The Ether: Tuesday, August 4, 2026

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The day in review

Protocol

Two new EIPs proposed changes to validator rewards and light-client efficiency through burns and transaction proofs.

Apps

A quiet day here.

World

A quiet day here.

Ethereum Magicians:

EIP-8361 Tapered Issuance Burn and EIP-8361 Transaction Validity Proofs proposed

Two competing EIPs now under discussion would modify ETH validator rewards via partial burn and introduce transaction validity proofs for light-client efficiency.

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