The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ignite, Peng Zhong, a supporter of the Cosmos ecosystem, has announced his departure from the company. Zhong announced that Friday would be his last day at Ignite, where he has served as CEO since May 2020, in a tweet to his more than 20,000 followers. Today is my last day at Ignite. Thank you for the camaraderie we shared as we built out this ecosystem. It's been an honor to be a part of this team and this community. I will miss you. 💙 — Peng Zhong (@zcpeng) July 1, 2022 Before that, the now-retired CEO served as the company’s chief design officer since he began working there in 2015. It is unclear what motivated his choice to depart the organization. Cosmos Ecosystem Ignite, formerly Tendermint is a significant player in the Cosmos ecosystem. During his time at the firm, Zhong gained widespread recognition for developing the initial Cosmos cryptocurrency wallet, Voyager, which was eventually renamed Lunie, and for helping to shift the ecosystem to liquid staking. Jae Kwon and Ethan Buchman, two software developers, established Cosmos together in 2014. By ostensibly simplifying information flow and transaction execution, Cosmos enables interoperability between blockchains. Kwon stepped down as CEO of Tendermint in 2020, but he later returned after the company underwent a rebrand in May, resulting in Ignite and New Tendermint. He is now the CEO of the newly branched company. Ignite would s...
