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If Ethereum’s proposed 54% reward cut passes, DeFi’s favorite loop threatens to become a daily loss machine

By Gino Matos at 2026-10-05 20:20

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A newly proposed Ethereum staking reward cut, outlined in Ethereum Improvement Proposal 8361 (EIP-8361), would lower validators' yield from 2.6% to about 1.2%, a 54% reduction phased in over 18 months. The mechanism is a burn: validators lose a larger share of their consensus reward as the total amount of staked ETH climbs, and the […] The post If Ethereum’s proposed 54% reward cut passes, DeFi’s favorite loop threatens to become a daily loss machine appeared first on CryptoSlate. Continue reading...

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