Ethereum Foundation’s Big Shake-Up: Who’s Out? Who’s In? 🤔

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Ethereum Foundation’s Big Shake-Up: Who’s Out? Who’s In? 🤔

In a move that makes corporate layoffs look like a casual summer barbecue, the Ethereum Foundation decided to “restructure” (read: let some people go) its research and development team. Apparently, firing folks is the new way to boost scalability and user experience—because nothing says “improvement” like a little blood on the carpet. 🔪

So, what’s the golden plan? Well, they’ve renamed their Protocol R&D division simply “Protocol,” because complexity is overrated. Now, teams are told to focus on three main areas: making Ethereum faster (because who loves waiting?), expanding blob space (whatever that means), and—wait for it—”improving user experience” (finally, something that sounds tangible). 🎯

“Some members of PR&D won’t be continuing,” the Foundation cheerfully announced, as if they were just taking a long coffee break. They didn’t bother naming names, because apparently, anonymity is the new transparency. They hope these folks will find happiness somewhere else—no hard feelings, probably. 💼

The foundation insists this painful purge is necessary to get on a “more responsive and effective path”—translation: we’re cutting fat, because we’re a non-profit and we need all the efficiency we can muster. The reorg is supposed to turn the Protocol team into their “central hub,” which sounds fancy but really just means they want to better control the chaos. Think of it as herding cats, but with more technical jargon.

Roles are now clearly defined—because nothing motivates a developer like knowing exactly who to blame—while leaders will supervise progress with the precision of a NASA mission. Tim Beiko and Ansgar Dietrichs will handle Layer 1 scaling (because Layer 0 was too complicated), and Alex Stokes along with Francesco D’Amato will tackle all things Layer 2, which honestly sounds like a bad superhero duo. Barnabé Monnot and Josh Rudolf will work on user experience—because if there’s anything Ethereum desperately needed, it was more user-friendly interfaces. 🚀

Dankrad Feist has been appointed as a “strategic advisor,” a title so vague it could mean anything—from someone who helps with coffee to the wizard behind the curtain. He’ll support the team, probably by telling them they’re doing great even when they’re clearly not.

“We’re hopeful that this new structure will empower our internal teams to focus more clearly,” said Hsiao-Wei Weng, who sounds like they just found a motivational poster. It’s all about driving initiatives forward—for better or worse.

Meanwhile, the foundation emphasizes that it isn’t ditching external contributors. Nope, they’re just setting up new forums and feedback channels—because what’s more reassuring than feeling heard in a place where decisions are made by people who probably don’t know your name?

Community Critics: Not Amused

And let’s not forget the critics—that perpetual flavor of Ethereum salt—who’ve been warning for more than a year that if scalability and transaction speeds don’t improve, the network might just become irrelevant faster than you can say “smart contract.” The foundation has already shuffled leadership to try and fix these issues, but nothing says “problem solved” like a fresh round of restructuring. 🎉

So, in the end, Ethereum’s grand plan seems to be: fire some people, rename some teams, and hope that everyone—except maybe the people who got fired—stays optimistic. Good luck with that, guys. 🤞

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2025-06-03 20:48