Head of @zksync era, venture partner @latticefund, co-founder chainstory.xyz & writer karthikoncrypto.xyz, FID 681

Seems like it lured lots of opportunistic dev talent rather than philosophically aligned dev talent. 

For that reason, it feels fragile to me.

Curious how you discern the difference between the two? 

Just about every crypto ecosystem has lured opportunistcally either explictly or implicitly, no?

To some degree. 99% of nft projects on eth are opportunity-focused (which is why VB is largely not a fan).

Id say most Solana devs are similarly there bc of Anatoly, not SBF. But obv Solana dies if devs leave - will be fascinating to watch

In a very abstract sense, sure, but I think the Ethereum legendarium - thanks in large part to @vitalik.eth ‘s humility - attracts and keeps more talent that’s emotionally lured rather than financially. 

Would be interested in seeing GitHub code commit volume post-SBF.

head of engineering @ superstate | prev @ frax finance

Initially yes.  But implicitly, most recent devs over last 2 yrs are on ETH for opportunity moreso than philosphy

ETH is the least opportunistic by a landslide

To be clear - I still think there’s underdog potential. Just a lower confidence interval (which could be acceptable given the upside potential)