<p>作者：南希，PANews</p>
<p>在短短几個月內，幾位核心成員離開了以太坊基金會（EF），進一步打擊了本已低迷的以太坊社區士氣，尤其是在當前 ETH 價格相對疲軟的情況下。在 EF 關鍵的轉型期，資深高管集體離職。到 2025 年中，面對執行效率緩慢、生態系統支持不足以及對治理透明度的長期質疑，以太坊基金會啓動了內部重組，首次公開裁員，重組其研發團隊。這一舉動被外界視為遲來的自我修正。2026 年 3 月，EF 發佈了一份 38 頁的使命聲明。在重申以太坊核心願景的同時，基金會明確表示其角色已從 “首位守護者” 轉變為 “眾多守護者之一”。為了展示其決心，EF 甚至製作了一個 “SOURCE SEPPUKU LICENSE” 的表情包，象徵着如果未能履行對以太坊的承諾，將 “承擔後果並結束自己的生命”。然而，儘管 EF 的組織重組仍在繼續，核心成員卻在穩步離開。今年 2 月以來，已有七位核心成員或高級貢獻者離職。2 月，Tomasz Stańczak 宣佈辭去以太坊框架（EF）聯合執行董事職務，任職不到一年。在任期間，他主導了隱私保護、後量子安全和去中心化 AI 等領域的發展。他表示，以太坊生態系統目前處於相對健康的階段，因此希望迴歸核心產品的建設，專注於探索 AI 與以太坊的結合。他還指出，自己在 EF 內部的獨立執行角色正在逐漸縮小，繼續任職更多的是一種過渡交接。接任者是 2019 年加入 EF 的 Bastian Aue。相比之下，關於 Aue 的信息公開較少，他之前專注於組織協調和運營優化等關鍵支持工作。大約兩個月後，在 2026 年 4 月中旬，關鍵人物 Josh Stark 在 EF 工作七年後宣佈離職。他深度參與了多個關鍵的以太坊升級，包括 The Merge、Dencun、Fusaka 和 Pectra，並擔任了萬億美元安全計劃的聯合主席。他離職的理由是 “計劃休息並陪伴家人”。同一天，Trent Van Epps 也宣佈離開 EF。他長期負責 Protocol Guild 的組織和協調，推動以太坊核心開發者的資金機制建立，並參與網絡升級和資金支持。離職後，他將專注於對 Protocol Guild 和以太坊政治經濟學的研究。他之前曾公開表示，EF 領導層與 Milady NFT 系列之間的聯繫 “令人困惑”。5 月，Protocol 研究的聯合負責人 Alex Stokes 宣佈請假。隨後，前 Protocol Guild 聯合負責人 Barnabé Monnot 和 Tim Beiko，以及兩位高級研究員 Carl Beek 和 Julian Ma 也離開了，但未公開説明離職原因。儘管大多數離職成員沒有透露具體的離職原因，但有報道稱，EF 基於其強調的 “反審查原則”，要求內部成員簽署一份名為 Mandate 的文件，否則將面臨立即解僱。該原則強調，任何實體都不應通過建立對關鍵機制的持續和獨佔控制來干擾合法使用或影響系統運行。然而，這一聲明尚未得到 EF 的正式確認。EF 的人才流失也引發了對整個以太坊生態系統的擔憂。