Just heard some really sad news about Plume Network. Eugene Shen, their co-founder and CTO, passed away earlier this week. It's hitting the community hard - lots of projects they worked with have been leaving messages of support.

From what I'm reading, Eugene Shen had solid credentials. He studied engineering physics at UBC, then worked at Robinhood during their crypto expansion days, later moved to dydx as a senior engineer. He joined Plume back in January 2024 and apparently was a key figure in building out their RWA infrastructure. His supervisor at Robinhood even called him one of the core members of their crypto engineering team - someone who could handle high-pressure scaling work and helped mentor other engineers.

The Plume team put out a statement saying they're in mourning right now but committed to pushing forward with the vision Eugene Shen helped create. They're focusing on supporting each other through this and continuing the innovation he was passionate about. It's clear he meant a lot to the people around him.

RIP to Eugene Shen. These kinds of losses remind you there are real people building behind all these projects.