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Ethereum Foundation Researcher Leaves After 7 Successful Years With ETH

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Ethereum Foundation researcher Danny Ryan resigned on September 14 after seven years, citing personal reasons for seeking new opportunities.
Ryan led Ethereum’s transition to proof-of-stake and oversaw the launch of the Beacon Chain in 2021, playing a critical role in Ethereum 2.0’s success.

Danny Ryan, one of the most important figures within the Ethereum Foundation, has recently announced his resignation after seven years with the Ethereum ecosystem. The Block was the first to report on Ryan’s resignation.

Ethereum Foundation Researcher Danny Ryan Leaves After Seven Years

Announced on September 14 over GitHub, the personal reasons for the Ethereum Foundation researcher’s departure include seeking other opportunities.

“I’m not entirely sure what is next in store for me. I love Ethereum, and it’s likely my relationship with it is not over,” Ryan noted.

Ryan was instrumental in the work of Ethereum towards a proof-of-stake consensus system and played a crucial role in the launch of the Beacon Chain last year. Besides the technical contributions, he also provided regular updates on the progress with regards to Ethereum Improvement Proposals on behalf of the Ethereum Foundation blog.

Ryan Is a Key Contributor to Ethereum 2.0

Heading the coordination of Ethereum 2.0, from his end, worked with developers on the ground to have this project pulled off seamlessly. Still, the Ethereum Foundation researcher gave credit to the development teams despite his central role.

The important factor in that was Ryan’s leadership in getting over these hitches in the testing phases, where problems cropped up such as participation issues and client bugs. He was at the forefront of these for the Ethereum Foundation, making sure that transparency was maintained and investigations were directed toward solving issues.

These efforts led to the flawless launch of Ethereum 2.0 on December 1, 2021 – an important milestone in its journey.

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