# Ethereum Researchers Push Plan to Burn Staking Rewards Down to Zero at 60 Million ETH

Roughly 34% of ETH's supply — about 41 million coins — is currently staked on Ethereum. A group of six researchers now argues the network should stop paying for the 19 million that would come next. Under their plan, validator rewards would be burned on a rising curve as staking grows, reaching a ful

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| Published | 5 August 2026 |

Source: https://egamers.io/ethereum-researchers-push-plan-to-burn-staking-rewards-down-to-zero-at-60-million-eth/