Protocol Guild 的貢獻者 cheeky-gorilla 警告稱，L1 核心開發的健康是整個以太坊生態系統的基礎，但核心開發者的薪酬比市場上類似職位低 50% 至 60%，而高性能的新鏈如 Monad 和領先的 L2 項目則以超過 10 倍的薪資挖掘人才。他警告稱，一旦熟悉底層協議邏輯的高級研究人員離開，以太坊的關鍵路線圖將面臨重大停滯的風險。Protocol 團隊的領導層變動加劇了對升級延遲的擔憂。在短短四個月內，執行層和研究層的資深人士相繼離職，進一步增加了圍繞 EF 改革的不確定性，尤其是對 Protocol 團隊的調整。Protocol 團隊是負責以太坊基礎層設計、研究、開發和協調的核心團隊，涵蓋安全性、密碼學、zkEVM 和點對點網絡等領域。作為 EF 的核心力量之一，它對以太坊協議的長期演變、安全性和可擴展性具有重要影響。針對人員變動，EF 本月也完成了 Protocol 團隊的重組，任命了三位新的 Protocol 聯合負責人：Will Corcoran、Kev Wedderburn 和 Fredrik Svantes。三人均在 EF 工作約兩到七年。Will Corcoran 是 Protocol 研究協調員，專注於 zkVM 證明系統、後量子共識和快速確認規則等前沿研究。他在跨團隊協調方面有經驗，並熟悉整體架構。Kev Wedderburn 是 zkEVM 團隊負責人，擁有豐富的零知識證明、zkEVM 實施以及研究與工程整合的經驗。他將繼續領導與 zkEVM 相關的工作，推動執行層與零知識技術的深度整合。Fredrik Svantes 是 Protocol 安全研究負責人，長期負責以太坊核心安全工作，包括萬億美元安全計劃和以太坊漏洞修復。賞金計劃和審計競賽的組織將深度參與跨團隊合作。在新的領導團隊下，Protocol 將專注於短期內推出 Glamsterdam 升級，為下一個 Hegotá升級做準備，並繼續推進 Strawmap 路線圖的實施。Glamsterdam 是以太坊下一個重大網絡升級，核心關注點是提高以太坊主網的吞吐量。計劃將氣體上限從當前的約 6000 萬提高到 2 億，並調整交易處理機制和狀態數據庫管理方法。然而，原定於 2026 年 6 月的 Glamsterdam 升級已被推遲。根據最新的測試網進展和 Interop 會議的反饋，實際主網啓動更可能推遲到 2026 年第三季度。因此，一些社區成員和開發者擔心，近期核心人員的變動可能進一步影響升級的進度和執行效率。然而，也有人認為，這一人員流動是 EF 重組過程中正常現象。一些成員在完成階段性任務後離開，而其他成員則進行了調整以與戰略方向保持一致。同時，新的領導層逐漸接管，核心路線圖保持不變。更重要的是，隨着以太坊生態系統的成熟，EF 本身有意淡化其中心角色。這有助於降低單點控制的風險，緩解外界對基金會影響力的質疑，並進一步鞏固以太坊作為中立基礎設施的地位。這也與 Vitalik 的 “撤退測試” 概念相一致，確保即使核心開發者完全撤回並停止維護，協議仍能在長期內安全、可預測和穩定地運行。</p>

