Ethereum Layer 2 Blockchain Eclipse Founder Temporarily Reduces Public Role Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

In
light
of
recent
claims
of
sexual
misconduct,
Neel
Somani,
the
founder
and
CEO
of
Eclipse,
an
Ethereum
scaling
startup,
has
made
the
announcement
that
he
would
be
resigning
from
his
position
as
a “public
face”
for
the
company
[1].
It
is
Somani’s
intention
to
defend
himself
and
vindicate
his
reputation,
and
he
has
said
that
he
does
not
believe
the
charges.
This
page
will
offer
an
outline
of
the
incident
as
well
as
the
actions
that
Eclipse
has
taken
in
response
to
the
claims.

Allegations
of
Sexual
Misconduct
and
Response
Neel
Somani
has
been
accused
of
engaging
in
sexual
misconduct
on
the
social
networking
site
X
[1].

Somani
has
indicated
that
the
claims
are
not
true,
and
a
reaction
that
is
not
just
serious
but
also
intelligent
is
required
[1].

A
decision
has
been
made
by
him
to
temporarily
minimise
his
position
as
the
public
face
of
Eclipse
in
order
to
provide
the
firm
with
the
opportunity
to
adequately
manage
the
issue
[1].

During
this
time
period,
Somani
has
faith
that
the
senior
leadership
at
Eclipse
will
be
able
to
effectively
handle
the
public
relations
initiatives
of
the
firm
[1].

Eclipse’s
Dedication
to
Professional
Standards
Eclipse
places
a
strong
emphasis
on
its
dedication
to
high
personal
and
professional
standards,
which
includes
ensuring
that
all
employees
are
treated
fairly
and
with
equality
across
the
board
[2].

The
claims
that
have
been
made
against
Neel
Somani
are
taken
seriously
by
the
corporation,
which
is
a
firm
believer
in
the
significance
of
the
truth
[2].

Eclipse
intends
to
make
it
possible
for
the
talks
to
take
place
and
for
the
truth
to
become
accessible
about
the
claims
[1].

Support
and
Position
in
the
Blockchain
sector
Eclipse
has
recently
been
successful
in
securing
a
substantial
amount
of
finance,
which
has
allowed
it
to
strengthen
its
position
in
the
blockchain
sector
[2].

This
brings
the
total
amount
of
investment
that
the
firm
has
received
to
$65
million
[2].
The
company
made
the
announcement
in
March
that
they
had
completed
a
Series
A
fundraising
round
with
a
total
of
$50
million.

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