A senior Ethereum core developer has ignited controversy by openly criticizing the network’s governance structure and the influence of its co-founder, Vitalik Buterin. Péter Szilágyi, the team lead for Geth, Ethereum’s main software client, accused the Ethereum Foundation and its leadership of consolidating decision-making power among a small group of individuals and venture capital firms. His comments have raised critical questions about whether Ethereum still lives up to its founding principle of decentralization. In a detailed letter published on social media, Szilágyi alleged that just five to ten ... (full story)