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According to CoinDesk, the Ethereum Research Forum has released a new proposal introducing a “Validator Redirection Yield” mechanism, allowing validators to redirect 0% to 10% of their staking rewards toward funding ecosystem infrastructure and public goods. If a majority of validators support a specific redirection percentage, that percentage will become mandatory for all validators. Based on current staking levels, a 5% to 10% redirection would generate approximately 50,000 to 70,000 ETH annually for the ecosystem—roughly $120 million. The proposal aims to address Ethereum’s long-standing “free-rider” problem; however, it has also raised external concerns regarding risks such as coordinated validator manipulation of fund allocation and misaligned interests between staking operators and ETH holders. The proposal remains under discussion and has not yet entered the formal voting process.
Nasdaq-listed company TON Strategy disclosed that it received approximately 3.3 million TON in rewards in May from staking about 227 million Toncoin, valued at roughly $5.6 million at market prices, with an initial annualized staking yield of around 1.48%. The company staked nearly all of its TON holdings and supported a series of network upgrades that have taken effect in the latest governance proposal, including improvements to smart contract execution efficiency, block synchronization, and validation capabilities, aimed at enhancing throughput and scalability. (The Block)
Aptos released an update to its tokenomics. Key adjustments include: reducing the annual staking reward rate from 5.19% to 2.6%; increasing gas fees by 10x (stablecoin transfer costs remain low at approximately $0.00014); the launch of the Decibel DEX is expected to significantly boost on-chain transaction volume and gas fee burning, with over 32 million APT projected to be burned annually; setting a protocol-layer hard cap on total supply at 2.1 billion APT; permanently locking and staking 210 million APT by the Aptos Foundation; shifting future incentives to milestone-triggered releases; and exploring a programmable buyback program.