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Ethereum Foundation Appoints Bastian Aue as Interim Co-Executive Director Following Stańczak’s Departure

Ethereum Foundation Appoints Bastian Aue as Interim Co-Executive Director Following Stańczak’s Departure

Tomasz Stańczak will depart after an 11-month tenure focused on operations and Layer 1 scaling, with Bastian Aue succeeding him to co-lead the Ethereum Foundation.

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Fact Check
Multiple reputable crypto news outlets, including a highly authoritative and directly relevant report from The Block, explicitly confirm that following Tomasz Stanczak’s resignation as co-executive director of the Ethereum Foundation, Bastian Aue was appointed to the interim co-executive director role. The report from The Block is consistent with a secondary confirmation from a Chinese-language outlet that also identifies Bastian Aue in the same capacity. There are no credible sources contradicting this leadership transition, and unrelated or low-authority sources provide no conflicting information. Therefore, the statement that the Ethereum Foundation appointed Bastian Aue as interim co-executive director following Stanczak’s departure is strongly supported by high-quality, consistent primary evidence.
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Summary

Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak announced his resignation effective at the end of the month, concluding an 11-month tenure focused on streamlining operations and Layer 1 scaling. Bastian Aue will succeed him, joining Hsiao-Wei Wang to co-lead the organization. Stańczak cited the Foundation's improved organizational stability as the reason for his departure, stating plans to return to hands-on product development.

Terms & Concepts
  • Layer 1 scaling: Enhancements made directly to the base blockchain protocol to improve transaction capacity and speed without relying on secondary layers.