As far as your question, I'm not aware of any bitcoin core contributor that has any financial interest in citrea
https://youtu.be/EKQvDfmQkt8?t=13210
Jameson Lopp openly saying that he has a financial interest.
There are others too that I know.
I'm not going to ask you a question I don't know at least partially know the answer to. I just wanted to see your answer.
No, but I would be surprised.
I would not.
I thought it was REALLY weird that y'all found a Testnet project before I did... then the mailing list people quoting page 16... right...
Jameson Lopp is not, as far as I know, a Bitcoin Core contributor.
Shit, you are right.
It easily could be pushed through Peter for $1000 as indicated.
Payment from third parties through Contributors doesn't seem like uncommon practice: https://web.archive.org/web/20131120061753/http://pastebin.com/4BcycXUu