Vitalik: The Ethereum Foundation enters a period of moderate tightening, withdrawing 16,384 ETH for privacy and open-source infrastructure.

Vitalik Buterin stated that the Ethereum Foundation will enter a phase of "moderate austerity" over the next five years to ensure long-term sustainability and Ethereum's core missions of self-sovereignty, security, and privacy while advancing a more aggressive roadmap. To support the construction of a "full-stack, open-source, and verifiable" hardware and software system, Vitalik has already withdrawn 16,384 ETH, which he plans to invest in over the next few years, and explore decentralized staking to continue supporting this goal.