{"id":97205,"date":"2026-05-19T10:20:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=97205"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:36:45","slug":"two-more-developers-depart-from-ethereum-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/two-more-developers-depart-from-ethereum-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Two More Developers Depart from Ethereum Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) continues to see the departure of key personnel. On May 18th, researchers Carl Beek<\/a> and Julian Ma<\/a> announced their exit from the organization.<\/p>\n

Both decisions were voluntary. The developers penned farewell messages on X.<\/p>\n

Beek will leave the organization at the end of the month. He has worked at EF for seven years, contributing to the creation of the Ethereum Beacon Chain and improving network throughput and execution.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe strength of Ethereum lies and will always lie in the people behind it, striving to make it what it is. I am grateful for these years spent among you. What\u2019s next: I\u2019m not sure yet,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ma spent four years in the organization\u2019s research and product department. He was involved in designing network economics and scaling. The developer co-authored a proposal to enhance privacy FOCIL<\/a> and led the launch of the fast confirmation mechanism<\/a>, which accelerates transfers between L1 and L2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhy did I leave? For the first three years at EF, I was engaged in market design research. In the last year, I focused on product work and growth. I really enjoy this area and want to move further in this direction,\u201d Ma explained his decision.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Disintegration of Ethereum Foundation<\/h2>\n

Beek and Ma\u2019s departures continue a series of resignations at EF. In recent months, several prominent ecosystem members have left the foundation.<\/p>\n

In early May, leading developers Barnab\u00e9 Monnot and Tim Beiko left<\/a> the Protocol team, while Alex Stokes took a creative break. Temporary managers have been appointed in their places.<\/p>\n

In April, team manager Josh Stark<\/a> announced his departure. In February, Tomasz Stanczak resigned from his position as co-executive director, having served for less than a year. Some specialists have moved to external projects.<\/p>\n

Back in March, the Ethereum Foundation team promised to prepare<\/a> the network for quantum protection by 2029.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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