In a recent article titled “Kaspa where to (Part III)” published on Kaspa’s website, Yonatan Sompolinsky shares his thoughts on the development funding models and sustainability for the Kaspa protocol. He discusses various operation modes for working on the protocol, including a “weekend project” approach with no financial incentive, receiving a grant from the community in exchange for code contributions, and finding a for-profit enterprise to further develop the kernel.
Sompolinsky also mentions a grant proposal for 70 MKAS, which is approximately 0.5% of the circulating supply, to support the continued development of the DAGKNIGHT (DK) protocol. He compares this to a previous grant of 100 MKAS, which was around 1% of the circulating supply at the time.
The article also touches on the concept of a “gift culture” in open-source development and the potential for long-term sustainability through a symbiotic relationship with a for-profit entity.
In summary, Sompolinsky presents different options for funding and sustaining the development of the Kaspa protocol and expresses his hope that his own biases do not influence his thought process too much.