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Crypto foundation demanded employees endorse suicide pledge, then fired leaders who objected, Colorado lawsuit alleges (www.denverpost.com)
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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

If you're reporting facts on something that is wildly unfortunate and bizarre, it's not the facts that are off, it's* the thing you're reporting on that's off.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Again, I want to know what's going on with this. Is this another Thiel? Do you know anything about the company executives? I don't own crypto so I don't really follow it.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's like the Linux foundation issuing a vision that the software should remain free. Members of foundation should pledge towards that mandate. If a scumbag is going to rug pull it to a commercial license, violating the pledge, they will probably reneg on any voluntary penalties that they also pledged for violating the first pledge.

While its all a bit dramatic, the game theory of the drama should have been explained better, in that drama for traitors traitoring will include their pledge to kill themselves which as traitors will just have to dismiss, while enduring drama.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 2 days ago

Yeah this story is weird and confusing.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Here's a much longer article including the official court cases filed against the suicide pact or fire document.

edit: LOL i knew i'd miss something

https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2026/11/10/the-ethereum-foundation-is-officially-a-corporate-suicide-cult/

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

I think you forgot to paste it