An Ethereum This Improvement Proposal, initially flying under the radar, gained attention over the weekend when Ethereum community members began openly discussing it.
The proposal, EIP-2025 Put forward by Ethereum developer James Hancock in April, the proposal suggested temporarily adding 0.0055 ether to each block reward over a span of 18 months to boost ETH 1.0 development.
The term ‘ETH 1.0’ refers to the existing Ethereum blockchain that relies on mining and includes associated projects. ETH 2.0 In contrast, the upcoming Ethereum iteration will leverage staking alongside technologies like Casper, Plasma, and sharding to scale effectively.
Hancock, who previously considered creating a parallel Ethereum network, says the proposal was primarily a means to gather community input. dubbed Alternateth The suggestion arose amid increasing discourse about open-source funding within the Ethereum sphere, highlighting varied block reward strategies.
With EIP-2025 drawing focused scrutiny, it's becoming evident it won't proceed as presented, as widespread community opposition mounts. grappling with the issue The buzz started when Eric Conner, known for his work on EthHub and as a host on 'Into the Ether', expressed concern about the proposal, fearing it could potentially gain undesired traction.
Analyzing the notes from the most recent Ethereum Core Dev call, it's apparent EIP-2025 is under serious evaluation as a candidate for the Istanbul update.
“Absolutely Absurd!”
EIP-2025 suggests the allocation of 0.044 ETH per block across 3,100,000 blocks for a development fund, totaling 136,400 ETH.
Conner later contested this characterization, but he insisted on opposing EIP-2025 to maintain neutrality at Ethereum's protocol layer.
Setting a precedent against the capture of block rewards is crucial, as Conner elaborated, to prevent a slippery slope.
Absolutely absurd! This cannot happen.
— eric.eth (@econoar) July 22, 2019
Some like Hudson Jameson Ameen Soleimani, CEO of SpankChain and founder of MolochDAO, voiced public opposition to EIP-2025, citing his earlier concerns about the risks of a contentious fork outweighing funding benefits.
Another argument from critics of EIP-2025 is related to the Ethereum Foundation's prior allocation of $8 million for ETH 1.0 initiatives in May—raising questions about the necessity of contentious funding methods.
As highlighted recently by the Ethereum Foundation, the Ethereum network currently underpins billions in assets and acts as a base for hundreds of active applications, necessitating continued support for ETH 1.0.
— Ameen Soleimani (@ameensol) July 22, 2019
While there are criticisms of the Ethereum Foundation and its grant approach may not cover every need, the $8 million allocation provides a starting point, leading many to find EIP-2025 unnecessary.
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Expanding the view reveals various sustainable options outside block reward funding, such as voluntary coordination DAOs and micro-donations.
A rise in voluntary collaboration DAOs like MolochDAO and MetaCartel has been noted, alongside Vitalik Buterin's idea of transaction fees contributing to a development fund, similar to Gitcoin's decentralized Patreon model.
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