The Ethereum Foundation has lost several high-profile contributors, raising issues on alignment and the future of Ethereum. The resignations arrived after Tomasz Stańczak spent only a year as a co-director of the Foundation. In April and May, six contributors in total stepped down from their roles or went on extended leave from the Ethereum Foundation. Most of the resignations affected the core engineering team of the Foundation, as well as its research divisions. Some of the engineers abandoned the Protocol Cluster, responsible for Ethereum’s L1 design. The Protocol cluster was restructured, parting ways with engineers Barnabé Monnot and Tim Beiko. Earlier, Josh Stark left the EF after a seven-year stint and a role as a co-chair of the Trillion Dollar Security Initiative. Trent Van Epps left the EF after five years as a Protocol Guild contributor. He will continue as a part-time contributor for the wider ecosystem. Ethereum Foundation resignations continued in May The latest contributor to leave the EF was Carl Beek, with seven years of experience and a key role in the Beacon Chain launch.
After 7 incredible years, I’ve decided that Friday May 29th will be my last day at the Ethereum Foundation. I’m humbled by the projects I got to work on along the way: from the KZG ceremony, to helping architect the early design of the Beacon Chain, and a lot in between. At the… — carlbeek (@CarlBeek) May 18, 2026
