Ethereum Foundation Under Fire: Dev Alleges ‘Secret Team’

Péter Szilágyi, lead developer for Geth and former Ethereum Foundation (EF) employee, has accused the organization of both undermining his team and secretly establishing a parallel Geth development unit. In a post on X, Szilágyi detailed various methods by which the organization allegedly sought to weaken the Geth development team. These included urging developers to pursue opportunities at other companies, suggesting reductions in their compensation, and proposing a $5 million payment for the team to transition into a private entity. “Did you all know EF started (and funded) a second Geth team [inside Nethermind]? One “100% independent fork from us, The post Ethereum Foundation Under Fire: Dev Alleges ‘Secret Team’ first appeared on The Shib Daily source: https://news.shib.io/2025/06/13/ethereum-foundation-under-fire-dev-alleges-secret-team/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ethereum-foundation-under-fire-dev-alleges-secret-team