The EIP That Wants to Cap ETH Staking at 50%

The Defiant by Camila Russo

Aug 11, 202600:20:35Technology

About a third of all ETH — over 41 million coins across nearly 900,000 validators — is already locked into staking. A new Ethereum proposal, EIP-8363, wants to make sure it never crosses 50%, by tapering staking rewards...

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