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The Ethereum Foundation is facing a wave of high-profile departures as its internal shakeup deepens
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The Ethereum Foundation is facing renewed scrutiny after two more prominent contributors, Carl Beek and Julian Ma, shared they are exiting the organization on Monday, extending a wave of departures that has rattled parts of the Ethereum community over the past few months.
Key facts
- The Ethereum Foundation is facing renewed scrutiny after two more prominent contributors, Carl Beek and Julian Ma, shared they are exiting the organization on Monday, extending a wave of departures
- Trent Van Epps, who played a key role organizing Protocol Guild, the funding collective that has since evolved into an independent organization supporting Ethereum core developers, also departed
- The latest exits come amid broader questions about turnover inside the nonprofit that helps steward the world’s second-largest blockchain
- The foundation did not immediately return a request for comment
Summary
The Ethereum Foundation is facing growing scrutiny after the departures of Carl Beek and Julian Ma added to a broader wave of exits that has included prominent contributors such as Barnabé Monnot, Tim Beiko, Trent Van Epps and Alex Stokes. The turnover comes as the foundation undergoes an internal transition tied to a new organizational mandate aimed at redefining its role within Ethereum, fueling debate across the community about the nonprofit’s direction, governance and long-term evolution. The latest exits come amid broader questions about turnover inside the nonprofit that helps steward the world’s second-largest blockchain. The departures of Beek and Ma follow a series of notable exits from the foundation’s various initiatives.