Hi all

On Thu, Jun 19, 2025 at 09:12:23PM +0200, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> We have been contacted by Monet du Plessis of the etherium foundation and
> Natascha Buck (Grants at the Better Internet Foundation)
> 
> "The Ethereum Foundation is thrilled to inform you that your contribution to
>  open-source software development through your work on ffmpeg
>  https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg  has been recognized and rewarded by the
>  Devcon team! Your project played a fundamental role in the success of Devcon
>  <http://devcon.org/>, helping to create a more meaningful experience for
>  the Ethereum community. In collaboration with Drips Network
>  <https://www.drips.network/>, we are pleased to award you $2,240.00 in
>  appreciation of your efforts and to support your continued efforts in
>  open-source development."
> 
> To be able to claim donations through the drips network we need to
> specify a wallet to do so in FUNDING.json
> 
> This will also allow FFmpeg to receive future funding and donations
> through the drips network.
> 
> The specified wallet is a safe wallet backed by a ledger hw wallet.
> We can later change who controls the safe wallet. (For example it
> could be passed on to the SPI treasurer)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michael@niedermayer.cc>
> ---
>  FUNDING.json | 7 +++++++
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 FUNDING.json

applied

For the record:
I have asked the General Assembly about this donaton on the 9th and specifically
about this solution on the 18th. There where no objections

I have today had a brief call with a crypto tax expert and asked
about this. And there seems no problem with this way of handling it, tax wise

thx

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