A recent proposal by Lostintime101, a researcher on the Solana developer platform Helius, aims to modify the annual reduction rate of Solana staking rewards from 15% to 30%. This proposed change seeks to curb the issuance of approximately $3 billion in new SOL tokens. The proposal argues that the current 6% reward rate is excessively high compared to Ethereum’s 3%, which creates inflation pressure and incentivizes some stakers to sell their tokens to meet tax obligations. A similar proposal presented in March ultimately failed to gain approval despite receiving 61% support, mainly due to concerns regarding potential negative impacts on decentralization by making validator nodes unprofitable. Notably, the number of Solana validator nodes has decreased significantly, from 2,500 at the beginning of 2023 to under 900 currently. Despite this decline, the proposer estimates that only 84 validator nodes would become unprofitable within three years, suggesting a minimal impact on decentralization.