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Summary: In this episode, Christine D. Kim from Protocol Watch and Nixo Rokish from EthCoordinate discuss the arguments for and against changes to Ethereum issuance. Rokish underscores the importance of changes that not only reduce issuance but, under certain conditions, drive it to zero. Kim explains why changes to issuance without social consensus would be detrimental to Ethereum's value.

This episode was recorded on September 23, 2026. 

Timestamps:

(1:20) Glamsterdam and Hegota updates

(9:51) Nixo’s stance on issuance

(19:53) Arguments against issuance changes

(29:53) Why EIP-8363 most likely won’t get included in Hegota

(35:33) Christine’s stance on social consensus



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