Vitalik Buterin commits $45 million to support open-source security ecosystem, Ethereum privacy and sovereignty strategy accelerates comprehensively

On January 30, news reports indicate that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently transferred 16,384 ETH for personal funding of a series of open-source security and public technology projects, estimated at approximately $45 million at current prices. This move comes as the Ethereum Foundation enters a ‘mild contraction phase,’ aiming to control costs while ensuring long-term development capabilities and continuously advancing the core technology roadmap.