Ethereum developers and foundation directors have clashed, with EF being accused of offering $5 million to strip the Geth development team

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum developer Péter Szilágyi had a heated argument with Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak.

Szilágyi stated that as a key member of the Geth (Go Ethereum's main client software) development team, the Foundation had proposed multiple times in the past to offer $5 million for the Geth team to operate independently from the Foundation, but Szilágyi and his team members rejected this proposal, choosing to remain within the Foundation.

Earlier, the Ethereum Foundation had provided $5 million in unconditional funding support to Parity (another Ethereum client development company) to ensure that the Ethereum network had multiple clients, reducing reliance on Geth, indicating that the Foundation has long intended to diversify client development responsibilities.

Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak clarified in a post, "There are no plans to remove Geth. It is a great client software and a talented team contributing to the security of the protocol. We will maintain/support Geth."