Ex-Ethereum Foundation Contributor Flags Possible Core Dev Funding Crunch in 3–9 Months

Trent VanEpps, a former contributor to the Ethereum Foundation, warned that Ethereum could be heading toward a "slow-burning funding crisis" for core protocol development within the next three to nine months. He pointed to the Foundation's spending cutbacks and the approaching end of the Client Incentive Program (CIP) as key pressure points. VanEpps estimated the core development ecosystem needs about $30 million in funding per year. He said sustaining that level of support will likely require new institutions and financing mechanisms, arguing that the Ethereum Foundation was never intended to serve as the network's permanent steward.