The “circling vultures” metaphor is generally used to mean “X is in danger”. The idea is that vultures can tell X is at an elevated risk of death and are preparing to swoop down once that happens.
Here my interpretation is that the vultures represent grifters, and X is something like “EA money, protected by diligence and community trust”. When the protection falls the grifters swoop in on the money.
The “circling vultures” metaphor is generally used to mean “X is in danger”. The idea is that vultures can tell X is at an elevated risk of death and are preparing to swoop down once that happens.
Here my interpretation is that the vultures represent grifters, and X is something like “EA money, protected by diligence and community trust”. When the protection falls the grifters swoop in on the money.