folks, for a tale of woe from the land of Ethereum! Eric Conner, a core architect of this digital wonderland, has decided to pack his bags and bid adieu to the community. His reason? A little something he calls “lost passion,” which, if you ask me, sounds more like a bad romance novel than a tech exit. 😏

Just days after the illustrious Vitalik Buterin, co-founder and chief wrangler of Ethereum, dropped a bombshell about leadership changes, Conner took to X (formerly known as Twitter, because why not?) to announce his departure. It’s like a soap opera, but with more code and fewer commercial breaks.

Eric Conner Exits the Ethereum Foundation

After a solid eleven years of toiling away in the Ethereum mines, Conner found himself disillusioned by the leadership’s priorities. Apparently, they were more interested in playing musical chairs than listening to the community’s needs. Who knew that being a leader could be so… unleadery? 🎭

In his grand exit, he lamented the leadership’s neglect of the community, the very folks who are the last bastion against the chaos of the crypto wild west. It’s like watching a ship sink while the captain insists everything’s just fine. “I am no longer a dot eth. Perhaps someday those in leadership roles will realign with the community, but for now, I am out. Deep down, I truly hope Ethereum succeeds,” Conner quipped, perhaps while polishing his resume. 📜

But wait, there’s more! Conner plans to embark on a new adventure at the crossroads of crypto and artificial intelligence, starting with Freysa AI. Because when one door closes, another opens—especially if it leads to a shiny new tech venture.

The drama thickened as Buterin reaffirmed his iron grip over the foundation in a post on January 21. “The person deciding the new EF leadership team is me,” he declared, like a king on a throne, while the peasants murmured about promoting Danny Ryan, a researcher and developer, to a higher station. Conner was all for it, stating, “If the EF doesn’t hire Danny Ryan as ED of the EF, it’s revolt time.” Talk about raising the stakes! ⚔️

However, the situation escalated faster than a cat meme going viral, with some X users resorting to harassment and even issuing death threats against EF executive director Aya Miyaguchi. Buterin, ever the voice of reason, condemned such actions as “pure evil.” It’s a wild world out there, folks!

Meanwhile, Matthew Sigel, the Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck, chimed in with a hot take. “Money talks and is never ‘actively toxic’ to top talent. It’s more toxic if ETH believers sell than if they hurt your feelings on X,” he declared. If only feelings were as valuable as Ethereum, right?

These shenanigans followed Buterin’s announcement on January 18 about significant restructuring within the EF’s leadership. In a post, he outlined plans that had been brewing for nearly a year. “We are indeed currently in the process of large changes to EF leadership structure,” he shared, like a magician revealing a trick.

He went on to explain that the objectives included improving technical expertise, strengthening ties with ecosystem stakeholders, and fostering fresh talent. Plus, he emphasized the need to safeguard privacy, open-source principles, and censorship resistance. Because what’s the point of a decentralized future if we can’t be a little bit cheeky about it?

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2025-01-22 15:35