Top Talent Is Leaving the EF. What Happens to ETH Now?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of top Ethereum talent leaving the Ethereum Foundation and the future of ETH amidst leadership changes and market demands.

Top Ethereum talent is leaving. The Ethereum Foundation is shrinking. And one question now hangs over the entire ecosystem: what happens to ETH if the EF steps back? In this livestream, Camila Russo is joined by Dankrad Feist, Laura Shin, Ajit Tripathi, and William Mougayar to break down the EF departures, leadership turmoil, the cypherpunk mandate, the debate over tokenomics, and whether Ethereum is still positioned to win as competition intensifies. The big tension in this conversation is clear: the EF may be choosing to do less, but the market is demanding more. So if Ethereum is entering a new phase, who organizes, who builds, and who fights for ETH from here? Explore The Defiant ✨

People in this episode

Host: Camila Russo

Guests: Dankrad Feist, Laura Shin, Ajit Tripathi, William Mougayar

Topics covered

• Ethereum
• Ethereum Foundation
• talent departures
• leadership turmoil
• tokenomics
• competition

Keywords

• Ethereum
• Ethereum Foundation
• talent departures
• tokenomics
• leadership turmoil
• competition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ethereum Foundation, Ethereum

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