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<p>最近幾個月，七名核心成員離開了以太坊基金會，這引發了人們對該組織穩定性和以太坊生態系統未來的擔憂。這些離職與以太坊基金會內部重組的進程相吻合，重組旨在提高執行效率和治理透明度。儘管有新的使命聲明和領導層變動，但經驗豐富的貢獻者的流失可能會阻礙以太坊的發展，因為他們面臨來自其他鏈的競爭，這些鏈提供的薪資顯著更高。協議團隊的重組被視為以太坊長期演變和安全性的關鍵</p>

<p>Author: Nancy, PANews</p>
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</div><p>In just a few months, several core members have left the Ethereum Foundation (EF), further dampening the already low morale of the Ethereum community, especially given the current relatively weak performance of ETH prices. During EF's critical transformation period, veteran executives collectively left. In mid-2025, facing slow execution efficiency, insufficient ecosystem support, and long-standing doubts about governance transparency, the Ethereum Foundation initiated an internal restructuring, reorganizing its research and development team and publicly laying off staff for the first time. This move was seen by outsiders as a belated self-correction. In March 2026, EF released a 38-page mission statement. While reiterating Ethereum's core vision, the Foundation explicitly stated that its role had shifted from &#34;the first guardian&#34; to &#34;one of many guardians.&#34; To demonstrate its resolve, EF even created a meme of &#34;SOURCE SEPPUKU LICENSE,&#34; signifying that if it fails to fulfill its commitments to Ethereum, it will &#34;reape the consequences and end its own life.&#34; However, while EF's organizational restructuring continues, core members are steadily leaving. Since February of this year, seven core members or senior contributors have departed. In February, Tomasz Stańczak announced his resignation as co-executive director of Ethereum Framework (EF), less than a year after taking office. During his tenure, he spearheaded developments in areas such as privacy protection, post-quantum security, and decentralized AI. He stated that the Ethereum ecosystem is now in a relatively healthy phase, and therefore he hopes to return to building core products, focusing on exploring the integration of AI and Ethereum. He also pointed out that his independent executive role within EF is gradually shrinking, and his continued tenure is more of a transitional handover. The successor is Bastian Aue, who joined EF in 2019. In comparison, less information is publicly available about Aue, who previously focused on key support work such as organizational coordination and operational optimization. About two months later, in mid-April 2026, key figure Josh Stark announced his departure after seven years at EF. He had been deeply involved in several key Ethereum upgrades, including The Merge, Dencun, Fusaka, and Pectra, and served as co-chair of the trillion-dollar security initiative. His stated reason for leaving was &#34;planning to rest and spend time with family.&#34; On the same day, Trent Van Epps also announced his departure from EF. He had long been responsible for the organization and coordination of the Protocol Guild, promoting the establishment of funding mechanisms for Ethereum core developers, and participating in network upgrades and funding support. After leaving, he will focus on research on Protocol Guild and the political economy of Ethereum. He had previously publicly stated that the connection between EF leadership and the Milady NFT series was &#34;puzzling.