European central banks are reportedly pushing to extend the scope of the stablecoin yield ban to crypto lending and staking, further tightening EU stablecoin regulation in a move that could significantly affect crypto finance businesses operating in the EU.
Ethereum Researchers Propose Burning Validator Rewards to Cap Staking at 50% [Core Summary] According to The Block, Ethereum core researchers have submitted EIP-8361, proposing to gradually burn validator rewards as the staking ratio rises, capping the network’s staking rate at approximately 50%. This proposal aims to address Ethereum’s “over-financialization” concerns, balancing network security with ETH token value. Event Details The EIP-8361 proposal, submitted by Ethereum Foundation researchers, introduces a core mechanism: when the network staking ratio exceeds a set threshold, an increasing proportion of validator rewards will be automatically burned. Specifically, if the staking ratio rises from 30% to 50%, the burned reward proportion will gradually increase from 0% to 100%. ...