# Ethereum Devs Float a Hard Cap: Issuance Drops to Zero at 60.25 Million Staked ETH

There has never been a way to switch off Ethereum's staking contract. A proposal submitted just ahead of the Hegotá inclusion cutoff would create one. A group of six researchers — among them Justin Drake of the Ethereum Foundation — is pushing for validator rewards to be burned along a sliding scale

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| Published | 5 August 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/ethereum-devs-float-a-hard-cap-issuance-drops-to-zero-at-60-25-million-staked-eth/