&#34; In May, Alex Stokes, co-head of Protocol research, announced a leave of absence. Subsequently, Barnabé Monnot and Tim Beiko, former co-heads of Protocol Guild, as well as two senior researchers, Carl Beek and Julian Ma, also left, without publicly disclosing their reasons. Although most departing members did not disclose specific reasons for their departure, reports suggest that EF, based on its emphasized &#34;anti-censorship principle,&#34; required internal members to sign a document called a Mandate, or face immediate dismissal. This principle emphasizes that no entity should interfere with legitimate use or influence system operation by establishing persistent and exclusive control over key mechanisms. However, this statement has not yet been officially confirmed by EF. The loss of talent from EF has also raised concerns about the overall Ethereum ecosystem. Protocol Guild contributor cheeky-gorilla warned that the health of L1 core development is the foundation of the entire Ethereum ecosystem, but core developers are paid 50% to 60% less than similar positions in the market, while high-performance new chains like Monad and leading L2 projects are poaching talent with salaries more than 10 times higher. He warned that once senior researchers familiar with the underlying protocol logic leave, Ethereum's key roadmap will face the risk of substantial shutdown. The Protocol team's leadership change exacerbates concerns about upgrade delays. Within just four months, seasoned veterans from the execution and research layers have left one after another, further increasing the uncertainty surrounding EF's reforms, especially the adjustments to the Protocol team. The Protocol team is the core team responsible for the design, research, development, and coordination of the Ethereum base layer, covering areas such as security, cryptography, zkEVM, and peer-to-peer networks. As one of the core forces of EF, it has a significant impact on the long-term evolution, security, and scalability of the Ethereum protocol. In response to personnel changes, EF also completed the restructuring of the Protocol team this month, appointing three new Protocol co-leaders: Will Corcoran, Kev Wedderburn, and Fredrik Svantes. The three have been with EF for approximately two to seven years. Will Corcoran is the Protocol Research Coordinator, focusing on cutting-edge research such as the zkVM proof system, post-quantum consensus, and Fast Confirmation Rule. He has experience in cross-team coordination and is familiar with the overall architecture. Kev Wedderburn is the zkEVM team leader, with extensive experience in zero-knowledge proofs, zkEVM implementation, and the integration of research and engineering. He will continue to lead zkEVM-related work, promoting the deep integration of the execution layer and zero-knowledge technology. Fredrik Svantes is the Protocol Security Research Leader, having long led core Ethereum security work, including the trillion-dollar security plan and Ethereum bug fixing. The Bounty program and audit competition organization will be deeply involved in cross-team collaboration. Under the new leadership team, Protocol will focus on launching the Glamsterdam upgrade in the short term, preparing for the next Hegotá upgrade, and continuing to push forward the implementation of the Strawmap roadmap. Glamsterdam is Ethereum's next major network upgrade, with a core focus on improving Ethereum's mainnet throughput. The plan is to increase the gas cap from the current approximately 60 million to 200 million, and to adjust the transaction processing mechanism and state database management method. However, the Glamsterdam upgrade, originally planned for June 2026, has been delayed. Based on the latest testnet progress and feedback from the Interop conference, the actual mainnet launch is more likely to be postponed to the third quarter of 2026. Therefore, some community members and developers are concerned that recent changes in core personnel may further impact the upgrade's pace and execution efficiency. However, some argue that this personnel turnover is a normal phenomenon during the EF restructuring process. Some members have left after completing their phased missions, while others have adjusted to align with the strategic