ECLIPSE CEO Neel Somani announced that he will temporarily step down from his position following allegations of sexual harassment, despite maintaining his innocence. This decision is made to ensure fairness to the ECLIPSE team, investors, and developer ecosystem. The company will share more information about senior leadership backgrounds and details in the coming days. Somani has pledged to work towards clearing his name and defending himself, emphasizing that the power transition will facilitate the truth coming to light.

According to TheBlock, Neel Somani, the founder and CEO of Ethereum's first SVM Layer2 network Eclipse, announced on Thursday that he will temporarily step down from his role in the Ethereum Layer 2 solution due to allegations of sexual harassment. Despite facing multiple allegations, Somani maintains his innocence.

Following this decision, Somani stated that this is a fair treatment towards the Eclipse team, investors, and developer ecosystem. Eclipse company stated that they will share more background and details about senior leadership in the coming days. Somani has pledged to "work to clear his name and defend" himself, emphasizing that this power transition will bring the truth to light. Somani and Eclipse have not yet responded to media requests for comments.

ECLIPSE CEO Neel Somani temporarily steps down amid sexual harassment allegations