According to COINOTAG News, dated January 30th, the Ethereum community has conducted an informal on-chain vote indicating overwhelming support for Danny Ryan as the new leader of the Ethereum Foundation. This non-binding referendum, which included participation from 296 wallets holding over 50,000 ETH (approximately valued at $160 million), resulted in an impressive 99% favorability towards Ryan. The initiative, facilitated through votedannyryan.com, allowed participants to engage via a straightforward approval voting system using their ETH wallets. Notably, the voting was designed to be gasless, promoting wider community involvement.
The platform was developed by Fabrice Cheng, an advocate within the Ethereum community, who referred to himself as an “Ethereum OG Builder.” Cheng’s motivation for launching the votedannyryan initiative was to provide a “peaceful, objective way” for Ethereum stakeholders, including ETH holders, stakers, and DeFi participants, to voice their opinions effectively.