NEAR Protocol2026-10-02 02:11:49NEAR proposal seeks lower annual token issuance cap as protocol clarifies Intents incidentNEAR Protocol said a new governance proposal has been introduced by Sal Ternullo, CEO of NEAR treasury company SVRN, to cut NEAR’s maximum annual token issuance rate from 2.5% to 1.6% for 24 months. Under the proposal, staking yield would fall from about 5.4% to about 3.5%. The plan is now being circulated for feedback from validators, House of Stake delegators, and broader community members, with a full version expected next week for a formal vote. Separately, NEAR addressed the earlier NEAR Intents security incident, saying the blockchain itself has continued operating normally. The protocol said the issue was not caused by a vulnerability in NEAR Protocol or in the native NEAR token, and that the network has kept producing blocks and processing transactions without any outage.190
NEAR Protocol2026-10-02 02:29:37NEAR proposal seeks to cut annual max issuance to 1.6% and lower staking yieldNEAR Protocol said in a post on X that Sal Ternullo, CEO of NEAR treasury company SVRN, has introduced a new proposal on the NEAR governance forum to reduce NEAR’s maximum annual token issuance rate from 2.5% to 1.6% for 24 months. The proposal would also lower the staking yield from about 5.4% to about 3.5%. The plan is currently open for feedback from validators, House of Stake delegators, and members of the NEAR community. According to NEAR Protocol, a full version of the proposal is expected to be released next week for a vote. NEAR Protocol also addressed the earlier NEAR Intents security incident, saying the blockchain network remains operational. It said the issue was not caused by a vulnerability in NEAR Protocol or the native NEAR token, and that the network has continued producing blocks and processing transactions without any outage.200
Solana2026-09-08 12:20:17Solana passes SGP-0002, putting staking yields on track to fall to 2.25% in about three yearsSolana validators approved SGP-0002 on Aug. 28, raising the network’s annual disinflation rate from 15% to 30% and setting a steeper path for issuance to decline. The measure passed with 67.001% support, just 0.334 percentage points above the two-thirds threshold, making it the first binding proposal to clear Solana’s new on-chain governance framework and the first time validators agreed to cut issuance. Voting data showed about 176.29 million SOL in favor, 66.19 million against, and 20.63 million abstaining, with 1326 validators participating and turnout reaching 60.7% of roughly 433.49 million eligible staked SOL. A late vote switch by Kraken’s larger node, along with changes from other participants and the use of override voting by JitoSOL holders, helped push the proposal over the line. The proposal does not immediately change issuance on-chain. Its parameters still need to be implemented through SIMD-0550, tested, coordinated across clients, and activated. Based on estimates cited in the proposal and by 21Shares, nominal staking yield could fall from about 5.25% now to roughly 4.34% in year one, 3% in year two, and 2.25% in year three.830
Solana2026-08-28 17:47:42Solana's First Binding Governance Vote Passes SGP-0002, Pulling 1.5% Issuance Floor to 2029According to Decrypt, Solana's validators have completed the network's first binding on-chain governance vote. SGP-0002, named "Double Disinflation," passed with 67.0% support, just above the 66.67% threshold. Crypto exchange Kraken consistently voted against the measure for most of the period before switching to support at the last moment. The proposal raises the annual decline rate of new SOL issuance from 15% to 30%, bringing the fixed 1.5% issuance floor to an expected 2029 instead of the original 2032, while cutting expected issuance by about 18.9 million SOL over six years. SGP-0001, the "Solana Constitution," was approved with 86.0% support and formalizes the framework for future governance votes. Staking yields are expected to decline from around 5.25% to about 2.25% within three years. SGP-0003, which would have split transaction fees into base and resource components and raised daily burns from about 650 SOL to as much as 9,000 SOL, failed with 53.9% support.1050
Solana2026-08-24 09:05:59Solana daily network revenue tops $1 million, highest level in six monthsSolana posted more than $1 million in network revenue on Aug. 19, reaching its highest daily level in six months, according to a Techub News brief citing data tracked by SolanaFloor. The figure refers to REV, or network revenue, which combines base fees, priority fees, and MEV tips. The report said the improvement extends a growth trend that has been in place since July. During that month, ecosystem application revenue reached $82.9 million, the highest monthly mark since February this year. Techub, citing CryptoBriefing, said the rise in network-level revenue points to stronger demand for blockspace. It added that the change may affect validator income and SOL staking yields, and could also reduce circulating token supply through the protocol’s fee-burning mechanism.1050
Ethereum2026-08-04 14:10:00Ethereum Foundation Members Propose EIP-8361 to Cut Staking Yield to 0%On August 4, Ethereum Foundation member Justin Drake and others proposed EIP-8361, a new proposal aimed at lowering Ethereum's inflation rate. Under the proposal, staking yields would drop to 0% if staked ETH exceeds 50% of the supply. Based on current staking levels, rewards would be halved to 1%.1710
Vitalik Buter2026-07-24 07:15:15Vitalik Buterin Warns Decentralized Stablecoins Still Have Three Fatal FlawsEthereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says decentralized stablecoins still suffer from reliance on the US dollar, fragile oracles, and staking yield conflicts, warning that current designs are built on fragile assumptions.220
Standard Char2026-07-24 06:00:16Standard Chartered: Strategy's 32 BTC Sale Marks Turning Point, ETH to Outperform BTC, Target $4,000Standard Chartered report says Strategy's sale of 32 BTC is symbolic, marking the start of ETH outperforming BTC. ETH/BTC ratio surged despite BTC drop. Staking yield advantage means ETH treasury firms never need to sell. Bank maintains $4,000 year-end target.200