A group of Ethereum researchers, including Ethereum Foundation's Justin Drake, has published a draft Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP-8361) that introduces a "tapered issuance burn." This mechanism would gradually deduct and permanently destroy a rising portion of validators' rewards as the network's overall staking ratio climbs, with the burn fraction reaching 100% when approximately 50% of all ETH is staked. The proposal aims to prevent overconcentration of stake with large providers and address risks to network security and decentralization. However, it has drawn criticism from some community members, including Aave Labs CEO Stani Kulechov, who argue it could harm Ethereum's long-term economic security and DeFi ecosystem. Others, like Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl, view the potential reduction in ETH inflation positively for its price.