Ethereum Foundation sued over firing employee after 'Source Seppuku' mandate
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Toms Hardware reports that former Ethereum Foundation employee Kayleen Fulton is suing the nonprofit for disability discrimination, retaliation, and unfair employment practices after she was fired following her refusal to sign the mandate containing a suicide pledge. The 38-page document, distributed to about 250 employees in March, included an illustrated oath requiring employees to vow to “take his or her own life with a sword” if they failed to uphold the license. Fulton, who earned $195,000 annually and disclosed her ovarian cancer diagnosis on March 24, 2026, two weeks before her termination, is seeking unspecified damages. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin stated the artwork was “not meant to be taken literally.” [1]
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