Fresh Ethereum Foundation drama flares following core dev’s departure
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is facing more community backlash, this time in the wake of influential developer Dankrad Feist’s announcement that he was leaving to join payments-focused Tempo, backed by Stripe and Paradigm. The high-profile departure raised concerns about Ethereum’s ability to compete with VC-backed networks like Tempo, and sparked debate about whether the EF sufficiently values top talent. Dankrad has been an excellent researcher and has made immensely valuable contributions to the Ethereum that we know and love today, including Danksharding, consensus research and much more. Wishing him luck in his new efforts. https://t.co/dlSwu3fpen — vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) October 17, 2025 Read more: Ethereum Foundation’s response to community backlash — dump more ETH Tempo vs. Ethereum While Fiest’s post claims, “Ethereum and Tempo are strongly aligned,” observers don’t see it that way. One called the outcome “doubly bad,” given Feist’s foc...