🎬 Ethereum Is Facing A Critical Funding Gap, Says Ex-EF Member
On today's Markets Outlook, Protocol Guild Organizer Trent Van Epps tells CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie why the Ethereum Foundation's subtraction philosophy is creating a critical funding gap for core developers, what it will take to fill it, and why he's still optimistic about ETH's future.
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➤ The Ethereum Foundation's 'subtraction' philosophy, aimed at decentralizing power, is creating a critical funding gap for core developers, potentially impacting network upgrades and maintenance.
➤ An estimated $30 million annually is needed for core development, a sum that is becoming increasingly difficult to secure as the EF's treasury declines and private funding mechanisms like Protocol Guild prove insufficient.
➤ Despite funding challenges, the speaker remains optimistic about Ethereum's long-term prospects due to its strong on-chain economy, EVM dominance, and deep liquidity, emphasizing the need for a compelling narrative and new institutions to steward the ETH asset.
#Ethereum #Ethereum Foundation #core developers #funding gap #Protocol Guild #EVM #ETH asset
🔗 Watch at: https://rwatimes.io/videos/F2UTzETWkxU?utm_source=nostr
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"content": "🎬 Ethereum Is Facing A Critical Funding Gap, Says Ex-EF Member\nOn today's Markets Outlook, Protocol Guild Organizer Trent Van Epps tells CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie why the Ethereum Foundation's subtraction philosophy is creating a critical funding gap for core developers, what it will take to fill it, and why he's still optimistic about ETH's future.\n-\n\n➤ The Ethereum Foundation's 'subtraction' philosophy, aimed at decentralizing power, is creating a critical funding gap for core developers, potentially impacting network upgrades and maintenance.\n➤ An estimated $30 million annually is needed for core development, a sum that is becoming increasingly difficult to secure as the EF's treasury declines and private funding mechanisms like Protocol Guild prove insufficient.\n➤ Despite funding challenges, the speaker remains optimistic about Ethereum's long-term prospects due to its strong on-chain economy, EVM dominance, and deep liquidity, emphasizing the need for a compelling narrative and new institutions to steward the ETH asset.\n\n#Ethereum #Ethereum Foundation #core developers #funding gap #Protocol Guild #EVM #ETH asset\n\n🔗 Watch at: https://rwatimes.io/videos/F2UTzETWkxU?utm_source=nostr",
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