Solana’s decision-makers are debating an economic overhaul that could boost SOL’s investment appeal, but critics warn it could knock out small-time validators who contribute to the network’s decentralization.
Like so many real-world economic discussions, this one centers on inflation. Any economist can tell you that some is inevitable. For proof of stake blockchains like Solana, it’s also by design. The network automatically prints new tokens to reward the validators who keep their networks running, giving them a reason to do the expensive computing work.
But Solana’s powerbrokers largely believe the network is printing too much new SOL, too fast. One proposed solution, SIMD-0228, co-written by a partner at the powerful venture firm Multicoin Capital, introduces a market-driven system that slashes inflation from 4.7% to around 1.5%, assuming current staking rates continue.
Such a change would keep billions of dollars of new SOL from entering circulation annually. SOL’s price chart woul
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