PANews reported on January 21 that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin responded to the controversy on social media about the leadership change of the Ethereum Foundation (EF) in a tweet. He made it clear that the decision-making power of the new EF leadership team is currently in his hands, and the ongoing reform is aimed at introducing a formal board of directors for the foundation, but before that, the decision-making power still belongs to him personally.

Vitalik criticized the pressure on social media, saying it destroyed the working environment of excellent developers and made EF management more difficult. He pointed out that this behavior not only did not contribute to the achievement of goals, but also reduced his interest in catering to these demands.

He also defended Aya Miyaguchi's accusations, pointing out that the relevant quotes had been translated incorrectly, and criticized the attacks against her as "pure malice."

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