PANews reported on October 21st that Andre Cronje posted on X that he had consumed over 700 ETH on Ethereum deployment and infrastructure, and that attempts to contact EF had received no response, no BD outreach, no funding, and no promotional support. He also questioned the recipients of EF funding. Polygon Foundation CEO Sandeep responded, claiming his loyalty to Ethereum was wavering and citing a post by Peter Szilagyi. This incident sparked community discussion about EF funding and the role of BD, including suggestions for contacting relevant EF team members and questions about the efficiency of EF's use of funds.