### Vitalik on Open-Source Incentives#

In response to a community user's point about the importance of "efficient capital formation for building the future," Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin emphasized the importance of creating funding structures that can sustainably incentivize open-source, open standards, and security. He believes such structures can curb "walled garden" mentalities and excessive extractive behavior, fostering positive-sum participation in a wider ecosystem. Vitalik argues that the tech world generally underestimates the significance of efficient capital formation for future building, and that establishing funding structures that continuously incentivize open-source, open standards, and security is crucial for curbing walled-garden mentalities and extractive practices, promoting widespread positive-sum participation in a larger ecosystem.