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For Aya, Etay Square is not only a technical project, but also a decentralized ideal & ldquo; Infinite Garden & rdquo;.
On February 25, when Ethernet Square was widely questioned, Aya Miyaguchi, once at the forefront of public opinion, served as the new chairman of the Ethernet Square Foundation.
This is not on a whim, and the transition has been planned for a year from the current executive director to the chairman of the Ethernet place Foundation (EF).
Aya Miyaguchi said in a blog post that & ldquo; Ether House belongs to everyone and precisely because it belongs to no one we allow a culture of dissent not only to tolerate differences & mdash;— but to become stronger through differences. The role of the Ethernet Square Foundation has never been to control or own all aspects of the Ethernet Square. Our responsibility is to uphold the values of Tai Tai Fong. & rdquo
From the Japanese classroom to the infinite garden of the encrypted world, Aya Miyaguchi’s story is not only a unique career transformation, but also a journey of protecting values.
From Japanese classroom to encrypted World
The career starting point of Aya Miyaguchi is not in the technical field, but in education.
She used to work in a high school in Nagoya, Japan. as a passionate teacher, she is committed to designing courses creatively to inspire students’ independent thinking and critical spirit.
However, after more than a decade of teaching experience, she began to feel uneasy that mdash;— ‘s mere teaching of textbooks could not satisfy her pursuit of a deeper meaning of education. She hopes to help students become people who can explore the world independently, not just examination machines.
& ldquo; as a teacher, I often tell my students that they should have the experience of going abroad at least once in their life. & rdquo
In the end, she set an example and opened up a new path for herself, choosing to quit her teaching job and go to the United States to study for an MBA.
This decision unexpectedly brought her into the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency.
While studying in the United States, Aya developed a strong interest in financial inclusiveness, believing that addressing inequality was vital to businesses.
By chance, she met Jesse middot; Powell (Jesse Powell), the founder of Kraken, the cryptocurrency exchange, and joined the company as managing director of Kraken Japan.
However, her career has not been plain sailing.
In 2014, it coincided with Japan’s head exchange Mt. Gox crashed and the public image of cryptocurrencies in Japan hit rock bottom. In the face of panic and mistrust, Miyaguchi contacted government agencies, participated in regulatory discussions and worked with industry groups to promote Japan’s cryptocurrency regulatory framework, which was later launched in 2017.
In one episode, she met the then 19-year-old founder of Ethernet Square, Vitalik Buterin, in her Kraken office in 2013, when he was not a ldquo;V god & rdquo;, was a contributor to Bitcoin Magazine and was writing the ethernet white paper.
Aya later recalled that she did not fully understand the technical details of Ethernet Fong at the time, but she realized that the technology had the potential to change the world. She is attracted by the vision of Etay Fong, especially its non-profit nature and the community’s adherence to core values. In her view, Etay Square is not only a technology, but also a new world outlook that can challenge the existing centralized power structure.
In 2018, after leaving Kraken, Aya was invited by Vitalik to join the Ethernet Square Foundation.
At that time, the foundation faced many challenges, including coordinating internal and external activities and establishing non-R & D functions. Despite the difficulty of the task, she accepted the role, which she thought was an opportunity for her to realize her personal ideal.
& ldquo; at that time, the encryption industry began to show a profitable atmosphere, and I think ethernet might be the last hope to realize my original vision, that is, how to use decentralization technology to help achieve financial inclusion and help people without bank accounts get banking services. I must help. & rdquo
As the executive director of the Etay Fong Foundation, Aya has adopted a unique leadership style, which she calls the quot; subtraction principle & quot;—— actively weakens its power and avoids centralized decision-making while maintaining the open culture and decentralized spirit of Etay Fong.
She will describe Taifang as a ldquo; Infinite Garden & rdquo;, emphasizes the characteristics of its organic development and the importance of long-term thinking rather than short-term benefits.
& ldquo; Infinite Garden & rdquo; and Zen Management
For Aya, Etay Square is not only a technical project, but also a decentralized ideal & ldquo; Infinite Garden & rdquo;.
This metaphor comes from James P. Carse’s “finite and Infinite Games”. She believes that the mission of Yi Tai Fong is not to win short-term benefits, but to continue to promote the popularization and development of the concept of decentralization.
She compared the Yi Tai Fong community to a nature park that has not been carefully renovated, full of diversity and vitality. Although there are sometimes radical voices or strange ideas, these can also be a source of innovation in the future.
The ldquo; Etay Fong ecosystem was not initially set clear goals or milestones by the Ethernet Fong Foundation, but grew organically as people from different backgrounds joined the community. This is the meaning of the word & ldquo; Garden & rdquo;. However, it is more like a national park than a manicured garden. This is a place full of biodiversity, with caterpillars and things that may eat some plants, rather than a place that relies on large amounts of pesticides.
