{"id":32399,"date":"2026-06-19T06:39:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/ethereum-foundation-hit-by-fresh-exit-as-hsiao-wei-wang-steps-down\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T06:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:39:38","slug":"ethereum-foundation-hit-by-fresh-exit-as-hsiao-wei-wang-steps-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/ethereum-foundation-hit-by-fresh-exit-as-hsiao-wei-wang-steps-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Foundation hit by fresh exit as Hsiao-Wei Wang steps down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Hsiao-Wei Wang has stepped down as co-executive director and board member of the Ethereum Foundation, effective immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_0901f829908a3d9ccd1d6ca291e4e833\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wang said her sabbatical helped her decide to leave Ethereum Foundation leadership effective immediately.<\/li>\n<li>Her exit follows Tomasz Sta\u0144czak\u2019s February departure and Bastian Aue\u2019s interim leadership appointment this year.<\/li>\n<li>Ethereum Foundation still funds protocol research as Glamsterdam and wider roadmap work continue this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>She <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hwwonx\/status\/2067612537550729327?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">announced<\/a> the decision on X after returning from a sabbatical. Wang said the break gave her time to review her priorities and the next phase of her life. She said she came to feel it was the \u201cright moment\u201d to step back from her formal role.<\/p>\n<p>She thanked Bastian Aue for guiding the transition while she was away. Wang did not announce a new job or project, but said she expects to spend more time closer to home. She also said she remains a member of the Ethereum community.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After my sabbatical, I have decided to step down as co-executive director and board member of the Ethereum Foundation (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ethereumfndn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ethereumfndn<\/a>), effective today.<\/p>\n<p>That time gave me space to reflect on my priorities and the kind of life I want to build next. During my break, Bastian\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 hww.eth | Hsiao-Wei Wang (@hwwonx) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hwwonx\/status\/2067612537550729327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Buterin credits Wang\u2019s research and community work<\/h2>\n<p>Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin also responded to Wang\u2019s exit, saying she had been a \u201csteadfast contributor\u201d to the Ethereum ecosystem for a decade. He recalled her early role in the Ethereum research community and said she helped make research and consensus work more organized.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hwwonx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hwwonx<\/a> has been a steadfast contributor to the Ethereum ecosystem for a decade. I still remember her early days in the Ethereum research community, first outside the Foundation and then inside it, and the thought and care she put into making Ethereum research and consensus work\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VitalikButerin\/status\/2067616044911374428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Buterin also pointed to Wang\u2019s work outside protocol research. He said she helped build a strong Ethereum community in Taipei through people and events. He added that Wang handled her foundation leadership role \u201cskillfully and gracefully\u201d during a difficult period for Ethereum and the wider industry.<\/p>\n<p>His comments add context to Wang\u2019s departure by placing her work across both technical coordination and community building. Wang has not announced her next role, but Buterin said he looks forward to her next steps.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exit follows earlier leadership change<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Wang\u2019s exit comes months after another change at the top of the Ethereum Foundation. In February, Tomasz Sta\u0144czak stepped down as co-executive director, and the board appointed Aue as interim co-executive director.<\/p>\n<p>The Ethereum Foundation <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/2026\/02\/13\/leadership-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">said<\/a> at the time that Aue had deep knowledge of its structure and values. It also said he had worked with Wang and Sta\u0144czak on decisions across grants, enterprise work, and operations.<\/p>\n<p>Wang and Sta\u0144czak had been named co-executive directors in March 2025. The foundation said then that Wang brought seven years of research experience, including work tied to the Beacon Chain and Ethereum\u2019s wider research process. The appointment created a dual-leadership model after Aya Miyaguchi moved into the president role.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ethereum work continues across teams<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Wang used her message to point to the Ethereum community beyond the foundation. She said Ethereum has always been \u201cbigger than any one role\u201d and credited builders, researchers, educators, node operators, validators, and users.<\/p>\n<p>As previously reported by crypto.news, the Ethereum Foundation has continued to fund protocol and infrastructure work. Its Q1 2026 grants supported Geth, Erigon, Lighthouse, validator security tools, zero-knowledge research, and public infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto.news also reported that the foundation has faced other staff changes in 2026. The Protocol Cluster transition included exits or sabbaticals involving Barnab\u00e9 Monnot, Tim Beiko, and Alex Stokes, while new leads took over key areas. That transition came as core teams kept work moving across scaling, security, and client development.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Roadmap remains under watch<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The leadership change lands as Ethereum developers prepare for major roadmap work. Crypto.news earlier reported that the Glamsterdam upgrade focuses on Enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation and Block-Level Access Lists.<\/p>\n<p>Those changes aim to make block building more transparent and help clients process data more efficiently. Ethereum teams are also tracking gas repricing, Layer 1 scaling, privacy, and future security work.<\/p>\n<p>The change also comes as the foundation narrows its role. Crypto.news recently reported Vitalik Buterin\u2019s view that the Ethereum Foundation should act as one node in the wider Ethereum system, not as Ethereum\u2019s parent or permanent steward.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hsiao-Wei Wang has stepped down as co-executive director and board member of the Ethereum Foundation, effective immediately.\u00a0 Summary Wang said her sabbatical helped her decide to leave Ethereum Foundation leadership&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32399"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32400,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32399\/revisions\/32400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}