Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin had to defend himself against allegations that he's leaving Ethereum. “I am not leaving. No plans to prevent or scale back blog posts / ethresearch posts / github commits,” he tweeted in response to a tweet accusing him of “pulling a Dan Larimer.” For context, Dan Larimer was behind BitShares, Steem and Eos Ventures, having left the first 2 for newer ventures.

At the annual “family reunion” in Prague, Devcon, organized by the nonprofit Ethereum Foundation, Buterin told Massachusetts Institute of Technology Review that it’s time for him to begin fading into the background as “a necessary a part of the expansion of the community.” His involvement within the project is now “a considerably smaller share of the work than I had 2 or 3 years back,” adding that economy his influence is “something we are positively making lots of progress on.”

This has quickly been taken up by several on Ethereum as Buterin effectively saying that he's leaving the project. a well-liked crypto trader and analyst, Tone Vays was among those, tweeting, “Looks like @VitalikButerin is preparing to pull a @DanLarimer. Exited!!" but,

Buterin was fast to reply to his tweet.

Vitalik Buterin is commonly the target of naysayers. He has been known as “dictator for life” by Nouriel Roubini, American economic expert. Earlier this year, the Ethereum team was additionally accused of “establishing a plutocratic government” and Buterin’s role during this was heavily debated. This all stems from the actual fact that Ethereum is politically centralized in a very means, as several supporters of the technology rally behind the likes of Buterin as their leaders.

This brings the story back to Buterin’s fading involvement within the project that is taken into account a step towards more decentralization. As Per Massachusetts Institute of Technology Review, Hudson Jameson of the Ethereum Foundation talked regarding ways in which the community may move to make choices together, adding, “That’s one thing that I believe is actually really vital for the scheme to thrive and become more decentralized.”

And the community is usually taking Buterin’s facet during this issue, as well. “You know what is funny? Satoshi truly did leave. However that is sensible for Bitcoin, therefore, it does not count,” writes Reddit user u/FrothySeepageCurdles.

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