The Ethereum community's leadership debate has revealed harassment directed at Executive Director Aya Miyaguchi, including death threats and accusations of inefficiency since her appointment in 2018

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Miyaguchi, however, has not been ousted from the foundation. Buterin lambasted some of her critics on X, accusing them of using her as a "scapegoat." In multiple tweets, Buterin highlighted certain particularly inflammatory social media comments — including death threats and explicit calls for more bullying of Miyaguchi — and called them "pure evil."

Some X community members have resorted to harassment and death threats against Miyaguchi, which Buterin strongly condemned as ‘pure evil.