Of course, some people in the Yi Tai Fong community will say something too radical or even ridiculous. But they can also come up with some useful and original ideas. The important thing is not to suppress them, but to let nature take its course. I use the word & ldquo; Garden & rdquo; to describe this natural balance, but I don’t think any word is perfect. & rdquo
In her view, decentralization is not only a technical challenge, but also a change in the way of thinking. The privacy risks, data monopoly and power abuse brought about by centralization have had a profound impact on our lives. The decentralized thinking advocated by Yitaifang allows us to re-examine the social structure and change the relationship between people and technology.
Aya’s leadership style is deeply influenced by Zen philosophy. It is somewhat similar to the Taoist idea of quot; governing by doing nothing & quot;, is in sharp contrast to the traditional top-down management style.
She likens herself to a Zen teacher, training team and community members to maintain the spirit of Etay Fong in a decentralized environment.
Taking the & ldquo;The Merge” upgrade as an example, she stressed that this major technological change was completed without the ldquo; boss & rdquo; or the central authority, reflecting the self-coordination ability of the etherfang community.
Under her leadership, the Ethereum Foundation supports a number of public goods and open source tools, such as Etherisc. In addition, she participated in the Global Block chain Committee of the World Economic Forum and served on the board of directors of Ethereum Enterprise Alliance, expanding Ethereum’s cooperation in the enterprise field.
Doubt and persistence
Aya’s values and management style have been supported and recognized by Vitalik, which has also aroused doubts from the outside world.
To sum up, the doubts about Aya are mainly reflected in five aspects:
Qualification dispute
Some industry KOL believes that her background (such as English literature and previous high school teacher experience) is not qualified for the role of executive director, questioning her professional ability.
For example, encrypted KOL CoinMamba thinks she may not even pass the first round of interviews in other organizations.
Progress is slow
The expansion of Ethernet Square has always been the focus of the community, and some users think that the slow progress of the expansion solution under the leadership of Aya has caused Ethernet Square to lag behind competitors such as Solana in the market competition.
Expenditure problem
The financial management of the foundation is also the focus of criticism. Some users believe that the foundation has a reserve of US $800 million, but the cost is too high and the results are insufficient.
Let go management, lack of support for developers
The etherfang foundation has been criticized for letting go of ldquo; & rdquo;, for failing to actively support developers in the ecosystem. Community members believe that the foundation is too passive in technical support and resource allocation, resulting in developers taking more responsibility on their own.
$ETH did not perform well
Some of the criticism pointed to the disappointing performance of etherfang tokens in the market, arguing that etherfang had lost its lead over its competitors under the leadership of Aya.
Despite the above criticism, Vitalik Buterin actively defended Aya on X, emphasizing her contribution in promoting the upgrading of Ethernet Square, Devcon activities and maintaining the culture of Ethernet Square, and criticized the community’s attack-ldquo; is offensive & rdquo;.
A New Chapter of Infinite Garden
On February 26, 2025, Aya Miyaguchi announced the transition from executive director to chairman, and she wrote the article “A New Chapter in the Infinite Garden” as her manifesto for the future.
Aya stressed the need to uphold the values of Yi Tai Fong under the guidance of philosophy:
Etay’s major technological advances, such as merger and turn-to-equity proof, embody the philosophy of leadership without control.
The goal of the foundation is to help Tai Fong achieve long-term sustainability, rather than pursuing short-term gains or traditional corporate expansion.
The uniqueness of Yi Tai Fang lies in the interweaving of its technology and social innovation, making it an infinite garden.
The concept of decentralization has a profound impact on global society and democracy, and the Foundation is committed to upholding this value.
To sum up, to sum up: subtraction, not minimalism. Long-term sustainability, not short-term benefits. Deliberate complexity, not oversimplification. Manage, rather than control, adaptive growth, not rigid structure. Purposeful evolution, not corporate expansion. Community leadership, not domination.
An interesting phenomenon is that in the discussion of the Chinese Internet, when an organization is criticized, people tend to think that & ldquo;xx is surrounded by bad guys, xx is deceived by bad guys & rdquo;, is similar to & ldquo; King Zhou was bewitched by Da Ji & rdquo;, became a similar & ldquo; villain & rdquo; in the critical discussion on Etay Square.
This is a little unfair to Aya, she has never changed, has been acting in accordance with her values and ways, it is Vitalik and Ethernet Square Foundation chose Aya, belong to the values of both sides to go.
In the encrypted world of price-driven attitude, rising is justice, values and ideology are often regarded as a kind of & ldquo; nihilism & rdquo;, flatter & ldquo; Leviathan & rdquo;, into authority, is the easiest thing to make asset prices to the moon immediately, but refuse & ldquo; compromise & it is more difficult and valuable for rdquo;, to adhere to the ideal and principle of decentralization.
Of course, we should also maintain vigilance and supervision. History tells us that many movements under the banner of ldquo; lofty ideals & rdquo; may also be reduced to tools of power.
The journey of Yi Tai Fong is not only a technological exploration, but also an experiment on human values.
The ideal of decentralization may be difficult to achieve, but it is this difficulty that makes it particularly precious.
As suji, founder of Mask, quoted a famous saying by Murakami Muraki at the Hong Kong event:
& ldquo; between a hard wall and an egg that hit it, I will always be on the side of the egg. & rdquo
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