# Ethereum and Solana tokenomics evolution

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/ethereum-and-solana-tokenomics-evolution
> Updated: 2026-08-15T06:34:35.000Z. Sources: 9. Developments: 2.

Ethereum and Solana are evaluating structural changes to their tokenomics to manage supply and inflation. 

Ethereum researchers have proposed EIP-8361, a “Tapered Issuance Burn” mechanism. This proposal suggests burning an increasing portion of validator rewards as staking increases, which could reduce annual consensus-layer yields from approximately 2.6% to 1.2%. 

Solana is considering multiple proposals, including SIMD-0550 to double the annual disinflation rate and SIMD-0553 to shift to resource-based transaction fee pricing. Another Solana proposal suggests using inflation to fund the acquisition of income-generating companies, using the resulting revenues to purchase and burn SOL. 

If these various proposals are approved, Grayscale research projects that both networks could see a sharp drop in annual inflation by 2031, with Ethereum potentially falling to 0.4% and Solana to roughly 1.1%.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-15: Solana and Ethereum consider major shifts in token inflation and supply

Solana and Ethereum are exploring tokenomics changes that could drastically reduce inflation rates by 2031, with Solana also considering using token issuance to fund corporate acquisitions.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/solana-and-ethereum-consider-major-shifts-in-token-inflation-and-supply

### 2026-08-08: Ethereum and Solana evaluate major changes to token supply and inflation

Ethereum and Solana are evaluating major economic shifts, including reward burning and inflation adjustments, to manage token supply and network security incentives.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ethereum-and-solana-evaluate-major-changes-to-token-supply-and-inflation

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