That said, the allocation of capital into founders’ pockets is an important aspect of crowdsales. Called a “founder’s reward,” the key distinction between understandable and a red flag is that the founders should be focused on building and growing the network, not fattening their pockets at the expense of investors. In our opinion, the Ethereum developers were not fattening their pockets, they were putting food on the table. Their modest allocation is a far cry from the antics that some cryptoasset creators have attempted since.
