The Ethereum Foundation is set for another executive reshuffle: co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak announced he will step down at the end of February 2026, handing his leadership spot to Bastian Aue while Hsiao‑Wei Wang continues as the other co‑executive director.
Stańczak — who has co‑led the foundation with Wang since early 2025 — framed the transition as orderly. In a blog post, he said the foundation and the broader Ethereum ecosystem are “in a healthy state” and expressed confidence in the team that will carry EF’s work forward.
His appointment came during a period of intense scrutiny for the EF. Stańczak was elevated after long‑time executive director Aya Miyaguchi moved into a new role amid community complaints that the foundation wasn’t doing enough to accelerate Ethereum’s development. Critics had pointed to a perceived disconnect with developers, conflicts of interest, strategic clashes, and broader frustration linked to ETH’s price performance — pressures that helped prompt the recent leadership reshuffle.
Although Stańczak is leaving the EF’s executive bench, he said he will remain active in the ecosystem: “I plan to continue working directly with founders in frontier tech and Ethereum. I want to see and support the realization of the vision that I have talked about over the last years. It is one of the most exciting times to be a builder on Ethereum,” he wrote.
What to watch next: the incoming co‑leader Bastian Aue’s priorities alongside Wang and whether the new leadership team will respond to community demands for a more assertive development and engagement strategy. The change is the latest chapter in the EF’s attempt to balance stewardship of the protocol with pressure from a vocal and evolving developer community.
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