Neil Somani, founder and CEO of Ethereum scaling company Eclipse, said Thursday that he is stepping back from his role as the company's “public face” following a spate of recent sexual misconduct allegations. Ta.
“Last week, serious allegations were made against me on Twitter,” Somani said. Post to X (Formerly Twitter). “While these allegations are false, serious allegations of sexual misconduct require a serious and thoughtful response.”
“I intend to temporarily reduce my role as the public face of Eclipse,” he wrote. “Eclipse's senior leadership is well qualified to take on these responsibilities, which will allow these conversations to unfold and uncover the truth about these allegations.”
Somani did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Posted by Eclipse another statement “We remain committed to upholding the highest personal and professional standards, including gender equality and fair treatment,” X's official account said.
“The team takes the allegations against our CEO Neil Somani seriously and believes in the importance of the truth,” the company wrote.
Eclipse is a layer 2 blockchain scaling project on Ethereum. March, The company revealed The company announced that it has raised $50 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Placeholder and Hack VC, bringing the total amount raised by the company to $65 million.
