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Ethereum Foundation and Vitalik Buterin Sued Over Employee Firing After ‘Suicide Pledge’

November 10, 2026 1 min readBy Bitcoin.com
Ethereum Foundation and Vitalik Buterin Sued Over Employee Firing After ‘Suicide Pledge’

Former Ethereum Foundation employee Kayleen Fulton has filed a federal lawsuit alleging wrongful termination, disability discrimination, and medical leave violations—and said she was dismissed after organizing pushback to a document that included a “suicide pledge. ” Timeline of Termination The Ethereum Foundation and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin are facing a federal lawsuit filed by a former