Monero has a novel funding system[0] where contributors and academics can apply for funding from the community, which is how Monero has full time staff. Several

Monero has a novel funding system[0] where contributors and academics can apply for funding from the community, which is how Monero has full time staff. Several programmers and mathematics / cryptography PhD’s work remotely on good salaries using this system, which consequently improves the Monero ecosystem as a whole. [0] https://forum.getmonero.org/8/funding-required https://forum.getmonero.org/8/funding-required