Ethereum core developers disappointed and quit the community, Solana developers leave to do L1 thems

Ethereum core developers turn to investing in the field of artificial intelligence

On January 21st, well-known Ethereum core developer Eric Conner announced his withdrawal from the Ethereum community and instead entered the field of artificial intelligence innovation. This decision was announced after Vitalik Buterin refused to restructure the leadership of the Ethereum Foundation (EF) and claimed to have sole decision-making power over the institution.

According to previous reports from Zombiet, Vitalik Buterin posted on X stating:

The person who decided the new leadership team for EF is me. One of the current goals of the reform is to establish a formal board of directors for EF, but until then, everything is up to me to decide

There are differing opinions within the community regarding Buterin's decision to take control of EF leadership. Some supporters believe that this is a necessary measure to ensure the stable operation of the foundation until the formal establishment of the board of directors. But there is also another group of community members who criticize this as contrary to the decentralized concept of memory blockchain technology and call for more community participation in governance.

As a developer who has been serving Ethereum for 11 years, Conner chose to side with the opposition and responded to Buterin on X (formerly Twitter):

I am no longer an. eth. Perhaps one day, the leadership will realign with the community, but now, I choose to leave

Conner He stated that he has lost his passion for Ethereum and believes that true community, culture, and leadership are crucial. He added:

Leadership is important, culture is important, and community is also important. We cannot turn a blind eye to these anymore... I sincerely hope that Ethereum can succeed, but I can no longer devote all my time to this endless discussion

future, Conner We will focus on developing artificial intelligence products and will first invest in Freysa.ai, an AI intelligent agent, but we are also willing to participate in the development of other AI projects.

Solana core developers leave

In fact, besides Ethereum, Solana has also recently experienced a situation where core developers have left. Cantelopepeel, the core developer of Solana ecosystem, recently announced his resignation and founded Unto Labs.

Cantelopepeel Previously, I was a core engineer for the Firedance client and led a team to showcase Firedance's transaction processing capabilities and performance at Breakpoint 2024.

Cantelopepeel explained that Unto Labs will build an L1 that focuses on performance and user experience. In addition, Cantelopepeel emphasizes that they are not just building an SVM chain based on Solana virtual machines.

We are reimagining the entire architecture, from virtual machines to consensus mechanisms, and all the components within them. Our goal is to provide more space for users and applications. However, we are well aware of what is feasible and what is not feasible. Our strategy is based on a pragmatic attitude and respects the actual needs of on chain users

Although Cantelopepeel did not mention Solana in the article, the content seems to imply that Solana's performance and user experience are insufficient to withstand the upcoming large-scale adoption.