# Debate: How to Fund Ethereum Contributors

- Speakers: [Cheeky Gorilla](https://streameth.org/speakers/cheeky-gorilla), [David Hoffman](https://streameth.org/speakers/david-hoffman), [Karl](https://streameth.org/speakers/karl), [Liam](https://streameth.org/speakers/liam), [Tim Beiko](https://streameth.org/speakers/tim-beiko)
- Event: [Zuzalu Montenegro 2023 - Public Goods](https://streameth.org/zuzalu/zuzalu_montenegro_2023__public_goods), Montenegro
- Channel: [Zuzalu](https://streameth.org/zuzalu)
- Date: 2023-04-14
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/65b8f8daa5b2d09b88ec1e29

## Description

The video discusses the tension between two strategies for funding public goods: the protocol guild strategy, which is top-down and democratic, and the optimism retracted public goods strategy, which is market forces determined. The conversation focuses on the issue of attribution, where there is a debate about who deserves credit for the work done on a project. The video aims to come to an objective truth and find a balance between these two strategies.