New Ethereum Proposal Would Burn Validator Rewards to Kill the Incentive to Stake More

EIP-8361 would deduct a rising share of every validator's rewards as the staking ratio climbs, cancelling consensus issuance outright at 50%. It landed two days before the deadline to propose EIPs for Hegotá, and the timing drew an objection within hours.

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