Dankrad Feist, a longtime developer and researcher within the Ethereum Foundation, announced on Friday his new role with Tempo, a layer-1 blockchain for payments and stablecoins created by Stripe and Paradigm.
Feist mentioned he will continue as a “research adviser” at the Ethereum Foundation, contributing insights on scaling the layer-1 network, enhancing user experience (UX), and the blobs feature, which temporarily stores data to free up blockspace on the Ethereum network. He noted:
“Tempo’s open-source technology can seamlessly integrate back into Ethereum, benefiting the whole ecosystem. Both Ethereum and Tempo are aligned in their commitment to permissionless principles.
I am eager to remain involved with the community and continue advancing Ethereum,” he expressed. Cointelegraph attempted to reach Feist but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
The announcement elicited mixed reactions from the Ethereum community, with some sending supportive messages, while others viewed it as a loss of one of the ecosystem’s key contributors during a significant year of changes.
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Crypto community divided on Stripe’s Tempo blockchain
The crypto community remains divided about the Tempo blockchain and its necessity as a payments-focused, dedicated stablecoin network.
“No one wants another chain,” commented Joe Petrich, head of engineering at NFT platform Courtyard, in response to Stripe CEO Patrick Collison’s Tempo announcement, adding there is “no requirement for yet another chain.”
Ethereum Foundation researcher Devansh Mehta also questioned the launch of Tempo as a purpose-built blockchain rather than positioning it as an Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution.
Dedicated layer-1 chains that establish their own validator set face challenges with centralization and might encounter increased legal liability, Mehta asserted.
This debate is occurring amid growing tensions between Ethereum and its various layer-2 scaling solutions, which some have described as diluting Ethereum’s base layer revenue and exerting downward pressure on Ether’s (ETH) price, despite attracting user traffic to the ecosystem.
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