Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin just withdrew 16,384 ETH from his personal holdings. The funds will go toward projects the Ethereum Foundation can no longer take on.
Buterin announced that the EF is entering a “period of mild austerity” over the next five years. The foundation is trying to hit two goals at once: push forward an aggressive development roadmap while making sure it can survive financially long-term.
“My own share of the austerity is that I am personally taking on responsibilities that might in another time have been ‘special projects’ of the EF,” Buterin said.
What the 16,384 ETH Will Fund
The ETH will support open-source projects focused on privacy, security, and decentralization.
Buterin named Vensa, a project working to make open silicon viable for security-critical applications. He also mentioned ucritter, which now includes ZK, FHE, and differential-privacy features.
Donations to encrypted messaging apps and privacy-preserving software are also part of the plan.
Buterin added that he is looking into decentralized staking options. This would let him put staking rewards toward these same goals over time.
‘Ethereum for People Who Need It’
Buterin made his priorities clear. Mass adoption is not the main focus anymore.
“‘Ethereum everywhere’ is nice, but the primary priority is ‘Ethereum for people who need it,’” he wrote. “Not corposlop, but self-sovereignty, and the baseline infrastructure that enables cooperation without domination.”
He described the goal as giving people and communities tools for autonomy and safety “as a basic right that belongs to everyone.”
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Ethereum Foundation’s Next Steps
The EF will keep its focus on core Ethereum development. Performance, scalability, and decentralization remain top priorities.
Buterin called Ethereum “an indispensable part of the full-stack openness and verifiability vision.”
Developers on X responded positively. One highlighted excitement around “auditable trust from hardware to UI,” calling the approach ambitious but necessary.
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