Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a lengthy post on X on Sunday addressing months of turbulence at the Ethereum Foundation (EF), defending the nonprofit's ongoing restructuring and outlining what he sees as its long-term technical direction.
Buterin framed the post as his personal perspective rather than an official statement from the board, noting that interim co-Executive Director Bastian Aue, who took over from Tomasz Stanczak earlier this year, is the one executing much of the transition. The board "is in the process of expanding," Buterin said, and his own influence within the organization will continue to shrink, "which is honestly what I want."
The post lands amid a wave of high-profile departures from the EF that has reignited debate over the foundation's direction. At least eight senior EF contributors have left or announced plans to leave in 2026, including five in May, while Stanczak separately stepped down as co-executive director and Alex Stokes, another Protocol Cluster co-lead, is on sabbatical.
Former EF developer Dankrad Feist, who left his full-time role at the foundation for Tempo last year, this week proposed raising $1 billion for a separate Ethereum advocacy organization "more economically aligned" with ETH the asset.
