{"id":51602,"date":"2026-08-05T16:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/ethereum-proposal-seeks-to-cap-eth-staking-at-50-of-supply\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:44:11","slug":"ethereum-proposal-seeks-to-cap-eth-staking-at-50-of-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptd.in\/nl\/ethereum-proposal-seeks-to-cap-eth-staking-at-50-of-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Proposal Seeks to Cap ETH Staking at 50% of Supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group of Ethereum contributors has proposed EIP-8361 as a way to reduce staking incentives to ensure that no more than 50% of the supply is locked up by validators.<\/p>\n<p>That proposal has triggered a heated debate over whether Ethereum should prioritize lower issuance or maintain staking incentives for network participation and DeFi activity.<\/p>\n<h2>EIP-8361 Targets Rising Staking Levels<\/h2>\n<p>On August 4, Ethereum developer Jerome de Tychey <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jdetychey\/status\/2084638778677751889?s=20\">announced<\/a> the submission of EIP-8361, titled \u201cTapered Issuance Burn,\u201d alongside contributors including Pintail, Dapplion, Pa7x1, Ladislaus0x, and Justin Drake.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of posts on X, de Tychey argued that Ethereum\u2019s current staking model has no point where incentives naturally slow down. He also noted that the staking ratio passed one-third of the ETH supply in April 2026 and continues to rise.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe incentive to stake never switches off. Where does it stop? It doesn\u2019t,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to him, the current reward curve could lead to more than 70 million ETH being staked by January 2028, representing more than 55% of supply. He said the validator entry queue is already operating at maximum churn, adding around 1.75 million ETH per month under current conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal would change the situation by burning part of validator rewards as staking participation rises. The burn rate would gradually increase until it reaches 100% when around half of the ETH supply is staked. Under the proposal, staking yield would eventually fall to zero at a 50% staking ratio.<\/p>\n<p>According to de Tychey, the goal is to eliminate the \u201cartificial yield floor\u201d and let the market decide on staking rewards depending on risk. In his view, staking that is too high may lead to security issues since it will push smaller validators out while concentrating ETH among large custodians and staking providers.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal would not change validator duties or execution-layer income. De Tychey said the change requires only one new permanent constant and a consensus-layer adjustment, with Prysm already having a draft implementation of around 300 lines of code.<\/p>\n<h2>Community Reacts<\/h2>\n<p>The reaction from Ethereum users and builders has been divided. Lawyer Gabriel Shapiro criticized the proposal, calling it \u2018a huge distraction\u201d from efforts that could increase demand for ETH.<\/p>\n<p>Aave founder Stani Kulechov <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StaniKulechov\/status\/2084667208668467574?s=20\">verklaarde<\/a> that rather than decreasing staking rewards, Ethereum should concentrate on privacy, scaling, security, stablecoins, decentralized finance, and real-world assets. Ether.fi\u2019s Mike Silagadze, on his part, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeSilagadze\/status\/2084703078909907000?s=20\">opposed<\/a> the proposal on the basis that lowering rewards could hurt solo stakers and reduce activity across DeFi applications that rely on staking-based strategies.<\/p>\n<p>A CryptoQuant report from July <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/staking-surge-tightens-supply-but-negative-sentiment-still-dominates-ethereum\/\">pointed<\/a> to record staking levels, with around 40 million ETH locked by validators. The firm noted that long-term holders were continuing to stake ETH even as market sentiment remained weak.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of EIP-8361 argue that reducing issuance could protect ETH holders from dilution and prevent liquid tokens from becoming the dominant form of ETH exposure. One of them, Milli\u039e wrote that if everyone stakes, the effective yield approaches zero because everyone owns the same share of supply.<\/p>\n<p>De post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/ethereum-proposal-seeks-to-cap-eth-staking-at-50-of-supply\/\">Ethereum Proposal Seeks to Cap ETH Staking at 50% of Supply<\/a> verscheen eerst op <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of Ethereum contributors has proposed EIP-8361 as a way to reduce staking incentives to ensure that no more than 50% of the supply is locked up by validators. 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