Vitalik Buterin: Developers Who Don't Know Crypto Can Also Be Funded by EthereumOn December 5, 2025, in a Green Pill interview, Ethereum founder Vitalik @VitalikButerin stated that open-source projects need to experiment with novel cryptoeconomic mechanisms to avoid eventual corporate acquisition. He believes the solution is "dependency funding"—combining financial support with social outreach.He gave an example: if a non-crypto developer receives 1.5 ETH because Ethereum projects use their code, this depen ...