direction. Meanwhile, a new leadership has gradually taken over, and the core roadmap remains unchanged. More importantly, as the Ethereum ecosystem matures, EF itself intentionally downplays its central role. This helps reduce the risk of a single point of control, alleviates external doubts about the foundation's influence, and further strengthens Ethereum's position as a neutral infrastructure. This also aligns with Vitalik's concept of &#34;walkaway testing,&#34; ensuring that even if core developers completely withdraw and cease maintenance, the protocol can still operate securely, predictably, and stably in the long term.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在短短几個月內，幾位核心成員離開了以太坊基金會（EF），進一步打擊了本已低迷的以太坊社區士氣，尤其是在當前 ETH 價格相對疲軟的情況下。在 EF 關鍵的轉型期，資深高管集體離職。到 2025 年中，面對執行效率緩慢、生態系統支持不足以及對治理透明度的長期質疑，以太坊基金會啓動了內部重組，首次公開裁員，重組其研發團隊。這一舉動被外界視為遲來的自我修正。2026 年 3 月，EF 發佈了一份 38 頁的使命聲明。在重申以太坊核心願景的同時，基金會明確表示其角色已從 “首位守護者” 轉變為 “眾多守護者之一”。為了展示其決心，EF 甚至製作了一個 “SOURCE SEPPUKU LICENSE” 的表情包，象徵着如果未能履行對以太坊的承諾，將 “承擔後果並結束自己的生命”。然而，儘管 EF 的組織重組仍在繼續，核心成員卻在穩步離開。今年 2 月以來，已有七位核心成員或高級貢獻者離職。2 月，Tomasz Stańczak 宣佈辭去以太坊框架（EF）聯合執行董事職務，任職不到一年。在任期間，他主導了隱私保護、後量子安全和去中心化 AI 等領域的發展。他表示，以太坊生態系統目前處於相對健康的階段，因此希望迴歸核心產品的建設，專注於探索 AI 與以太坊的結合。他還指出，自己在 EF 內部的獨立執行角色正在逐漸縮小，繼續任職更多的是一種過渡交接。接任者是 2019 年加入 EF 的 Bastian Aue。相比之下，關於 Aue 的信息公開較少，他之前專注於組織協調和運營優化等關鍵支持工作。大約兩個月後，在 2026 年 4 月中旬，關鍵人物 Josh Stark 在 EF 工作七年後宣佈離職。他深度參與了多個關鍵的以太坊升級，包括 The Merge、Dencun、Fusaka 和 Pectra，並擔任了萬億美元安全計劃的聯合主席。他離職的理由是 “計劃休息並陪伴家人”。同一天，Trent Van Epps 也宣佈離開 EF。他長期負責 Protocol Guild 的組織和協調，推動以太坊核心開發者的資金機制建立，並參與網絡升級和資金支持。離職後，他將專注於對 Protocol Guild 和以太坊政治經濟學的研究。他之前曾公開表示，EF 領導層與 Milady NFT 系列之間的聯繫 “令人困惑”。5 月，Protocol 研究的聯合負責人 Alex Stokes 宣佈請假。隨後，前 Protocol Guild 聯合負責人 Barnabé Monnot 和 Tim Beiko，以及兩位高級研究員 Carl Beek 和 Julian Ma 也離開了，但未公開説明離職原因。儘管大多數離職成員沒有透露具體的離職原因，但有報道稱，EF 基於其強調的 “反審查原則”，要求內部成員簽署一份名為 Mandate 的文件，否則將面臨立即解僱。該原則強調，任何實體都不應通過建立對關鍵機制的持續和獨佔控制來干擾合法使用或影響系統運行。然而，這一聲明尚未得到 EF 的正式確認。EF 的人才流失也引發了對整個以太坊生態系統的擔憂。Protocol Guild 的貢獻者 cheeky-gorilla 警告稱，L1 核心開發的健康是整個以太坊生態系統的基礎，但核心開發者的薪酬比市場上類似職位低 50% 至 60%，而高性能的新鏈如 Monad 和領先的 L2 項目則以超過 10 倍的薪資挖掘人才。他警告稱，一旦熟悉底層協議邏輯的高級研究人員離開，以太坊的關鍵路線圖將面臨重大停滯的風險。Protocol 團隊的領導層變動加劇了對升級延遲的擔憂。在短短四個月內，執行層和研究層的資深人士相繼離職，進一步增加了圍繞 EF 改革的不確定性，尤其是對 Protocol 團隊的調整。Protocol 團隊是負責以太坊基礎層設計、研究、開發和協調的核心團隊，涵蓋安全性、密碼學、zkEVM 和點對點網絡等領域。作為 EF 的核心力量之一，它對以太坊協議的長期演變、安全性和可擴展性具有重要影響。針對人員變動，EF 本月也完成了 Protocol 團隊的重組，任命了三位新的 Protocol 聯合負責人：Will Corcoran、Kev Wedderburn 和 Fredrik Svantes。三人均在 EF 工作約兩到七年。Will Corcoran 是 Protocol 研究協調員，專注於 zkVM 證明系統、後量子共識和快速確認規則等前沿研究。他在跨團隊協調方面有經驗，並熟悉整體架構。Kev Wedderburn 是 zkEVM 團隊負責人，擁有豐富的零知識證明、zkEVM 實施以及研究與工程整合的經驗。他將繼續領導與 zkEVM 相關的工作，推動執行層與零知識技術的深度整合。Fredrik Svantes 是 Protocol 安全研究負責人，長期負責以太坊核心安全工作，包括萬億美元安全計劃和以太坊漏洞修復。賞金計劃和審計競賽的組織將深度參與跨團隊合作。在新的領導團隊下，Protocol 將專注於短期內推出 Glamsterdam 升級，為下一個 Hegotá升級做準備，並繼續推進 Strawmap 路線圖的實施。Glamsterdam 是以太坊下一個重大網絡升級，核心關注點是提高以太坊主網的吞吐量。計劃將氣體上限從當前的約 6000 萬提高到 2 億，並調整交易處理機制和狀態數據庫管理方法。然而，原定於 2026 年 6 月的 Glamsterdam 升級已被推遲。根據最新的測試網進展和 Interop 會議的反饋，實際主網啓動更可能推遲到 2026 年第三季度。因此，一些社區成員和開發者擔心，近期核心人員的變動可能進一步影響升級的進度和執行效率。然而，也有人認為，這一人員流動是 EF 重組過程中正常現象。一些成員在完成階段性任務後離開，而其他成員則進行了調整以與戰略方向保持一致。同時，新的領導層逐漸接管，核心路線圖保持不變。更重要的是，隨着以太坊生態系統的成熟，EF 本身有意淡化其中心角色。這有助於降低單點控制的風險，緩解外界對基金會影響力的質疑，並進一步鞏固以太坊作為中立基礎設施的地位。這也與 Vitalik 的 “撤退測試” 概念相一致，確保即使核心開發者完全撤回並停止維護，協議仍能在長期內安全、可預測和穩定地運行。</p>
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Seven core members left Ethereum in four months. What's wrong with Ethereum?

- 以太坊基金會核心成員頻繁離職，影響社區士氣。  
- 基金會進行內部重組，面臨執行效率低和治理透明性問題。  
- 新領導團隊將重點推進 Glamsterdam 升級，但當前進度推遲，擔心影響升級效率。

CoinLive

Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF

Coinbase

Fidelity Ethereum Fund

21Shares Ethereum ETF

IShares Ethereum Trust ETF

Invesco Galaxy Ethereum ETF

Proshares Ether Strategy ETF

Valkyrie Bitcoin and Ether Strategy ETF

Bitwise Ethereum ETF

Franklin Ethereum ETF

在四個月內，以太坊有七位核心成員離職。以太坊究竟發生了什麼問題？