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Morning Edition · Friday, October 23, 2026Published at 1:49 AM EDT · New York
Proposal to Cut NEAR Issuance by 36% Splits Validators, While Cardano Holders Weigh 22 Million ADA for Tokenized Copper
Both votes ask token holders to decide how protocol money is created or spent, and the Cardano plan pays off only if copper rises well above its all-time high.
A NEAR governance proposal, HSP-029, would cut the network's annual issuance cap by 36% in stages, CryptoSlate reported. New tokens fund staking rewards, so a lower cap reduces staking yield. Validators earn their revenue from that yield, a…
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Base-Layer Issuance and Treasuries Come Under Governance Pressure
As fee revenue fails to cover security spending, proof-of-stake networks will keep putting issuance cuts and treasury spending to token-holder votes, shifting costs between holders, validators and applicants and testing whether governance can act as a monetary authority.
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