The shake-up comes as Ethereum's reputation among builders has soured in recent months. Members of the broader crypto community are flocking to fast and cheap competitors like Solana, which has been quicker to accommodate the recent memecoin fervor.

Vitalik Buterin reaffirms control of the Ethereum Foundation, rejecting calls to promote Danny Ryan and condemning harassment.

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has changed his social media profile picture to a Milady NFT, marking another high-profile endorsement of the

Ethereum core developer Eric Conner announced his departure from the community, citing his discontent with the Ethereum Foundation (EF) leadership decisions. The announcement came after co-founder Vitalik Buterin dismissed calls for a shakeup in the current leadership and claimed sole authority over the organization.