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Aug 7, 2026

Ethereum Researchers Propose Burning Staking Rewards to Cap Network Issuance as Staking Participation Grows

Six Ethereum researchers, including Ethereum Foundation's Justin Drake, have submitted EIP-8361 proposing to progressively burn validator rewards as staked ETH increases, potentially reducing issuance to zero when staking reaches approximately 60% of supply. The proposal has sparked debate within the community, with Ether.fi responding by removing restaking from its weETH token.

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Liquid Staking stories

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