4. Roles & Expectations — protocol-guild documentation
The Protocol Guild’s core output is a curated membership registry, with weights assigned to each member. The registry is comprised of individuals who are actively contributing to Ethereum’s core protocol development, while the weights are calculated based on how long each member has been actively contributing. This registry is tied to a single Ethereum address, which anyone can send funds to, and whose funds will be vested to the membership over time, proportionally to members’ normalized weighting. By providing this registry and address, Ethereum’s ecosystem and its community get access to a highly effective and frictionless way to support core protocol contributors. At sufficient scale, this has the downstream effect of boosting the long-term incentives associated with core protocol work. It should be noted that the Guild as an entity does not directly manage or participate in the day-to-day stewardship of the Ethereum protocol. This remains the responsibility of the existing organiz
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