The Ethereum Foundation has lost several veterans over the past four months EF's 'major reshuffle' has become the most sensitive pressure point for the community: Underperforming prices, low morale, tightly scrutinized upgrade schedules, and now the Protocol team completes a leadership change during a critical window. Some believe this is a necessary growing pain for the foundation to weaken its central role and push organizational restructuring, while others worry that the loss of core researchers could slow down the L1 roadmap.