A Sober Reflection on the Ethereum Foundation

The elephant(s) in the room

Good evening,

Today’s post is the longest I’ve written yet in this series. It contains my views on all the recent changes in the Ethereum Foundation (EF), which have been many and significant. I address the obvious concerns about how the EF is evolving in three parts. Each part begins with an elephant emoji and a bolded statement.

One personal conclusion I came to after writing this post is that I couldn’t have chosen a better time to go independent and write about Ethereum protocol development. Now, more than ever, the truths behind how this protocol works and how it evolves are being tested and revealed.

I’m here for it, no matter the outcome, and I’m glad you’re here for it too. :)

Let’s dive in.

Yours truly,

Christine D. Kim

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The elephant(s) in the room

🐘 Elephant 1: The former lead developer of Geth, Ethereum’s most popular and longest-running client team, is the strongest detractor of the new EF.