It has been suggested that a large number of Ethereum Foundation (EF) talents have left due to the intervention of Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum (ETH). Cryptocurrency journalist Laura Shin quoted Synthetix founder Kain Warwick as saying, "Foundation members were like missionaries. They worked without significant money or equity, and some probably left for the Solana Foundation and are receiving $2 million annually. Tomasz Stanczak, co-executive director of the foundation, could have led success, but Vitalik interfered and fired him. People who saw hope and then were disappointed are becoming resigned and leaving. Also, former executive director Aya Miyaguchi tried to prevent people from succeeding."
