According to Odaily Odaily, Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy stated in an article on the X platform that more people in the market are skeptical or hesitant about the Ethereum Foundation's (EF) actions than celebrating them. However, he believes this is a characteristic of the times—most people don't have the time to delve into official manifestos or mission documents. He points out that EF is currently the only participant with the resources and network effects to not only maintain the cyberpunk ideals but also potentially achieve them. In the short term, this may not directly drive up the price of Ethereum, but in the long term, if EF successfully achieves its self-defined goals, rather than being adopted by traditional finance, it could have a positive impact.
Evgeny Gaevoy emphasized that the important thing is to drive this grand endeavor, rather than just focusing on financial applications. He personally chose to continue holding ETH more out of cultural identity and community atmosphere than investment returns, acknowledging it as a "long-term, high-risk bet," but still believing that this culture is much healthier than other "sects."
