THE BLOCK · 2026-11-09 18:30 UTC

Ethereum Foundation, Vitalik Buterin sued over firing after 'suicide pledge' dispute

A former Ethereum Foundation employee, Kayleen Fulton, filed a complaint on Nov. 4 in Colorado against the Foundation, its Singapore affiliate, executive Bastian Aue and Vitalik Buterin. The suit alleges Fulton was fired on April 6 in retaliation for organizing a letter that objected to parts of the March 13 EF Mandate, including its "Source Seppuku License" section, and also alleges disability discrimination tied to a cancer diagnosis. The complaint quotes a recorded May 1 conversation in which Buterin reportedly said "if you reward making a stink with outcomes" employees could use that to…

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