🚨The core research strength of the Ethereum Foundation is leaving in waves.

With the successive resignations of Carl Beekhuizen and Julian Ma, the departure of the core team has evolved into a much broader trend. From Tim Beiko, who chaired the core meetings, and Barnabé Monnot, who deeply developed incentive mechanisms, to Trent Van Epps, who organized foundational infrastructure, and Alex Stokes, who announced a sabbatical earlier this month.
These backbone figures, who once locked arms to carry network upgrades, governance battles, and protocol coordination, are stepping off the stage one by one.
These 9 core members made monumental contributions to the Ethereum network—take a look at what they built and sacrificed 👇