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Did Charles Hoskinson Leave Ethereum?

Charles Hoskinson, one of the eight co-founders of Ethereum, left the project in 2014. Hoskinson’s departure was amicable, and he remained an advisor to Ethereum during his time away from the project.

Hoskinson is now the CEO of Input Output Hong Kong, a blockchain research and development company.

Hoskinson’s departure from Ethereum was due to disagreements with Vitalik Buterin, another of Ethereum’s co-founders. Hoskinson felt that Buterin was too centralized in his decision-making, and that the Ethereum project would be better served by a more decentralized governance model.

NOTE: This warning note serves to caution readers against the spread of false information regarding Charles Hoskinson’s involvement with Ethereum. While there have been rumours circulating online that Hoskinson has left Ethereum, this is not true. Charles Hoskinson remains a co-founder of Ethereum and is still actively involved in the network. Any information to the contrary should be disregarded as false.

Hoskinson is now a strong advocate for decentralized governance, and has even proposed his own decentralized governance model called “The DAO Stack”.

Despite their disagreements, Hoskinson still believes in Ethereum and its potential to change the world. In an interview with CoinDesk, Hoskinson said that “Ethereum is one of the most important inventions of our lifetime,” and that he is “confident it will have a profound impact on society.”

So did Charles Hoskinson leave Ethereum on good terms? It seems so. While Hoskinson may not agree with everything Buterin does, he still believes in the project and its potential.

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