### Vitalik on Open Source Incentives#

In response to a community user's point that "the tech world underestimates the importance of efficient capital formation for building the future," Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently emphasized the importance of creating funding structures that can incentivize open-source, open standards, and security in the long term. He believes that such structures can curb closed-mindedness and excessive extractive behavior, promoting positive-sum participation in a broader ecosystem. Vitalik argues that existing funding structures often fail to effectively incentivize the development of open-source projects, leading to the emergence of closed systems and excessive extractive behavior. He hopes that by establishing new funding structures, it will be possible to continuously incentivize open-source, open standards, and security, thereby driving the healthy development of the entire tech industry.