Vitalik Buterin Commits $45M in Ethereum to Open-Source Security and Privacy Tech
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has committed 16,384 ETH—worth roughly $45 million—to support open-source security, privacy, and self-sovereignty technologies, as the Ethereum Foundation (EF) prepares for what he described as a period of “mild austerity.” The announcement, shared on social media platform X, outlines both a strategic shift within the Ethereum Foundation and a personal financial…
