Former Ethereum Foundation employee sues organization and Vitalik Buterin
Former Ethereum Foundation employee Kaylin Fulton has filed a lawsuit against the organization, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and four other defendants. She alleges that she was fired shortly after disclosing a cancer diagnosis and participating in a collective employee petition opposing new management requirements.
Fulton, known in the Ethereum community as Nixo, previously led the protocol support team. She filed the lawsuit in federal court in Colorado on November 4, accusing her former employer of disability discrimination and retaliation for opposing internal policies.
According to the complaint, she was dismissed on April 6, just 13 days after disclosing her diagnosis. Fulton is seeking compensation for lost wages and damages.
Ethereum Foundation employees required to endorse new mandate
In March, the Ethereum Foundation published a new mandate outlining the principles guiding the organization's future operations. The document established priorities for Ethereum development, including censorship resistance, open-source software, privacy and security.
According to Fulton, management required employees to confirm their support for the mandate or face dismissal.
In response, she and colleague Trent Van Epps organized a collective letter signed by 53 people. The signatories supported the foundation's main objectives but opposed making endorsement of the document a condition of continued employment.
Several days later, Bastian Aue, then co-executive director of the Ethereum Foundation, dismissed both organizers approximately 30 minutes apart, according to the lawsuit.
Fulton also alleges that Buterin, as a member of the foundation's board, participated in adopting and enforcing the disputed requirement. According to the complaint, some employees expressed concerns about a reference to ritual suicide in the mandate, but Aue explained that the wording was intended figuratively.
Foundation rejects wrongful termination allegations
In a May 14 letter, a lawyer representing the Singapore-based entity Ethereum Asia Pacific Limited rejected allegations of unlawful conduct and retaliation against Fulton. The organization's representative also stated that the employment termination agreement remained legally binding.
Meanwhile, Ethereum developers are discussing two proposals aimed at protecting existing smart contracts ahead of the Glamsterdam upgrade. The changes involve revising gas costs for contract creation and access to stored data.
The proposed mechanisms are intended to prevent disruptions to applications that already manage user funds. Developers are considering different ways to maintain compatibility between existing contracts and the new fee calculation rules.
Earlier, we reported that Ethereum continued to decline amid prolonged trading below its long-term average price. This trend reflects persistent pressure on the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.
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