Assisting the Ethereum Foundation in successful reform! EF Co-Executive Director Tomasz Stańczak resigns

Ethereum Foundation Co-Executive Director Tomasz Stańczak announced in a public letter on February 13 that he will resign from his position by the end of February 2026. The role will be succeeded by Bastian Aue, who will jointly lead the foundation alongside current Co-Executive Director, Taiwanese developer Hsiao-Wei Wang.

(Taiwanese developer Hsiao-Wei Wang appointed as Ethereum Foundation Co-Executive Director, core developer Danny Ryan returns)

2025 is the year Ethereum gains institutional recognition

Stańczak stated that he chose to step down at this time to return to a more hands-on role focused on product and technology. He believes we are witnessing a transformation of financial infrastructure toward Ethereum, along with the rise of automation and AI interaction.

He openly predicts that in the near future, we will see robots, new governance models, and AI applications in healthcare and education. He believes Ethereum will continue to serve as the natural foundational layer coordinating all these technological interactions. In his public letter, Stańczak emphasized that 2025 is a critical year for Ethereum’s institutional recognition. Relevant data shows:

Ethereum’s market share in stablecoins continues to grow

RWA (Real-World Asset Tokenization) activities are rapidly expanding

Institutions generally view Ethereum as the “lowest risk public chain”

He pointed out that Ethereum’s three main advantages include:

Credible Neutrality

High decentralization

Zero downtime since inception

These features make it the safest blockchain infrastructure for counterpart risk, technical risk, and judicial risk among competitors.

Vitalik: Thanks to Tomasz for helping the foundation reform

Tomasz Stańczak, who co-joined the Ethereum Foundation with Taiwanese blockchain expert Hsiao-Wei Wang on March 17 last year, has chosen to step down after nearly a year of work. Tomasz is renowned for his excellent development and management skills. He is one of the leaders of the Nethermind team, whose execution client has become an indispensable part of the Ethereum ecosystem and has successfully evolved from an open-source project into a globally recognized blockchain enterprise.

Tomasz is not only skilled in technical development but also excels in team management and talent cultivation. At Nethermind, he established an efficient operational model for the technical team, enabling rapid expansion and securing a position in the global blockchain community. Previously, the Ethereum and Virtuals Protocol collaboration project IRIS (UndercoverIRIS) was backed by Nethermind.

Vitalik also stated: During his year at the Ethereum Foundation, Tomasz significantly improved the efficiency of multiple departments and made the organization more responsive to the outside world. He injected new vitality into the foundation, and under his encouragement and support, the Ethereum Foundation now often undertakes initiatives far beyond its previous comfort zone.

This article marks the successful reform of the Ethereum Foundation! EF Co-Executive Director Tomasz Stańczak resigns. The news was first published by Chain News ABMedia.