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Two more Ethereum Foundation researchers resign amid wave of departures
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Two more Ethereum Foundation researchers have tendered their resignations, with Carl Beek and Julian Ma announcing their departures on Monday.
Key facts
- Two more Ethereum Foundation researchers have tendered their resignations, with Carl Beek and Julian Ma announcing their departures on Monday
- The Ethereum Foundation went through a significant reshuffling in 2025 to address community criticism about the organization’s execution, scaling, and support for the ecosystem amid Ethereum's
- Alex Stokes, former co-lead of Protocol, also announced he is going on sabbatical earlier this month
- However, the EF has raised significant controversy in recent months
Summary
This adds to a growing number of resignations in recent months, including the former heads of the major Protocol cluster earlier this month, and other executive-level departures. Similarly, Beek announced on Monday that he is leaving after seven years. "To every researcher, core dev, EFer, and community member, whether we worked together closely or not: thank you," Beek said on X. Meanwhile, Ma said he is stepping down after about four years, having made contributions to Ethereum’s mechanism design, cryptoeconomics, and protocol scaling.