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Days after Ethereum turns deflationary<\/a> for the first time since shifting to proof-of-stake (PoS)<\/a>, critics have started to highlight the Ethereum Foundation\u2019s removal of Ether (ETH<\/a>) staking\u2019s withdrawal schedule on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n A crypto community member pointed out how Ethereum developers, leaders and influencers mentioned<\/a> that ETH staking withdrawals might be opened six months after the Merge. After this, the estimated time for the unlock was moved to 6-12 months. Furthermore, the Twitter user highlighted that the schedule was revised into an estimated 2023 to 2024 before finally being removed entirely. <\/p>\n Another Twitter user fanned<\/a> the flames, describing staked ETH as a non-redeemable crypto investment. The user highlighted that users invested based on a timeline and were given no due date. Others mirrored<\/a> the sentiment by sharing retweets of the initial post that criticized the withdrawal timeframe. <\/p>\n On the other hand, Ethereum supporters gave their own responses to the criticisms. Anthony Sassano, the co-founder of Ethereum resource site ETHhub, came to the network\u2019s defense by brushing<\/a> off the criticisms as attempts of Bitcoin (BTC<\/a>) maximalists to find other things to attack in Ethereum after being proven wrong by the Merge. Ethereum developer Antiprosynth also highlighted<\/a> in a tweet that these criticisms are coming at a time when Ether’s market dominance grows and Bitcoin’s dominance goes down. <\/p>\n Related: <\/em><\/strong>Ethereum sees first consecutive week of deflationary issuance<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Meanwhile, a recent FTX exploit made the attacker the 35th largest holder of ETH<\/a>. One day after the distressed FTX exchange filed for bankruptcy, wallets in the exchange were compromised, losing over $600 million in crypto assets. A large portion of the hacked tokens was converted into 228,523 ETH, which is worth around $280 million at the time of writing. <\/p>\n In other news, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin called out FTX for doing what he described as “compliance virtue signaling,” comparing the embattled exchange<\/a> to Mt. Gox and Luna, which were sketchy from the start, according to Buterin. The Ethereum co-founder highlighted that this type of fraud hurts more than the other. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n