SushiSwap CTO Resigns After Loosing Community And Team Support

CTO of the decentralized exchange SushiSwap Joseph DeLonge resigned after losing support from the community.

In the interest of the Sushi Community I am resigning as CTO effective immediately. I very much enjoyed the things that we built together and will look back positively on this moment. pic.twitter.com/7pZsQuPgup

— Joseph Delong (@josephdelong) December 8, 2021

Delong’s resignation comes amid growing tension within the SushiSwap team. Former team members claimed 0xMaki a key developer who took over the Sushiswap after founder Chef Nomi left was forced out. At the time of his departure, 0xMaki’s post indicated he himself was the driving force behind the decision, but team members claim this wasn’t the case.

A leaked screenshot appeared to show Delong asking the SUSHI telegram group whether the project should ask Maki to leave. A non-core team member also claimed multiple other team members had exited following Maki’s alleged dismissal.  For his part, Delong referred to these as “absurd defamation,” though he admitted he did not see eye to eye with some former team members.

Should we ask @0xMaki come back to @SushiSwap core team? pic.twitter.com/cgE4jUiL6l

— WeWantMakiBack (@makibacknow) November 23, 2021

Delong also said he would leave if the community failed to defend the current team. He threatened to resign if the community did not deliver the core team “the autonomy to continue operations, the capability to form leadership, and increase compensation across the board.”

He also submitted a proposal for SushiSwap’s governance system to allocate 200,000 SUSHI ($1.2M) for each of the 19 developers of the project. But it received no support. More than two-thirds out of 97 voted against the proposal.

DeLonge wondered if the current chaos within SushiSwap could be neutralized. He recommended moving key positions outside the DAO with effective team management mechanisms.

I highly recommend the installation of a C-suite from outside the DAO and give them the tools to effectively manage a team. Be wary of any self proclaimed leaders arising from the current core team.

— Joseph Delong (@josephdelong) December 8, 2021

DeLonge said he stood by his promise to transfer all accounts and information needed to the next SushiSwap executive.

Now in my opinion is the time to bring together the community and move towards an effective resolution together.

I am standing by to dutifully hand over any accounts or information necessary to the next leader that is selected.

— Joseph Delong (@josephdelong) December 8, 2021

He also said

“I wish Sushi the best and am saddened that Sushi is so imperiled within and without, The chaos that is occurring now is unlikely to result in a resolution that will leave the DAO as much more of a shadow than it once was without a radical structural transformation.”

I wish Sushi the best and am saddened that Sushi is so imperiled within and without. The chaos that is occurring now is unlikely to result in a resolution that will leave the DAO as much more of a shadow than it once was without a radical structural transformation.

— Joseph Delong (@josephdelong) December 8, 2021

He stated he intends to take a month to spend time with his family before launching a fresh project.