Hello from the Literature Club!
I'm not sure how long WH has been around - 8 years, 10 years...? My account is only about one year and a half old but I can see art back from 2015 in the archives, so it is kind of hard to tell without Josuke or Nastia coming up about it so people can start buying EVs again and artists get relieved. Foureiz, Mtrellex and others probably PM'd them about the matter already to try and get an answer.
I initially thought it could be an issue with PayPal's terms of services as they have never really been too keen on adult stuff even within their new branch. But that of course is also just a theory, and seeing that WH managed to use it as a payment processor for this long as a middleman, PayPal seemed to be okay with this, at least.
To add to what Pedroillusions said - sorry, I am not an artist myself!
1. EVs are more advantageous to buy in bulk so I take it people almost always go for the 60 or 100 US dollar packs. The bigger packs are about 4 EVs per USD as opposed to 2. Commissions also are likely to be 100+ EVs and VIP status is... 1000? 2000? I don't really think it is a local currency conversion issue even with the ongoing crisis, unless someone lives in a country where the USD exchange rate is abysmal.
2. Many artists have set up contracts with different platforms by now, though they also have highlighted WH is their go-to for artist-commissioner coordination. WH even seems to use a Patreon itself in addition to it own model. That still will never be the same as a full-time commission-dedicated platform but sites at 0% fees on artists tend to be rare, if they even exist at all, or there is almost always a catch. Or artists and commissioners could just decide to do business the old way (before WH was a thing, or before they used it) and maybe even use a different payment processor if they have issues with PayPal themselves.
3. The war definitely put the world into a financial crisis but as long-time commissioners like IceStorm and others pointed out, there have been issues even before that. Are there any content partners that still actively work with WH (if that is okay for me to ask), like Hentai Heroes or Fap Titans? Their commissions seem to be quite old. If WH runs out of money, then it might not be able to pay artists. Again, something you'd want to directly ask Josuke (or Nastia).
I'd say it still is trustworthy but you should refrain on taking new commissions from here until this is solved so you don't have to worry about this situation. I even noticed ad spam bots on the site (and reported them) but let's be honest here, they are everywhere those days.
Thanks to all artists, idea and commission makers and WH staff for making it a good place to find quality artwork for all those years, otherwise we users might not even know about them and those pictures would not exist. I definitely hope you guys find a way to get paid in a timely manner for your work. As was already said, one cannot just expect everyone to work for free without having bills or rent to pay as well, and for WH, infrastructure and employee costs, partnerships, etc.
PS: Maybe TOFUK and other moderators too? I am not sure if moderators are allowed to intervene on this, nor even know details about it. I don't even know if WH has a forum and do not use Discord so blogs appear to be the main form of communication besides the site's collaborative PM interface for those of us who cannot use social media.
PPS: Y-yes, I know, manga is literature, I have come to terms with Natsuki about it. I have even started reading and enjoying both shoujo and erotic yuri manga, and this was not just Monika's influence ^^ (to end this comment in a less tense mood)
Love,
DarkNano