Vitalik praised Danny Ryan for his contributions to the Ethereum ecosystem, emphasizing his work in the transition from PoW to PoS

ChainCatcher message, regarding the departure of Ethereum Foundation core researcher Danny Ryan, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik posted on the X platform: "I am very grateful for the hard work you have done for the Ethereum ecosystem. You are an important force in bringing Ethereum to where it is today, and I hope you can take pride in helping the world reduce 0.23% of its electricity consumption, and I also hope you can take a good rest."

Vitalik included an image in his reply, which stated "Ethereum's total electricity consumption (during the PoW period) accounted for 0.23% of the world's total electricity consumption."