The Ethereum Foundation has been put on notice of “urgent challenges” brewing beneath the surface, according to Trent Van Epps, a former core development coordinator at the organization from May 2021 to April 2026.  In the X article that Van Epps shared, developer funding at Ethereum could enter crisis mode in a matter of three to nine months as the Foundation’s austerity period plays out as scaled-back spending and expiring grant programs.