Breaking Down Ethereum's New Issuance Debate
EIP-8363 would cap Ethereum's staking ratio by burning issuance past 50% staked. Here's where the debate around this proposal stands today.
The Ethereum community has found itself in the middle of a new issuance debate, this time centered on EIP-8363.
This Tapered Issuance Burn concept traces back to at least 2023, when Ethereum Foundation researchers first started publicly worrying about the ETH staking ratio having no ceiling. Bankless Summit even held talks on this in 2024!
So why EIP-8363, why now?
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William M. Peaster
William M. Peaster, Senior Writer, has been with Bankless since January 2021. Immersed in Ethereum since 2017, he covers the onchain frontier with a particular interest in art, games, and other culture apps. He has a background in creative writing and writes fiction in his free time.
