Hsiao-Wei Wang has stepped down as the Ethereum Foundation\u2019s co-executive director and board member following the end of her sabbatical.<\/p>\n
Vitalik Buterin praised her role in shaping Ethereum\u2019s research culture and building the ecosystem\u2019s community.<\/p>\n
Wang took to social media to announce<\/a> her departure from the non-profit after a long career break that she says gave her the space to reflect on life\u2019s priorities.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter my sabbatical, I have decided to step down as co-executive director and board member of the Ethereum Foundation effective today,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n She revealed that Bastian Aue, another executive at the organization, had guided the transition while she was on her break. Reflecting on her time at the foundation, Wang said she was proud of what the community had achieved and credited its continued growth to the builders, researchers, educators, validators, users, and other contributors who support the network.<\/p>\n The EF has experienced several high-profile departures across its team this year, with senior figures like Tomasz Sta\u0144czak, Julian Ma, Carl Beek, Tim Beiko, Trent Van Epps, and Barnab\u00e9 Monnot all leaving. The latest exit from the board now leaves Vitalik Buterin, Patrick Storchenegger, and Aya Miyaguchi as its remaining members.<\/p>\n This has led to a lot of uncertainty and speculation from the community, with some seeing the exits as evidence of internal disagreements and governance issues. But Ryan Berckmans, a long-time community figure, says<\/a> people are looking at it the wrong way, and that the organization is still very committed to the network.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Wang said she is still figuring out what comes next, but remains a proud member of the community. Her announcement ended with an acknowledgment of its role in driving the ecosystem forward, and a thank you to those who contributed along the way.<\/p>\n Wang assumed the co-executive director job last year alongside Sta\u0144czak, leading the organization through one of its toughest periods. Buterin acknowledged<\/a> the former\u2019s decade-long contribution to the ecosystem, noting that she has always handled her work with the utmost skill and grace.<\/p>\n \u201cShe handled the task skillfully and gracefully, and has constantly strived to find and insist on outcomes that are right both for the Ethereum protocol and for the human beings that build and maintain it,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n Recalling her early days at the foundation, he praised her for helping make Ethereum\u2019s research and consensus work more organized and accessible and for building a strong community in Taipei through people and events.<\/p>\n The post Ethereum Foundation Co-Executive Director Hsiao-Wei Wang Steps Down<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hsiao-Wei Wang has stepped down as the Ethereum Foundation\u2019s co-executive director and board member following the end of her sabbatical. Vitalik Buterin praised her role in shaping Ethereum\u2019s research culture and building the ecosystem\u2019s community. Ethereum Foundation Hit By Another High-Profile Exit Wang took to social media to announce her departure from the non-profit after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183799"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=183799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183799\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=183799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=183799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=183799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Buterin Praises Wang\u2019s Contribution<\/h2>\n